Chorus
F F+ Bb G7
Happy talk, keep talkin’ happy talk,
C7sus Gm C7 F - Fmaj7
Talk about things you’d like to do.
F7#5 Bb Eb9 F D7b9 - D7
You got to have a dream, if you don’t have a dream,
Dm7 G9 Gm9 C7 Fmaj9
How you gonna have a dream come true.
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Verse 1
F
Talk about a moon, floating in the sky,
Gm F
Lookin’ like a lily on a lake.
F
Talk about a bird, learnin’ how to fly,
Gm C - Bb - D#dim - C7
Makin’ all the music he can make.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
Talk about the star, lookin’ like a toy,
Peakin’ through the branches of a tree.
Talk about a girl, talk about a boy,
Countin’ all the ripples on the sea.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3 (Slower)
Talk about the boy, saying to the girl,
Golly baby I’m a lucky cuz.
Talk about the girl, saying to the boy,
You and me is lucky to be us.
Repeat Chorus At Original Tempo