Jeff Buckley - Nightmares By The Sea: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Nightmares By The Sea" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am F#dim Am F#dim Beware the bottled thoughts of angry young men Secret compartments hide all of the skeletons Little girl wants to make her home with him In the middle of the shore, she wonders A/C# C A/C# C "Don't know what you asked for" "Don't know what you asked for" Gm Gm/A# G#/C All young lovers know why D# A#/D Cm Nightmares blind their mind's eye Cm A# Your rube is young and handsome Am So new to your bedroom floor G# You know damn well where you'll go I've loved so many times and I've drowned them all From their coral graves, they rise up when darkness falls With their bones they'll scratch the window I hear them call "Don't know what you asked for" "Don't know what you asked for" "Don't know what you asked for" Chorus: All young lovers know why Nightmares blind their mind's eye Your rube is young and handsome So new to your bedroom floor You know damn well where you'll go Stay with me under these waves, tonight Be free for once in your life, tonight Your rube is young and handsome So new to your bedroom floor You know damn well where you'll go All young lovers know why Nightmares blind their mind's eye Your rube is young and handsome So new to your bedroom floor You know damn well where you'll go All young lovers know why Nightmares blind their mind's eye Your rube is young and handsome So new to your bedroom floor You know damn well where you will go Ah. Ah. Ah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A  A#  C  Cm  C#  D  D#  F#dim  Gm  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Nightmares By The Sea" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nightmares By The Sea" by Jeff Buckley.