The land
of make believe
G Em C
D G
(a capella : ) Stars in your
eyes, little one, where do you go to dream ?
Em C Cm G
To a place, we all know,
the land of make believe.
+ G - Em - C - D + G - Em - C - D (2x)
G Bm C D
1. Shadows, tapping at your window,
G Bm C D
Bm - C
ghostly
voices whisper : will you come and pla......y ?
D
- C D
Not for all the tea in China or
the corn in Carolina,
Am E E7
never, never ever,
they're running after you, babe.
A F#m Bm E
A
Run for the sun, little one, you're an outlaw once again,
F#m Bm E A - F#m
time to change, Superman will be
with us while he ca...........n,
Dm A
in the land of make believe.
+ G - Em - C - D (2x)
G Bm C D G Bm
2. Something nasty in your garden's waiting,
C D
Bm - C
patiently,
till it can have your hear........t .
D
- C D
Try to go, but it won't let you,
don't you know, it's out to get you
Am E E7
running,
keep on running, they're running after you, babe.
+ CHORUS
D E
- D E
+ Your world is turning, from night to day,
D E A F#
your
dream is burning far, far away.
(orig. moves down half a note
to capo 2nd here)
C
Am Dm G C
Into the blue, you and I, to the circus in the sky,
Am Dm
G
C - Am
Captain Kid’s on the sand, with the treasure close at ha........nd,
Fm C
in the land of make believe.
+ instrumental = CHORUS
C Am
Dm G C
Run for the sun, little one, you're an outlaw once again,
Am Dm
G C - Am
time to change, Superman, he'll be
with us while he ca........n,
Fm C
in the land of make believe.
+ repeat last CHORUS
…
(oreig. = capo
3rd) (Bucks Fizz)