Once I Was tab by Jeff Buckley

Tabs

(Tim Buckley / Live at 'Greetings From Tim Buckley', tribute concert at St.Ann's Church,
York, April 26 1991)


Drop D MajorD tunning

Verse:
     D MajorD      D7D7     G+G
E MajorE|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--3--3----1--1--1---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------5--5--5---5-h-5--4-p-5--4----0------------|

Or
     D MajorD      D7D7     Gm7Gm7
E MajorE|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--3--3----1--1--1---------3--3--3-----------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------0--0--0-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------4--5--5-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------5--5--5---5--5--4--5--4----0--------------|
Once i was ....
Or

     D MajorD      D7D7     G+G
E MajorE|---2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--3--3--------1--1--1-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2--------0--0--0-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------5--5--5--h5--5--4p5--4--0-----------------|

Chorus :

     B minorBm           G+G		A augmentedA
E MajorE|---2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--3--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4--4--4------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|

  Sometimes....

B minorBm     		A augmentedA
E MajorE|---2--2--2----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4--4--4---------------------7--7--7------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2--2--2---------------------7--7--7------------------------------|

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