John Mayer - Dreaming With A Broken Heart Chords & Tabs

 

Dreaming With A Broken Heart Chords & Tabs

John Mayer Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Chords

Dreaming With A Broken Heart Chords

   
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               A7                  C
    When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G       A7               C
    The waking up is the hardest part

G            A7                  C
    You roll out of bed and down on your knees

G             A7                   C
    And for a moment you can hardly breathe


Refrain 1
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          Em7 D/F#  G   G/B  C
Wondering was she   rea-lly  here

       Em7   D/F# G  G/B C
Is she stand-ing  in my  room

         Gadd2/B
No she's not

          Cadd9 G/B  Gm/Bb Am7  G
Cos she's gone  gone gone  gone gone


Bridge
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A7/G     C/G    G    A7/G     C/G


Verse 2
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/dreaming_with_a_broken_heart_crd_ver_4.html ]
G               A7                  C
    When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G       A7               C
    The giving up is the hardest part

G       A7                    C 
    She takes you in with her crying eyes

G            A7                  C 
    Then all at once you have to say goodbye


Refrain 2
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          Em7   D/F# G    G/B  C
Wondering could you  stay my   love

         Em7  D/F# G  G/B  C
Will you wake up   by my   side

       Gadd2/B
No she can't

          Cadd9 G/B  Gm/Bb Am7  G 
Cos she's gone  gone gone  gone 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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                 G                A7              C
Now do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

             G                A7              C
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

             G                A7              C
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

             G                A7          C
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my roses in my hands


Refrain 3
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              Em7 D/F# G  G/B  C
And would you get them if I    did

       Gadd2/B
No you won't

           Cadd9 G/B  Gm/Bb Am7  G 
Cos you're gone  gone gone  gone gone


Outro
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A7/G     C/G   G   A7/G    C/G

G               A7                  C
    When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G       A7               C
    The waking up is the hardest part


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com