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Roy Orbison - Beautiful Dreamer Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Dm, G7, D7, Dm, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Beautiful dreamer [Dm]wake unto me [G7]Starlight and [G7]dewdrops are [G7]waiting for [C]thee Sounds of the rude world [Dm]heard in the day [G7]Lulled by the [G7]moonlight have [G7]all passed a[C]way

[G7]Beautiful dreamer [C]queen of my song [D]List while I woo [D7]thee with [G7]soft melody [C]Gone are the cares of [Dm]life’s busy throng [G]Beautiful dreamer a[G7]wake unto [C]me [F]Beautiful [C]dreamer a[G7]wake unto [C]me

[C]Beautiful Dreamer [Dm]out on the sea [G7]Mermaids are [G7]chanting the [G7]wild Lore[C]lei Over the streamlet [Dm]vapors are borne [G7]Waiting to [G7]fade at the[G7]bright coming [C]morn

[G7]Beautiful Dreamer [C]beam on my heart [D]Even as the morn on [D7]the stream[G7]let and sea [C]Then will all clouds of [Dm]sorrow depart [G]Beautiful Dreamer a[G7]wake unto [C]me [F]Beautiful [C]Dreamer a[G7]wake unto [C]me

Artist Roy Orbison
Album In Dreams
Genres Rock, Rockabilly
Year 1964
Key C

How to Play Beautiful Dreamer on Ukulele?

Roy Orbison - Beautiful Dreamer can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, G7, D7, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open.
  • For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Beautiful Dreamer with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.