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LOVER YOU SHOULD'VE COME OVER - Jeff Buckley
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Tabbed by: Joe Hoblyn
Email: hoblyn.01@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
This song is in triple metre 6/8 time, so has a triplet feel. This is just
what I heard from listening to the song, so I'm not certain all the chords
are completely perfect, but it plays fine along with the recording. I named a few
of the chords wrong in the tab, for example 9th chords like D9 and Em9 are
actually added 9th chords.
The tab is written with just block chords, so listen to the song yourself
to get the rhythm of the chords and phrase them how you feel is right. Any
chord mentioned should be tabbed out fully earlier in the song.
Enjoy!
Intro
[D9] [D] [D9] [D] [D9] [D] [C9] [Em9] [Em] [Em7] [Em]
e|-0h2--2--0-0h2--2--0-|-0h2--2--0-2--0--0--|-2----0---0----0---|
B|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3----3-----3--|-0----0---0----0---|
G|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2-----0--|-0----0---0----0---|
D|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0-----0--|-2----2---0----2---|
A|---------------------|-----------------3--|-2----2---2----2---|
E|---------------------|--------------------|-0----0---0----0---|
Verse 1
[D9] [D] [D9] [D] [D9] [D] [C9]
e|-0h--2-----2----0---0h2----2---0-|-0h2--2---0--2----0----0------|
B|-3---------3--------3------3-----|-3----3------3---------3------|
G|-2---------2--------2------2-----|-2----2------2---------0------|
D|-0---------0--------0------0-----|-0----0------0---------0------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------3------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Look-ing out the door I see the rain fall u-pon the fun-eral
[Em9] [Em] [Em7] [Em]
e|-2----0---0----0---|
B|-0----0---0----0---|
G|-0----0---0----0---|
D|-2----2---0----2---|
A|-2----2---2----2---|
E|-0----0---0----0---|
mourners.
P[D9]arading [D]in the w[D9]ake of s[D]ad r[D9]elations, [D]as the shoes fill [C9]up with[Em9] wat[Em]er.[Em7][Em]
[Cdim] [F#7] [#5] [Bm]
e -------|--------------------------|---------------|--2-------------|
B -------|--------0-----------------|----------4----|--3-------------|
G -------|------0-------------------|-------4-------|--4-------------|
D -------|----2---------------------|----2----------|--4-------------|
A -2--3--|-4------------------------|---------------|--2-------------|
E -------|--------------------------|-2-------------|----------------|
Maybe I'm just too young to keep good love
[D] [G]
e|--5-------------|--3------------|
B|--7-------------|--3------------|
G|--7-------------|--4------------|
D|--7-------------|--5------------|
A|--5-------------|--5------------|
E|----------------|--3------------|
from going wrong, but
[D9]Tonigh[D]t,[D9] [D] Y[D9]ou're o[D]n my mind [C9]so [Em9] [Em] you'll never k[Em7]now [Em]
Verse 2
[D9]Broken d[D]own and [D9]hungry [D]for your [D9]love,[D] and no [C9]way to [Em9]feed it[Em] [Em7][Em]
Wh[D9]ere[D] [D9]are [D]you [D9]tonig[D]ht, child you know [C9]how much I [Em9]need it[Em] [Em7][Em]
[Cdim] [F#7] [#5] [Bm]
e -------|--------------------------|---------------|--2-------------|
B -------|--------0-----------------|----------4----|--3-------------|
G -------|------0-------------------|-------4-------|--4-------------|
D -------|----2---------------------|----2----------|--4-------------|
A -2--3--|-4------------------------|---------------|--2-------------|
E -------|--------------------------|-2-------------|----------------|
Too young to hold on to old to just
[D] [G] [F#7]
e|--5-------------|--3-------3---2----|
B|--7-------------|--3-------3---2----|
G|--7-------------|--4-------4---3----|
D|--7-------------|--5-------5---2----|
A|--5-------------|--5-------5---4----|
E|----------------|--3-------3---2----|
break free and run
Chorus
[Bm]Sometimes a [Bm7]man gets [Em]carried awa[Em7]y, when he [Bm]feels like he should b[Bm7]e having his
[Em]fun.[Em7] Much to [Bm]blind to see th[Bm7]e damage he's [Em]done,[Em7] but
[C] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7]
e|--0-----------0---------|-0----------------0--------------|
B|--1-----------0---------|-1----------------0--------------|
