Jeff Buckley - Lover you shouldve come over
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
| D* D* | D* D C | Em9 Em | Em7 Em |
[Verse 1]
D*Looking out the D*door, I see the D*rain fall uDpon the Cfuneral Em9mourneEmrs Em7 Em
PaD*rading in a D*wake of sad reD*lations as their Dshoes fill Cup with Em9waterEm Em7 Em
C#m7b5 F#7+5 Bm D Dsus4 D/A G6
Maybe I'm too young to keep good love from going wrong
But toD*nightD*, you'rD*e on myD mind Cso Em9 Em you'll never Em7know Em
I'm Dbroken down and D*hungry for your D*love with Dno Cway to Em9feed iEmt Em7 Em
WhDe–erD*e are you toD*night? Child you Dknow how Cmuch I Em9need iEmt Em7 Em
C#m7b5 F#7+5 Bm D Dsus4 D/A G6 F#
Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run
[Bridge]
Bm Sometimes a man gets Emcarried awaEm9y when he Bmfeels like he should be having his Emfun
And much too Bmblind to see the damage he's Emdone. CSometimes a man must awCake
To find that, really, he haEms noEm9 one Em7 Ddim/F
[Chorus 1]
D/F# So I'll wait for yoGm6u and I'll burn.Aadd9 Will I ever see youG6/Br sweet return?
Aadd9/C# Oh, will I ever learn? Cmaj7Oh, Bmadd11oh, oh, Aadd9/C#lover, G6/B youAadd9 should've F#5come
EmoverEm9, Em7 'cause Emit's not too D/Alate Dsus4/A D/A
[Verse 2]
N.C.
CMmmEm9... Em Em7 EmD*Lonely is the D*room, the bed is mD*ade, the open Dwindow Clets the Em9rain inEm Em7 Em
Bu-D*urning in the D*corner is the D*only one who Ddreams he Chad youEm9 with hEmim Em7 Em
C#m7b5 F#7+5 Bm D Dsus4 D/A G6 Ddim/Ab
My body turns and yearns for a, a sleep that won't ever come
It's never D/A*over, D/A* my D/A*kingdom for a Dkiss uCpon herEm9 shouldEmer Em7 Em
It's never D/A*over, all my D/A*riches for her D/A*smiles when I Dslept so Csoft aEm9gainst herEm Em7
It's never D/A*over, D/A* all my D/A*blood for the Dsweetness Cof her Em9laughterEm Em7
It's never D/A*over, D/A* she's the D/A*tear that hangs inDside my Csoul foEm9reverEm Em7
C#m7b5 F#7+5 Bm D Dsus4 D/A G Gm6
Oh, but maybe I'm just too young to keep good love from going wrong
[Chorus 2]
D/F# Oh, Gm6 oh,Aadd9 oh, G6/B oh, Aadd9/C#lover. OCmaj7h, Bmadd11oh, oh,
Aadd9/C#Lover G6/B you Aadd9should've F#5come Em9over.Em YeEm7ah, yeah, yeah.
[Chorus 3]
Yes, ID/F#, I feel too young to hold Gm6on. I'm Aadd9much too old to break free and G6/Brun;
Too Aadd9/C#deaf, dumb and blind to see the damage Cmaj7I've done Bmadd11
Sweet Aadd9/C#lover, G6/B you, Aadd9you should've F#5come EmoverEm9. Em7 Oh love, well I've Emwaited for you
[Chorus 4] (ad lib)
D/F# Lover; lGm6over, lover; lovAadd9er, love, love; love, love, G6/Blove, love!
Lo–Aadd9/C#over, loCmaj7–––––––Bmadd11o–o–ve! Aadd9/C#Lover G6/B you Aadd9should've F#5come
EmoverEm9, Em7 Emit's not too D/A*late D/A* D/A* D C Em9
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TIME SIGNATURE: 6/8 with swung 16ths
VERSE STRUMMING PATTERN
- In [Verses], Jeff uses an embellished 3-beat pattern based around D or D/A,
and the Em variations.
- The D* or D/A* symbols are placed precisely at each repeat of this pattern.
- See the tab below or listen to it with the UG Strumming Pattern feature.
- Sometimes Jeff hammers-on the e-string (0h2) at beat 1.
- It is based on
D* or D/A* or Em9, etc
e|-2----2--2----0-| |-2----2--2----0-| |-2----2--2-2--2-|
B|-3----3--3----3-| |-3----3--3----3-| |-0----0--0-0--0-|
G|-2----2--2----2-| |-2----2--2----2-| |-0----0--0-0--0-|
D|-0----0--0----0-| |-0----0--0----0-| |-0----0--0-0--0-|
A|----------------| |-0----0--0----0-| |-2----2--2-2--2-|
E|----------------| |----------------| |-0----0--0-0--0-|
╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛ ╘══╛
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
(sometimes add a strum on beat 3 on D* and D/A*)
For everything else, you can use standard chords or the variations below;
see live performances for an idea of how Jeff likes to improvise.
INTRO/VERSE CHORDS
C x 3 2 0 1 3 or x 3 5 5 5 3 or x 3 2 0 3 3
Em9 0 2 0 0 0 2 or 0 7 5 0 7 0
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 or 0 7 5 0 0 0
Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 or 0 7 5 7 0 0
C#m7b5 0 4 2 0 0 0
F#7+5 2 x 2 3 3 0
Bm x 2 4 4 3 2
G6 3 2 0 0 0 0
Ddim/Ab 4 x 3 4 3 x
BRIDGE CHORDS
C x 3 5 5 5 3 or 8 10 10 9 8 8
Ddim/F (1) x 3 1 3 1
CHORUS CHORDS
D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2
Gm6 3 x 0 3 3 0
Aadd9 5 x 7 6 0 0
G6/B 7 x 5 7 0 0
Aadd9/C# 9 x 7 9 0 0
Cmaj7 8 x 9 9 0 0
Bmadd11 7 x 9 7 0 0
F#5 2 4 4 x x x
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Most chord lines in the tab are exactly 4 measures long — see [Intro].
This can help you with the musical phrasing.
- Most chords last one or half a measure.
- Listen for the faster chord changes in [Chorus] and Dsus4 bits.