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Introduction: C Am C Am C Am C Am
C Am F G
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
C E7 Am G F G
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
C C7
If I can dream of a better land
F E7 Am
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
C Am
Tell me why, oh why?
F C Am Dm G
Oh, why can't my dreams come true? Oh, why?
C Am F G
There must be peace and understanding sometime
C E7 Am G F G
Strong wind of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
C C7
If I can dream of a warmer sun
F E7 Am
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
C Am F Dm E7 G C F C
Tеll me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
F F# C
We'rе lost in a cloud with too much rain
F F# C
We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
F F#m G E7 Am
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
Dm G A
He can redeem his soul and fly, oh
D Bm G A
Deep in my heart, there's a trembling question
D F#m Bm
Still, I am sure that the answer's
E A
Answer's gonna come somehow
D D7 G G#
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle, yeah
A Bm
And while I can think, while I can talk
A Bm
While I can stand, while I can walk
G
While I can dream, oh
E A D Bm D Bm
Please let my dream come true, oh, right now
D G D
Oh, right now