Chords
In Dreams

In Dreams, composed by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, is notable for its complex, emotionally resonant structure. Inspired by Orbison waking from a dream, its lyrics discuss dreaming of a lost love and the pain of waking reality. The song is celebrated for its orchestration and Orbisons vocal performance.

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 C                                    Am 
A candy colored clown they call the sandman
 Dm                       G13 
Tiptoes to my room everynight
 C                                 Am 
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper
       F            G7            C 
Go to sleep, everything is all right

             C 
I close my eyes
               Dm 
Then I drift away
           G7 
Into the magic night
           C 
I softly say

          C 
A silent prayer
               Dm 
Like dreamers do
               G7 
Then I fall asleep to dream
              C 
My dreams of you

    C                   G7 
In dreams I walk with you
    F         G7       C 
In dreams I talk to you
    C 
In dreams you' re mine
 D7 
All of the time, we' re
    C  Dm   G   C        Dm  G7 
Together in dreams, in dreams

      C      Fm        C 
But just before the dawn
   C          Fm           C 
I awake and find you' re gone
                C                             Dm 
I can' t help it...  I can' t help it... if I cry
           G7                      C 
I remember that you said goodbye

           C        F          G7 
It' s too bad that all these things
          C   F          G7 
Can only happen in my dreams
 C        D7 
Only in dreams
    Dm7   G7    C 
In beautiful dreams
-- another ace 60' s tab from Andrew Rogers