I’m ma (F)li cious, mean, and scar y.
My (Bb)sneer could cur dle dair y, and (Dm)vi o lence wise, my (G)hands are not the (C)clean est.
But de (F)spite my e vil look (F)and my (Bb)tem per and my (Bdim7)hook, I’ve (Ab7)al ways yearned to (Gm)be a (C)con cert (F)pi a nist.
Can’t you (Am)see me on the stage per form ing (Dm)Mo zart,
(G)tick l ing the i v’ries ’til they (Db)gleam?
Yep, I’d (F)rath er be called dead ly for my (Bdim7)kill er show tune med ley.
Thank you!
’Cause (Ab7)way down (D7)deep in (Gm)side, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
He’s got a (Bb)dream, he’s got a (F)dream.
See, I (Am)ain’t as cruel and (Dm)vi cious as I (Gm7)seem.
Though I (F)do like break ing fe murs, (F)you could (Bb)count me with the (Bdim7)dream ers.
Like (Ab7)ev ’ry (D7)bod y (Gm)else, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
na na na na (Bb)na na (C)na na (F)na na (G)na na (Csus)na.
I’ve got (F)scars and lumps and bruis es, plus (Bb)some thing here that ooz es, and (Dm)let’s not e ven (G)men tion my com (C)plex ion.
But de (F7)spite my ex tra toes and my (Bdim)goi ter and my nose, I (Ab7)real ly (D7)want to (Gm)make a (C)love con (F)nec tion.
Can’t you (Am)see me with a spe cial lit tle (Dm)la dy,
(G)row ing in a row boat down the (C)stream?
Though I’m (F7)one dis gust ing blight er, I’m a (Bdim)lov er, not a fight er, ’cause (Ab7)way down (D7)deep in (Gm)side, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
I’ve got a (Bb)dream, I’ve got a (F)dream,
and I (Am)know one day ro (Dm)mance will reign su (Gm7)preme!
Though my (F)face leaves peo ple scream ing, there’s a (Bdim)child be hind it dream ing.
Like (Ab7)ev ’ry (D7)bod y (Gm)else, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
(Am)Tor would like to quit and be a (Bb)flo rist.
(F)Gun ther does in (Gm)te ri (C)or de (F)sign.
(Am)Ulf is in to mime, At li la’s (Dm)cup cakes are sub lime.
(G)Bruis er knits, Kill er sews, Fang does lit tle pu pet shows, and Vla di mir col lects cer am ic (C)u (Dm7)ni (C)corns.
I have (F)dreams like you, no, real ly!
Just (Bb)much less touch y feel y.
They (Dm7)main ly hap pen (G)some where warm and (C)sun ny on an (F)is land that I own, tanned and (Bb)rest ed and a (Bdim)lone,
sur (Ab7)round ed (D7)by e (Gm)nor mous (C)piles of (F)mon ey.
I’ve got a (Bb)dream, I’ve got a (F)dream.
I just (Am)want to see the (Dm)float ing lan terns (Gm7)gleam.
And with (F)ev ’ry pass ing ho ur, (F)I’m so (Bb)glad I left my (Bdim)tow er.
Like (Ab7)all you (D7)love ly (Gm)folks, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
She’s got a (Bb)dream, we’ve got a (F)dream.
So our (Am)dif f’renc es ain’t (Dm)real ly that ex (Gm7)treme, we’re one big (C)team.
Call us (F)bru tal, sick, sa dis tic, and gro (Bdim)tes quely op ti mis tic.
’Cause (Ab7)way down (D7)deep in (Gm)side, we’ve (C)got a (Dm7)dream, I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a (Dm)dream, I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a (Bdim7)dream, I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a (G)dream.
(G)Yes, (F)way down deep in (Bb)side, I’ve (C)got a (F)dream.
Yeah!
This page shows “I've Got A Dream” by Mandy Moore in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.