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Key: C
Verse 1:
C Gdim7 G9
If you are but a dream
Dm7 Dm7b5 G6 B C
I hope I never waken
C C/C# C#dim Dm9 Dm Dmmaj7 D7sus2
It's more than I could bear
Dm7 G9 G7 G13 G7 C6 C
To find that I'm forsaken
Verse 2:
Ebdim Dm7 G7
If you're a fantasy
C C#dim Ebdim B C
Then I'm content to be
Dm Ddim A/C# Bbdim Cm
In love with lovely you
Cm7 Cdim G/B Dm7
And pray my dream comes true
Verse 3:
G7 C Dm Em7 Em13
I want to kiss you
Am7 Bb9 Gsus
But I would not dare
Dm7 G7 E13 E7 Dm Cmaj7
I'm so afraid that you may vanish
C#dim E7 Em7
In the air
Verse 4:
G7sus4 G7
So, darling
C C#dim Dm7 E7sus4 E7
If our romance should break up
B7 C6 C C7#11 C
I hope I never wake up
Fm7 G7 C
If you are but a dream
Interlude:
C C#dim D7 D7sus4 E7sus4
Em7 E7sus2 Em7
Em7 Ebdim Am7 G7 F#m7
F#m7 B Cdim Dm7
Verse 5:
Emaj9 Am7 G#m7
I want to kiss you
G7 G13 G11 G7
But I would not dare
C Dm7 C Bdim C
I'm so afraid that you may vanish
Dm7 D7sus2 D5addb9
In the air
Verse 6:
G7sus4 G7
So, darling
C C#dim Dm7 E7sus4 E7
If our romance should break up
B7 C6 C C7#11 C
I hope I never wake up
Fm7 G7 C
If you are but a dream
Other versions of this song
- If You Are But A Dream (Bass)
Song History
Published: October 31, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025