Beyond My Wildest Dreams
Sierra Boggess, The Little Mermaid (Broadway), 2008.
Writers: Glenn Slater, Alan Menken
Producer: Alen Menken
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Hop to Another SongFadd2
Oh, just C7suslook!
It’s Fadd2like I’m in a storyC7susbook.
Fadd2Oh, it’s C7susbliss!
I A7/C#dreamed that it would be
someDmwhat-
Gm7but Amnot
C7like… Fsus(add2)this!
F Fsus(add2)
F Fsus(add2) Ab
Bbadd2Look over there,
some applause!
How very odd
and Am7what might they F/Abe?
Fmaj7/ASomething splendid, maybe?
Bbadd2Look over here!
Could you bust?
Isn’t it just
bedAm7azzling, dazing,
Dm4utterly amazing,
G7susgazing ’round, why G7you could Gm7(no5)cry!
Just Fadd2seeing it F/Cfeels so good,
I’d C7susscream if I only C7could!
I’d Bbadd2hoped and F/Awished
and C7/Gwanted so to Fadd2be here.
Bbadd2Wished and F/Aprayed
and Aplanned it to a Dm“t.” Am/C
Bbadd2Prayed and F/Awow,
just Alook – it’s really Dmme Am/Chere!
Bbadd2Walking around, Fmaj7/Astrange as it seems,
Gm7somewhere beyond my Bb/CwildC7est Fsus(add2)dreams!
F Fsus(add2)
F Fsus(add2) Ab
Bbadd2 (Look at her there,
looking ’round,
won’t make a sound)
(Just Am7keeps on F/Agawking –
Fmaj7/Aweird how she’s not talking!)
(Bbadd2Look at her stare…)
(Lucky miss!)
(Chosen like this
to Am7stay for dinner.)
(Dm9What does he see in her?)
(G7susHush now, girls – she’s G7simply Gm7(no5)shy!)
(Hmph!)
(Just Fadd2picture the table F/Cchat!)
(One C7sussided, if even C7that!)
Bbadd2 Fmaj7/A Gm7
C9 Abmaj7 Gm7add4
Gm7/C
I’d Bbadd2hoped and F/Awished
and C7/Gwondered what I’d Fadd2do here.
Bbadd2Wished and F/Aprayed
and Apictured what I’d Dmsee. Am/C
Bbadd2Prayed and F/Awow,
my Aprayers are coming Dmtrue Am/Chere!
Bbadd2Look at it all, Fmaj7/Alook how it gleams,
Gm7lovely beyond my Bb/CwildC7est Fadd2dreams…
Fmaj7Look – it’s Gm7/Chim,
so Fmaj7/Chandsome and refined and Gm7/Cslim.
Fmaj7/CSweet, sinGm7/Ccere,
magA7/C#nificent from head to Dmtoe,
Bband Gm7(add4)oh…
C7I’d A/Bhoped and Eadd2wished
my A/Blife would feel enEadd2chanted!
A/BWished and Eadd2prayed
the G#7fates would hear my C#mplea.
Aadd2Prayed and E/G#wow,
my G#7prayers are more than C#7granG#m/Bted!
Aadd2Look at it all, Emaj7/G#hall after hall,
F#m7perfect as you could A/Bplease B7here!
Aadd2Marvels galore Emaj7/G#and even more,
F#m7gee did I mention A/Bhe’s B7here?
Aadd2And if – who knows? – Emaj7/G#all of it goes,
F#m7past even these exB/C#tremes…
C#9 B/C# C#9
F#m7Just look at me Emaj7/G#and you will see
Asomeone beyond her A/Bwildest Esus(add2)dreams!
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