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Dream Brother chords by Jeff Buckley (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm/G
G
Gsus4
Gm/Bb
Cm6
D7
Ebmaj7
Cm
F7
Csus4
F
Cmaj7
Gm
Gm/D
D7b9
G7
G7sus4

Intro 1
[Instruments]
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 

Verse 1
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
There is a  child sleeping near     his twin
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
The pictures go wild in a rush     of wind
Cm/G 
G 
That dark angel
Gsus4 
G 
he is shuffling in
Cm/G 
G 
Watching over   them
Gsus4 
G 
with his black    feather wings
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
unfurled
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 

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Verse 2
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
The love you lost with her skin     so fair
Cm/G 
G 
Is free   with the wind
Gsus4 
G 
in her butterscotch hair
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
Her green  eyes bloom goodbyes
Cm/G 
G 
With her head in her hands
Gsus4 
and your kiss     on the lips
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
of ano     ther
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
Dream brother with your tears
G 
Cm/G 
G 
scattered round the world

Chorus 1
Gm/Bb 
Don't be like the one
Cm6 
who made me    so old
D7 
Don't be like the one
Ebmaj7 
who left behind his       name
Gm/Bb 
'Cause they're waiting  for you
Cm6 
like I waited for mine
D7 
Ebmaj7 
And nobody ever came

Interlude 1
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
(Ah)
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
(Ah)
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Cm 
Cm 
Cm 
F7 
Csus4 
G 
G 
G 
Cm 
Cm 
Cm 
F 
Csus4 
G 
G 
G 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
F 
Csus4 
G 
G 
G 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
F 

Chorus 2
F 
Gm 
Don't be  like the one
Cm6 
who made me    so old
D7 
Don't be like the one
Ebmaj7 
who left behind his       name
Gm/D 
'Cause they're waiting for you
D7b9 
like I waited for mine
D7 
Ebmaj7 
And nobody ever came

Chorus 3
Gm/Bb 
Don't be like the one
Cm6 
who made me    so old
D7 
Don't be like the one
Ebmaj7 
who left behind his       name
Gm/Bb 
'Cause they're waiting  for you
Cm6 
like I waited for mine
D7 
Ebmaj7 
And nobody ever came (nobody ever came)

Interlude 2

Cm/G

G7

G7sus4

G7

Cm/G

G7

G7sus4

G7

Cm/G

G7

G7sus4

G7

Cm/G

G7

G7sus4

G7

Verse 3
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
I feel afraid and I call     your name
Cm/G 
G 
I love your voice
Gsus4 
G 
and your dance    insane
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
I hear   your words and I know     your pain
Cm/G 
G 
Your head   in your hands
Gsus4 
G 
and a kiss     on the lips
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
of ano     ther
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Your eyes to the ground
Gsus4 
G 
and the world spinning round
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
forev     er
G 
Cm/G 
G 
Asleep in the sand
Gsus4 
with the ocean washing
Cm/G 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
over

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Cm/G
G
Gsus4
Gm/Bb
Cm6
D7
Ebmaj7
Cm
F7
Csus4
F
Cmaj7
Gm
Gm/D
D7b9
G7
G7sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G majorBPM: 94

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm/G: 3-x-5-5-4-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Gm/Bb: x-1-0-0-3-3
Cm6: x-3-1-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
D7b9: x-5-4-5-4-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Dream Brother by Jeff Buckley, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jeff Buckley.

Dream Brother

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