Verse 1
C   Dm          C       G   Gdim       F           Fm 
One dream in my heart,  One love to be living for, 
C   Am6        F          Fm    C    Dm         C 
One love to be living for__     This nearly was mine. 
 
C   Dm7         Cdim       C   G   Gdim       F        Fm 
One girl for my dream______,   One partner in paradise, 
C    Am6        F          Fm  C    Dm         C 
This promise of paradise____   This nearly was mine. 
 
Bridge
F           C7        F 
Close to my heart she came 
C       G     C 
Only to fly a-way, 
F       C7     F   D7         G          Dm7  G7 
Only to fly as day flies from moon-light 
 
Verse 2
C    Dm        C       G     Gdim        F        Fm 
Now, now I'm a-lone,   Still dreaming of paradise, 
C     Am6         Fmaj7     Am6   C    Dm         C 
Still saying that par-a-dise      Once nearly was mine. 
 
Verse 3 (key change)
B7 
   Em                    Bmaj7 
So clear and deep are my fancies 
B7 Em                 B7/E    B7 
Of things I wish were true. 
     Em               Am6      B7 
I'll keep rememb'ring evenings 
  E        Baug       E 
I wish I'd spent with you. 
     Em               Bb7 
I'll keep rememb'ring kisses 
Bb7  Eb              D7 
From lips I'll never own, 
    G                 Cm6 
And all the lovely ad-ven-tures 
     G       Cdim  G 
That we have never known. 
 
Reprise (back to original key)
C   Dm          C       G   Gdim       F           Fm 
One dream in my heart,  One love to be living for, 
C   Am6        F          Fm    C    Dm         C 
One love to be living for__     This nearly was mine. 
 
C   Dm7         Cdim    C      G   Gdim       F        Fm 
One girl for my dream______,   One partner in paradise, 
C    Am6        F        Fm    C    Dm         C 
This promise of paradise____   This nearly was mine.