Written by Benj Pasek / Justin Hurwitz / Justin Noble Paul
My aunt used to live in Paris I remember she used to come home And she would tell us these stories about being abroad And I remember she told us that she jumped Into the river, once. Barefoot D She smiled G Gm Leapt, without looking Bm7 Em7 And tumbled into the Seine D A/C# The water was freezing G Gm She spent a month sneezing Bm7 Em7 But said she would do it again Em7 A7 Bm7 Here's to the ones who dream Em7 A7 D7M Foolish, as they may seem Em7 A7 Bm7 D/A Here's to the hearts that ache Em7 A7 Bm7 A7 Here's to the mess we make D A/C# G Gm She captured a feeling, sky with no ceiling Bm7 D/A Em7 A7 Sunset inside a frame D A/C# G Gm She lived in her liquor and died with a flicker Bm7 D/A Em7 A7 I'll always remember the flame Em7 A7 Bm7 Here's to the ones who dream Em7 A7 D7M Foolish, as they may seem Em7 A7 Bm7 D/A Here's to the hearts that ache Em7 A7 Bm7 A7 Here's to the mess we make A7 She told me Bm7 F#7 G7M A bit of madness is key Bm7 F#7 G7M To give us new colors to see Em7 A7 D7M Who knows where it will lead us? Em7 A7 D7M And that's why they need us F# C# B Bm So bring on the rebels, the ripples from pebbles D#m F#/C# G#m7 C#7 The painters, and poets, and plays D#m7 G#7 A#m7 Here's to the fools who dream D#m7 G#7 C#7M Crazy, as they may seem D#m7 G#7 A#m7 Here's to the hearts that break D#m7 G#7 C#7M Here's to the mess we make F# D7M I trace it all back...to then F# D7M Her and the snow and the Seine B Bm Smiling through it, she said she'd do it F# Again