• Song:

    Dreaming With A Broken Heart

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

  • Album:

    The Collection

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 (320003@1)      3x0003
A7/G     3x2020
C (x32010@1)      x32010
A7 (x02020@1)     x02020
Em7      022030
D/F#     2x023x
G/B      x2x033
Gadd2/B  x2x233
Cadd9    x32030
Gm/Bb    x1x033
Am7      x02013
C/G      3x2010
Dm (xx0231@1)     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 (320003@1)     A7/G (302020@1)   C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)     A7/G (302020@1)   C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1)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 (320003@1)             A7 (x02020@1)                C (x32010@1)   When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)             C (x32010@1)   The waking up is the hardest part

G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1)                C (x32010@1)   You roll out of bed and down on your knees

G (320003@1)           A7 (x02020@1)                 C (x32010@1)   And for a moment you can hardly breathe

Refrain 1
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Em7 D/F# (200232@1)G (320003@1) G/B (143121@7)CWondering (x32010@1)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 (302020@1)   C/G (3x555x@1)  G (320003@1)  A7/G (302020@1)   C/G (3x555x@1)Verse 2
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G (320003@1)             A7 (x02020@1)                C (x32010@1)   When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)             C (x32010@1)   The giving up is the hardest part

G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)                  C (x32010@1)    She takes you in with her crying eyes

G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1)                C (x32010@1)    Then all at once you have to say goodbye

Refrain 2
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Em7   D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G    G/B (143121@7)CWondering (x32010@1)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 (xx0231@1) Csus2 (x35533@1)  C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1) Dm7     Csus4 (x33010@1)  C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)G (320003@1)  A7/G (302020@1)   C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1) A7/G (302020@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)  A7/G (302020@1)   C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1) A7/G (302020@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)Verse 3
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G (320003@1)              A7 (x02020@1)            CNow (x32010@1)do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

G (320003@1)              A7 (x02020@1)            CDo (x32010@1)I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

G (320003@1)              A7 (x02020@1)            CDo (x32010@1)I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand

G (320003@1)              A7 (x02020@1)        CDo (x32010@1)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 (302020@1)   C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1) A7/G (302020@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)             A7 (x02020@1)                C (x32010@1)   When you're dreaming with a bro-ken heart

G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)             C (x32010@1)   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

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