[Intro]
C Am C Am 
C Am C Am
[Strophe]
              C              Am       F         G 
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere 
          C    E7      Am     G    F        G 
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue 
         C          C7 
If I can dream of a better land 
      F                    E7      Am 
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand 
        C       Am 
Tell me why, oh why? 
    F            C      Am   Dm  G 
Oh, why can't my dreams come true? Oh, why?
[Strophe]
             C               Am       F        G 
There must be peace and understanding sometime 
               C      E7         Am        G   F         G 
Strong wind of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear 
         C          C7 
If I can dream of a warmer sun 
      F                     E7   Am 
Where hope keeps shining on everyone 
        C       Am      F   Dm         E7  G  C   F C 
Tеll me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
[Refrain]
F                F#   C 
 We'rе lost in a cloud with too much rain 
F                   F#   C 
 We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain 
F                 F#m         G        E7 Am 
 But as long as a man has the strength to dream 
         Dm                G    A 
He can redeem his soul and fly, oh
[Strophe]
           D                Bm        G        A 
Deep in my heart, there's a trembling question 
            D   F#m       Bm 
Still, I am sure that the answer's 
         E              A 
Answer's gonna come somehow 
                 D   D7                    G     G# 
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle, yeah
[Outro]
                A                  Bm 
And while I can think, while I can talk 
            A                  Bm 
While I can stand, while I can walk 
            G 
While I can dream, oh 
              E          A               D    Bm  D Bm 
Please let my dream come true, oh, right now 
D G       D 
Oh, right now