When I Stop Dreaming Chords
by Don Henley
When I Stop Dreaming by Don Henley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Ab/Bb, Eb, C7, Bb/F, F7, F, F/G, F/A and Bb7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Bb Ab/Bb Eb C7 Bb/F F7 Bb (F - F/G - F/A)
When I stop dreaming, that’s when I'll stop loving you
verse :
Bb Eb Bb
Well the worst that I've ever been hurt in my life
F Bb
The first time I ever have wanted to die
Bb Bb7 Eb
Was the night when you told me you loved someone new
Bb F (F - F/G - F/A)
And you asked me if I could forget
Bb Ab/Bb Eb C7 Bb/F F7 Bb (F - F/G - F/A)
When I stop dreaming, that’s when I'll stop loving you
verse :
Bb Eb Bb
Now you may teach the flowers to bloom in the snow
F Eb Bb
You may take a pebble and teach it to grow
Bb Bb7 Eb
You can teach all the raindrops to return to the sky
Bb F (F - F/G - F/A)
But you can't teach my heart to forget
Bb Ab/Bb Eb C7 Bb/F F7 Bb (F - F/G - F/A)
When I stop dreaming, that’s when I'll stop loving you
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