Van Halen - Dreams: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dreams" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am                      F
World turns black and white
 G                    Am
Pictures in an empty room
      F                   G
Your love starts fallin' down
        Am
Better change your tune
           F                    G
Yeah, you reach for the golden ring
Am
Reach for the sky
              F         G
Baby, just spread your wings

Chorus:
           C          Am
We'll get higher and higher
         Em           F
Straight up we'll climb
           C          Am
We'll get higher and higher
         F         G
Leave it all behind

Run, run, run, away
Like a train runnin' off the track
The truth gets left behind
And falls between the cracks
Standing on broken dreams
Never losing sight, oh!
Well just spread your wings

Chorus

          Em       F
So baby, dry your eyes
     Am                     G
Save all the tears you've cried
      F           Am        G
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
       Em    F         Am                   G
'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
      F           Am        G
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

Chorus

               C          Am
Oh, we'll get higher and higher
      F               G
Who knows what we'll find?

          Em       F
So baby, dry your eyes
     Am                     G
Save all the tears you've cried
      F           Am        G
Oh, that's what dreams are made of
       Em    F         Am                   G
'Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
      F           Am        G
Oh, that's what dreams are made of

    Em     F         Am              G
And in the end, on dreams we will depend
         F          Am      A#
'Cause that's what love is made of


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dreams" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dreams" by Van Halen.