A Kiss to Build a Dream On
Words & Music by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby & Oscar Hammerstein II, 1935
Recorded by Louis Armstrong, 1951
First used in the movie "The Strip," also in "Sleepless In Seattle
[C] [G] [C]
Give me a kiss to build a dream on,
[Edim] [Cdim] [G7] [Gdim] [G]
And my im - ag - i - na - tion will thrive upon that kiss;
[Gdim] [G]
Sweetheart, I ask no more than this,
[Dm7] [G7] [C]
A kiss to build a dream on.
[C] [G] [C]
Give me a kiss before you leave me,
[Edim] [Cdim] [G7] [Gdim] [G]
And my im - ag - i - na - tion will feed my hungry heart
[Gdim] [G]
Leave me one thing before we part
[Dm7] [G7] [C] [Fdim] [C]
A kiss to build a dream on.
Bridge:
[Am] [Fm7] [Bb7] [EbM7] [Eb6]
When I'm alone with my fancies
[Fm7] [Bb7] [EbM7] [Eb6]
I'll be with you
[Dm7-5] [G7] [Cm] [Cm7]
Weav - ing romances,
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7]
Making believe they are true.
[C] [G] [C]
Give me your lips for just a moment,
[Edim] [Cdim] [G7] [Gdim] [G]
And my im - ag - i - na - tion will make that moment live
[Gdim] [G]
Give me what you alone can give
[Dm7] [G7] [C] [Fdim] [Fdim] [C] [G] [CM7]
A kiss to build a dream on.
