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A Kiss To Build A Dream On
Words and Music by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II - 1935
Verse:
Eb  Fm   Eb   Fm Eb Eb7       Fm Dm7      G7
Cm        Cm7 Cm6 G   Em  Am  D7 G7
Chorus:
C -               Ebdim G7     C#dim G7     C#dim
G7     C#dim G7       Dm7  G7 C D7        G7
C -               Ebdim G7     C#dim G7     C#dim
G7     C#dim G7       Dm7  G7 C       Dm7 C        Ddim   C
Fm7      Bb7 Eb       Eb6 Fm7      Bb7 Eb       Eb6
Fm6      G7 Cm Am7     D7 Dm7     G7
C -               Ebdim G7     C#dim G7     C#dim
G7     C#dim G7       Dm7  G7 C -  (G7  to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
How am I to bear this separation? Give me just a little hope to cling to,
Fan the flame of my imagination, So I can dream till we meet again.
 
Chorus:
Give me a Kiss To Build A Dream On and my imagination will thrive upon that kiss,
Sweetheart I ask no more than this A Kiss To Build A Dream On.
Give me a kiss before you leave me and my imagination will feed my hungry heart,
Leave me one thing before we part A Kiss To Build A Dream On.
When I'm alone with my fancies I'll be with you,
Weaving romances making believe they're true.
Give me your lips for just a moment and my imagination will make that moment live,
Give me what you alone can give A Kiss To Build A Dream On.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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