Just A Dream — Piano Lead Sheet

It was (Em7)two preach er weeks af ter the day bow she turned eight (G)een, Lord, all please dressed in white, go in’ to the church that (G)night. She had his (Em7)box of let ters in the pas sen ger seat, six pence in a shoe, some thin’ bor rowed, some thin’ (G)blue. And when the (C)church ed doors a o pened up wide, she put her veil down, to try in’ to hide the tears. Oh, she just could n’t be lieve it. She heard the (Am)trum pets from the mil i tar y band, and the (D)flow ers a fell out of her hands. (G)Ba by, why’d you leave me? Why’d you have to go? I was (Em)count in’ on for ev er, now I’ll nev er know. (G)I can’t e ven breathe. It’s like I’m (G)look in’ from a dis tance, stand in’ in the back ground. (Em)Ev ’ry bod y’s say in’, “He’s not com in’ home now.” This can’t be (G)hap pen in’ to me. This is just a dream. The (Em7)two preach er man said, ter “Let us bow our heads and (G)pray. Lord, all please lift his soul go in’ to and heal this (G)hurt.” She Then the (Em7)con gre ga tion all stood up and ger sang six the sad dest song some thin’ that she ev er (G)heard. And then they (C)hand ed her a fold ed up flag, she and she held on to all she had left of him, oh, and what could have been. lieve it. And then the (Am)guns rang from the one i last y shot, and it (D)felt like a bul let in her heart. (G)Ba by, why’d you leave me? Why’d you have to go? I was (Em)count in’ on for ev er, now I’ll nev er know. (G)I can’t e ven breathe. It’s like I’m (G)look in’ from a dis tance, stand in’ in the back ground. (Em)Ev ’ry bod y’s say in’, “He’s not com in’ home now.” This can’t be (G)hap pen in’ to me. This is just a dream. The This is just a dream. Oh, (C)ba by, why’d you leave me? Why’d you have to go? I was (G)count in’ on for ev er, now I’ll nev er know. Oh, I’ll (D)nev er know. It’s like (C)I’m This is just a dream. (D7)Oh, this is just (Em)a dream, just a dream.