The Dreamer chords by The Tallest Man On Earth (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm7
G
C
F
E
Fmaj7
Gsus4
Am

Intro 1

Dm7

Verse 1
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
I'm just a  dreamer but I'm hanging on
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Though I am nothing big to offer
Dm7 
G 
I watch the birds,
C 
F 
how they dive in then gone
E 
It's like nothing
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
G 
in this world's ever still

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Verse 2

Dm7

And I'm just a shadow of your thoughts in me

Dm7

But sun is setting, shadows growing

Dm7

A long cast figure will turn into night

It's like nothing

Fmaj7

Gsus4

in this world ever sleeps

Chorus 1
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
Oh sometimes the blues    is just a passing bird
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
G 
And why can't that always   be
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
Tossing aside     from your birches crown
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
Just enough dark     to see
G 
How you're the light over me

Interlude 1

Dm7

Verse 3
Dm7 
G 
And by your side, girl,
C 
F 
where the acres grow
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Into the strong and stunning meadow
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
A cowboy stumbling in the finest field
E 
Fmaj7 
And nothing good out there
Gsus4 
G 
won't be old

Chorus 2
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
Oh sometimes the blues    is just a passing bird
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
G 
And why can't that always   be
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
Tossing aside     from your birches crown
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
Just enough dark     to see
G 
How you're the light over me

Interlude 2

Fmaj7

Gsus4

Fmaj7

Gsus4

Chorus 3
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
sometimes the blues    is just a passing bird
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
G 
And why can't that always   be
C 
Fmaj7 
G 
C 
Tossing aside     from your birches crown
Am 
Fmaj7 
Gsus4 
Just enough dark     to see
G 
How you're the light over me

Outro 1
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 
Dm7 
G 
C 
F 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm7
G
C
F
E
Fmaj7
Gsus4
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 86

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

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of The Dreamer by The Tallest Man on Earth, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Tallest Man on Earth's performance.