Yellowjackets – The Dream Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Yellowjackets – The Dream Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCAmFBbGDmAbDbEEbmDDm7

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[Instrumental Intro]
C C Am F
C C Am F

[Verse 1]
C                 Am
 I had this dream   in which
  F         Am        Bb
I swam with dolphins
   F          G
In open sea a transparent blue
F           C
maybe you dreamt it too
C                  Am
  And on the earth
               F          Am
the trees grew heavy with blossoms
    Bb                        F
The rainforests had not died
        G
And the Amazon shined like an emerald

      [Chorus]
C          Bb        F
 Somewhere   somehow  some way
             G
We must hold back the dawn
C              Bb               Dm
  While there's  still time to try
                         C
Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

[Interlude]
F  F G

[Verse 2]
C                             Am
 I had this dream (I had this dream)
             F               Bb
That we were all one family
      F              G
Which war and famine could not undo
G
- Maybe you dreamt it too
C                 Am
  Our family name
was either Kindness or Compassion
   Bb                     F
We recognized each other
       G
And we recognized the
light inside us

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[Chorus]
C          Bb       F
 Somewhere  somehow  some way
             G
We must hold back the dawn
C             Bb               Dm
 While there's  still time to try
                         C
Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

   [Chorus]
C         Bb        F
 Somewhere  somehow  some way
             G
We must hold back the dawn
C             Bb               Dm
 While there's  still time to try
                         C
Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

[Interlude]
F G

[Bridge]
Ab          Db
Listen, the cry for freedom
E               Ebm
Echoes from Red Squeare
     D    Db
to Soweto town
    C              Bb
The barricades are broken now
    Dm7                C
The walls are tumbling down

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[Chorus]
C          Bb       F
 Somewhere  somehow  some way
             G
We must hold back the dawn
C             Bb               Dm
 While there's  still time to try
                         C
Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

   [Chorus]
C            Bb         F
   Somewhere -- somehow - some way
                G
   We must hold back the dawn
C             Bb               Dm
 While there's  still time to try
                         C
Keep the faith, keep the dream alive

[Outro]
  Db
I woke up to find,
       Ab
it was just a dream
  Db
I knew in my mind,
       Ab
it was just a dream
  Db
I woke up to find,
       Ab
it was just a dream
  Db
I knew in my mind,
       Ab
it was just a dream

How to play The Dream: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Dream by Yellowjackets on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Dream by Yellowjackets is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 12 chords: C, Am, F, Bb, G, Dm, Ab, Db, E, Ebm, D and Dm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – F – G – C (♭VII – IV – V – I in C major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, Bb, Ab, Db and Ebm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

The Dream chords: questions

What key is The Dream in?

The Dream by Yellowjackets is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Dream?

The Dream uses 12 chords: C, Am, F, Bb, G, Dm, Ab, Db, E, Ebm, D, Dm7.

What is the chord progression of The Dream?

The main progression is Bb – F – G – C (♭VII – IV – V – I).

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