Sweet Dreams Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Sweet Dreams by Roy Orbison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, A, A7, G and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
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   D      E             A      A7     
Sweet        dreams of you     
   D        E     A        A7  
Every night    I go through  
     D          G            D            Bm                    
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew 
   D       G       D           A D        G   D 
Instead of having sweet dreams about you  
 D         E              A       A7    
You don't love me, it's plain 
             D          E             A        A7 
I should know you'll never wear my name  
D         G            D            Bm                      
I should hate you the whole night through 
   D         G      D          A  D          G   D 
Instead of having sweet dreams about you  

Interlude: D  E A  A7 

  D      E            A        A7               
Sweet      dreams of you     dreams 
  D     E          A       A7 
I know can't come true  
     D          G                   D             Bm                          
Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new 
    D       G     D         A  D            G   D 
Instead of having sweet dreams about you  
 D         E             A        A7      
You don't love me it's plain    
     D           E             A        A7 
I should know you'll never wear my name  
D         G             D            Bm                     
I should hate you the whole night through 
     D         G     D          A  D          G    A   D 
Instead of having sweet dreams about you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante