Dreaming With a Broken Heart John Mayer
Standard tuning EADGBE
This is a tricky one. Not as difficult as it first seems... but having seen some
variable versions, I am confident this is extremely accurate!!
Chords used
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All open, to really suit the spacy feel of this song
G 3x0003
A7/G 3x2020
C x32010
A7 x02020
Em7 022030
D/F# 2x023x
G/B x2x033
Gadd2/B x2x233
Cadd9 x32030
Gm/Bb x1x033
Am7 x02013
C/G 3x2010
Dm xx0231
Csus2 x3x03x
Dm7 xx0211
Csus4 x3x011
Intro - nb this is played on the piano on the recording, but the arpeggio sounds
lovely on the guitar too!
Over these chords...
[G] [A7/G] [C] [C] [G] [A7/G] [C] [C]
Play this arpeggio...
E ----3-----0-3-0-|--0-3-0---0-3-0-|----3-----0-3-0-|--0-3-0---0-3-0-| B --3---3-2-------|1-------1-------|--3---3-2-------|1-------1-------| G 4---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 1
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[G] When you're [A7]dreaming with a bro-[C]ken heart
[G] The [A7]waking up is the [C]hardest part
[G] You roll [A7]out of bed and down [C]on your knees
[G] And for a [A7]moment you can hardly[C] breathe
Refrain 1
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Wondering [Em7]was [D/F#]she [G]rea-[G/B]lly [C]here
Is she [Em7]stand-[D/F#]ing [G]in [G/B]my [C]room
No she's [Gadd2/B]not
Cos she's [Cadd9]gone [G/B]gone [Gm/Bb]gone [Am7]gone [G]gone
Bridge
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[A7/G] [C/G] [G] [A7/G] [C/G]
Verse 2
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[G] When you're [A7]dreaming with a bro-[C]ken heart
[G] The [A7]giving up is the [C]hardest part
[G] She [A7]takes you in with her [C]crying eyes
[G] Then all [A7]at once you have to [C]say goodbye
Refrain 2
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Wondering [Em7]could [D/F#]you [G]stay [G/B]my [C]love
Will you [Em7]wake [D/F#]up [G]by [G/B]my [C]side
No she [Gadd2/B]can't
Cos she's [Cadd9]gone [G/B]gone [Gm/Bb]gone [Am7]gone [G]gone
Instrumental
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[Dm] [Csus2] [C] [G] [Dm7] [Csus4] [C] [G]
[G] [A7/G] [C/G] [G] [A7/G] [C/G]
[G] [A7/G] [C/G] [G] [A7/G] [C/G]
Verse 3
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Now do I have to [G]fall asleep with [A7]roses in my hand[C]
Do I have to [G]fall asleep with [A7]roses in my hand[C]
Do I have to [G]fall asleep with [A7]roses in my hand[C]
Do I have to [G]fall asleep with [A7]roses in my [C]roses in my hands
Refrain 3
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And would you [Em7]get [D/F#]them [G]if [G/B]I [C]did
No you [Gadd2/B]won't
Cos you're [Cadd9]gone [G/B]gone [Gm/Bb]gone [Am7]gone [G]gone
Outro
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[A7/G] [C/G] [G] [A7/G] [C/G]
[G] When you're [A7]dreaming with a bro-[C]ken heart
[G] The [A7]waking up is the [C]hardest part
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com
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