G|--0-----------0---------|-0----------------0--------------|
D|--2-----------2---------|-2----------------2--------------|
A|--3-----------3---------|-3----------------3--------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|
Some times a man must a-wake to find that really, he has
[Em7] [Em] [Em7] [Ddim]
e|--2----0---0----1--|
B|--0----0---0----3--|
G|--0----0---0----1--|
D|--2----2---0----3--|
A|--2----2---2-------|
E|--0----0---0-------|
no - one
Bridge 1
[D/F#] [Gm6] [A6add9]
e|--2--------------------|--0--------------|--0-------------------|
B|--3--------------------|--3--------------|--0-------------------|
G|--2--------------------|--3--------------|--6-------------------|
D|--0--------------------|--0--------------|--4-------------------|
A|--0--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|--2--------------------|--3--------------|--5-------------------|
So I'll wait for you and I'll burn Will I ever see your
[Bm11] [A9/C#] [E6] [D9add6]
e|--0-------------|--0-------------------|--0----0---------|
B|--0-------------|--0-------------------|--0----0---------|
G|--7-------------|--9-------------------|--12---11--------|
D|--5-------------|--7-------------------|--10---9---------|
A|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|--7-------------|--9-------------------|--12---10--------|
Sweet return Oh will I ever learn Oh hh
[A9/C#] [Bm11] [A6add9] [F#m11]
e|--0------0-----0---------0-----|
B|--0------0-----0---------0-----|
G|--9------7-----6---------2-----|
D|--7------5-----4---------2-----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|--9------7-----5---------2-----| Em9 Em Em7 Em
lover you should've come over 'cause it's not too
|D9 D D9 D | D9 D C9 | Em9 Em Em7 Em |
late
Verse 3
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |Em9 Em Em7 Em|
Lonely is the room the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in.
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |
But burning in the corner is the only one who dreams he has you
|Em9 Em Em7 Em |
with him.
[Cdim] [F#7] [#5]
e -------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------|--------0-----------------|----------4--------------|
G -------|------0-------------------|-------4-----------------|
D -------|----2---------------------|----2--------------------|
A -2--3--|-4------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------|--------------------------|-2-----------------------|
My body turns and yearns for a
[Bm] [D] [G] [Gm6]
e|--2------------------5-----|--3----------0----------|
B|--3------------------7-----|--3----------3----------|
G|--4------------------7-----|--4----------3----------|
D|--4------------------7-----|--5----------0----------|
A|--2------------------5-----|--5---------------------|
E|---------------------------|--3----------3----------|
sleep that won't ever come, it's never
Verse 4
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |Em9 Em Em7 Em |
Over a kingdom for a kiss u-pon her shoulder it's never
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |
Over all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft a-
|Em9 Em Em7 Em |
-gainst her. It's never
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |Em9 Em Em7 Em |
over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter. It's never
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 |
over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul for-
|Em9 Em Em7 Em
-ever
|Cdim |F#7 #5 |Bm D |G |
Well maybe I'm just too young, to keep good love from going wrong
[Gm6]
e|--0------------|
B|--3------------|
G|--3------------|
D|--0------------|
A|---------------|
E|--3------------|
Bridge 2
|D/F# |Gm6 |A6add9 |Bm11 |
A9/C# |E6 D9add6 |A9/C# Bm11
A6add9 F#m11 |Em9 Em |Em7 Em |
Bridge 3
|Gm6 | D/F# |Gm6 |
Well I feel too young to hold on. And I'm
|A6add9 |Bm11 |
much too old to break free and run. Too
|A9/C# |E6 D9add6 |
deaf, dumb, and blind to see the damage i've done. Sweet
|A9/C# Bm11 A6add9 F#m11 |Em9 Em | Em7 |
lover, you should've come over
Bridge 4
|D/F# |Gm6 |A6add9 |Bm11 |A9/C# |E6 D9add6 |
Oh
|A9/C# Bm11 A6add9 F#m11 |Em9 Em |Em7 Em |
lover you should've come over 'cause it's not too
|D9 D D9 D |D9 D C9 | Em |
late.
