Producer: Joe Reisman
* Performed by Donny Osmond on the Donny & Marie show 4/23/1976.
** Tempo: approx. 143 beats per minute (bpm).
*** 3 beats per measure.
Pre Intro (Instrumental):
[Cm] A time when [Gm] dreams… so long [G#] denied…
[G#] Can [Fm] flou- [Gm] rish – [Cm]
(Play these notes: G, E, C#, A#, A, G, F, E…)
Intro (Drum beats & instruments for 5 measures):
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…
Verse 1:
A time [Gm] for us……. someday there’ll [G#] be…….
When chains are [D#] torn……. by courage [Fm] born…
Of a love that’s [Cm] free.
Verse 2:
A time when [Gm] dreams… so long [G#] denied…
Can [Fm] flou…… [Gm] rish……. as [Cm] we… unveil the love…
We now [Gm] must [Cm] hide.
Chorus 1:
A [D#] time……. for [A#] us…… at [G#] last…… to [Cm] see…….
A [Fm] life……. worth- [G#] while… for [Bb] you… and [Cm] me.
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…
Verse 3:
And with our [Gm] love……. through tears and [G#] thorns…….
We will [D#] endure… as we pass [Fm] surely through
every [Cm] storm.
Verse 4:
A time [Gm] for us……. someday there’ll [G#] be…….
A [Fm] new……. [Gm] world……. a [Cm] world of shining hope…
for you [Gm] and [Cm] me.
Interlude (Chorus 1 melody):
(Ah [D#] ah……. Ah [A#] ah……. Ah [G#] ah……. Ah [Cm] ah…….)
Chorus 2:
A [Fm] life……. worth- [G#] while……. for [Bb] you……. and [Cm] me.
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…
Repeat of Verse 3:
And with our [Gm] love……. through tears and [G#] thorns…….
We will [D#] endure… as we pass [Fm] surely through
every [Cm] storm.
Repeat of Verse 4:
A time [Gm] for us……. someday there’ll [G#] be…….
A [Fm] new……. [Gm] world……. a [Cm] world of shining hope…
for you [Gm] and [Cm] me… [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…
Outro (Slow):
A world… of shining hope… for you… [Gm] and… [Cm] me…….