C F 2x
CF In the morning when I wake up and listen to the sound
CF Of the birds outside on the roof
CF I try to ignore what the paper says
CF And I try not to read all the news
CF And I'll hold you if you had a bad dream
CF And I hope it never comes true
CF 'Cause you and I been through so many things together
CF And the sun starts climbing the roof
 
C It's a dream
G Only a dream
FG And it's fading now
C Fading away
G It's only a dream
FGC Just a memory without anywhere to stay
 
C F 2x
CF The Red River stills flows through my home town
CF Rollin' and tumblin' on its way
CF Swirling around the old bridge pylons
CF Where a boy fishes the morning away
CF His bicycle leans on an oak tree
CF While the cars rumble over his head
CF An airplane leaves a trail in an empty blue sky
CF And the young birds call out to be fed
 
C It's a dream
G Only a dream
FG And it's fading now
C Fading away
G It's only a dream
FGC Just a memory without anywhere to stay
 
C F 2x
CF An old man walks along on the sidewalk
CF Sunglasses and an old Stetson hat
CF The four winds blow the back of his overcoat away
CF As he stops with the policeman to chat
CF And a train rolls out of the station
CF That was really somethin' in its day
CF Picking up speed on the straight prairie rails
CF As it carries the passengers away
 
C It's a dream
G Only a dream
FG And it's fading now
C Fading away
G It's only a dream
FGC Just a memory without anywhere to stay
 
C F 2x
C It's a dream
G Only a dream
FG And it's fading now
C Fading away
G It's only a dream
FGC Just a memory without anywhere to stay
 
C F 2x
C It's a dream
G Only a dream
FG And it's fading now
C Fading away . . .
 
C F 2x
* Alternate: C = AF = D 
G = E
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