Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Dream Child A Christmas Dream (Guitar)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
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Chords
This song was written for a 12 string and 6 string, both tuned a full step down.
These chords are the basic rhythm for the 12-string. The 6-string goes between the rhythm and fills.
The chorus is played louder than the first 2 verses and the 3rd verse is louder still. 4th verse is soft.
This is a long song but great imagery and a favorite from The Christmas Attic.
[Intro]
G Am G/B Am
G
[Verse 1]
Am G/B Am G In the night Was the dark, In the dark Was the dream Am G/B Am G In the dream Was the Child, And myself There unseen Am G/B Am G In the book was the word, In the word there was truth Am G/B Am G In the truth there was age, In the age there was youth Am G/B Am G And I said to the Child, Do your hands they still bleed Am G/B Am G After all of this time, Do you think there's still need Am G/B Am G But the Child only smiled, And said not a word Am G/B Am G And the snow it came down, As if it hadn't heard
Am G F
[Chorus 1]
F And all that night the snow came down C To heal the scars our lives had found G/B Am Asus2/G Am And the years that lay broken F And there upon that bridge of dreams C Across the night we walked unseen G/B Am Asus2/G With no words ever spoken
[Bridge]
Am Asus2/G Am
G Am G/B Am
[Verse 2]
G
Am G/B Am G And then on through that night, We did walk for a while Am G/B Am G And our steps turned to blocks, And the blocks turned to miles Am G/B Am G Then we followed a path, For as far as we could Am G/B Am G Till we found ourselves there, In an evergreen wood Am G/B Am G There were thousands of candles, Upon every tree Am G/B Am G It was beautiful, But there was one mystery Am G/B Am G For with all of those candles, You must understand Am G/B Am G That the only one lit, Was now there in His hand
Am G G
[Chorus 2]
F And there upon that Christmas scene C The candle wax of melted dreams G/B Am Asus2/G Am And the years they had taken F And there's that snow did gently fall C We one by one relit them all G/B Am Asus2/G Am Till each dream was awakened
Asus2/G Am
[Interlude]
Dm/A (strum once)
Dm (arpeggiated once)2nd, 3rd, 2nd strings of Dm
repeat x2
Am (original pattern) x6 (loud)
D (once) D (once)
G5 Am7 C D x2
[Verse 3]
G5 Am7 C D And then there to that light, This young Child showed to me G5 Am7 C D All the things that he dreamt, All the things that might be G5 Am7 C D How for everything given, That something is gained G5 Am7 C D G5 Strike one match in the dark, And all the world's not the same
Am7 C D
G5 Am7 C D And then I asked that Child, Why this night has a star G5 Am7 C D And he said, "So we'd know, That we could see that far" G5 Am7 C D And these candles are wed, To that star's distant light G5 Am7 C D G5 And it all came to be, Upon that long winter's night
Am7 C
D G Am C That long winter's night D G Am That long winter's night
G/B Am G Am
G/B Am G
[Verse 4]
Am G/B Am G And when I awoke, well the Child he was gone Am G/B Am G But somewhere in my mind, I believe he lives on Am G/B Am G And somewhere in my life, Between here and the end Am G/B Bm7 G On a long winter's night, I will dream him a-gain