The Dreamer Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays467

The Dreamer by Neil Sedaka is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, Abm, B, A, Dbm, F#, Db, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			The Dreamer:Neil Sedaka. 
#47 on BB Hot 100 on RCA Records 
in 1963. 

Intro: 
E           Abm  B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Abm              B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Dbm                          F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
F#          Dbm  F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 

#1. 
    B        F#    B                 Db   Dbm 
The dreamer..silly dreamer..they all call me, 
F#      Dbm F# 
since I met you. 
F#             B 
Every friend I have, girl..called you, bad girl. 
         Dbm            F# 
And they told me, to forget you. 

#2. 
B                               E        B 
They said to me..foolish little dreamer, why can't  
    F#   B              E 
you see..she's a fickle schemer. 
F#               Dbm 
She'll take your heart, thinking it's a joke, and  
F#        Dbm   F#                 Dbm       B 
break it apart..laughing when it's broken in two. 

Bridge: 
    Dbm F#    B                  E 
But I   don't care because in my dream-world you are  

my dream girl. 
Em     A                  D           F# 
So, my prayer goes out to each little sheep to keep  

me asleep.. 

#3. 
    B        F#    B                 Db   Dbm 
The dreamer..silly dreamer, let them call me. 
Abm          F#                       B 
Soon they'll all see they were wrong about you. 
B                                  Dbm 
Wrong to doubt you, darling, we'll show them 
F#              B 
how dreams come true. 

Bridge: 
    Dbm F#    B                  E 
But I   don't care because in my dream-world you are  

my dream girl. 
Em     A                  D           F# 
So, my prayer goes out to each little sheep to keep  

me asleep.. 

#4. 
    B        F#    B                 Db   Dbm 
The dreamer..silly dreamer, let them call me. 
Abm          F#                       B 
Soon they'll all see they were wrong about you. 
B                                  Dbm 
Wrong to doubt you, darling, we'll show them 
F#              B 
how dreams come true. 

OUTRO: 
E           Abm  B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Abm              B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Dbm                          F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
F#          Dbm  F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 

E           Abm  B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Abm              B           E 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
Dbm                          F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 
F#          Dbm  F# 
Hush-hush-A-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye.. 

E           Abm  B           E 
Hush-hush-a-bye..husha-husha-bye-bye..(Fade.) 


A sixties smash from Kraiekhat. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante