[Intro]  Em  D  Am  G
         Em  D  Am  G

 Em
I got a  dream 'bout an angel on the beach
         D
And the perfect waves are starting to come
 Am
His hair is flying out in ribbons of gold
         G
In his touch he's got the power to stun

 Em
I got a dream about an angel in the forest
     D
Enchanted by the edge of a lake
 Am
His body's glowing in the jewels of light
         G
And the earth below him starting to shake

             Em
But I don't see any angels in the city
         F
I don't hear any holy choir sing
          C                         F          G
And if I can't get an angel I can still get a boy
       Am
And a boy'll be the next best thing
                G           F
The next best thing to an angel
   G                        C
A boy'll be the next best thing

( C  Bm )

 Em
I got a dream about a boy in a castle
           D
And he's dancing like a cat on the stairs
 C
He's got the fire of a prince in his eyes
          Bm
And the thunder of a drum in his ears

 Em
I got a dream about a boy on a star
         D
Looking down upon the rim of the world
       C
He's there all alone and dreaming of someone like me
            Bm
I'm not an angel, but at least I'm a girl

 Em                      Bm
I got a dream when the darkness is over
           Am
We'll be lying in the rings of the sun

          C                   F           G
But it's only a dream and tonight is for real
              C
You'll never know what it means
             F           G
But you'll know how it feels
               Am
It's gonna be over (over)
                      Bb
Before you know it's begun (before you know it's begun)

                    F
It's all we really got tonight
            Bb         C
Stop your crying hold on
     F               Bb            C
Tonight! Before you know it, it's gone
     Dm                                   C
Tonight! Tonight is what it means to be young

Tonight is what it means to be young

          F
Let the revels begin
         Dm
Let the fire be started
        Bb
We're dancing for the restless
          C
And the broken hearted

Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the desperate
And the broken hearted

Let the revels begin (Tonight is what it means to be young)
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the restless
And the broken hearted (Before you know it, it's gone)

Let the revels begin (Tonight is what it means to be young)
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the breathless
And the broken hearted (Before you know it, it's gone)

 Gm                    Am                       Bb
Say a prayer in the darkness, for the magic to come
     Gm
No matter what it seems
     C                           F
Tonight is what it means to be young

   (/)               Dm          Bb     C
Tonight is what it means to be young

(Before you know it, it's gone)
    F               Dm           Bb    C
Tonight is what it means to be young

(Before you know it, it's gone)

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 F#m                      C#m
I got a dream when the darkness is over
           Bm
We'll be lying in the rings of the sun

          D                   G           A
But it's only a dream and tonight is for real
              D
You'll never know what it means
             G           A
But you'll know how it feels
               Bm
It's gonna be over (over)
                       C
Before you know it's begun (before you know it's begun)

                    G
It's all we really got tonight!
            C          D
Stop your crying hold on!

    G                 C            D
Tonight! Before you know it, it's gone!
    Em                                    D
Tonight! Tonight is what it means to be young!

Tonight is what it means to be young!

          G
Let the revels begin
         Em
Let the fire be started
         C
We're dancing for the restless
          D
And the broken hearted

Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the desperate
And the broken hearted

Let the revels begin (Tonight is what it means to be young)
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the restless
And the broken hearted (Before you know it, it's gone)

Let the revels begin (Tonight is what it means to be young)
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the breathless
And the broken hearted (Before you know it, it's gone)

 Am                    Bm                       C
Say a prayer in the darkness, for the magic to come
            Am
'Cause no matter what it seems
     Dm                          G
Tonight is what it means to be young


   (/)               Em          C      D
Tonight is what it means to be young

(Before you know it, it's gone)
    G                Em          C      D
Tonight is what it means to be young

(Before you know it, it's gone)

 G       Em       C      D      (etc.)

Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young

      G                              Em
The thing's they're saying and the thing's they do
 C                                  D
Nothing's gonna stop us if our aim is true
The thing's they're saying and the thing's they do
Nothing's gonna stop us if our aim is true...

Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancing for the restless
And the broken hearted

Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it, it's gone