The Way Young Lovers Do tab by Jeff Buckley

Tabs

this song has a lot of improvisation,
I will show key parts and some of the fills i use, when playing this myself.
I have provided some lyrics with tab to help.


intro chords
e----------------------|
b------8--6--3--5--5---|
g--0~--5--5--5--5--7---|
d--5~--7--7--7--6--6---|
a------------------7---|
e----------------------|

The main rhythm/verses
                [fill     ]
e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|   jeff plays fills for these parts,
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---55-----5-5-5----|
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-55-----5-7-5----|    I've included an example of one here.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---xx-5/7----------|
e-5---5-555-5-----5-5-5-5-5---55--------------|

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--| this is the main riff, you can play the above fill,
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5--| or create your own.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x--|
e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|

verses

 we strolled in fields all wet with rain, (he plays fill)
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|  the fills come between the verse
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-------|   sentencing.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-------|
e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|

Along the lane again, (he plays fill)
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------|
d 5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5------|
a x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x------|
e 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------|

in the sunshine,Oh-oh  the sweet summer-time

e-5------------------------------------------------------|
b-6------------------------------------------------------|
g-7---------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
d-7---------------------5h7-5-5-5-5--5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-|
a-5---------------------x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x---x-x-|
e-----------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|

 the way that young lovers, do
e-0-----------0-0-------------------|
b-5-----------5-5-------------------|
g-7-----------7-7-------------5---5-|  etc,
d-6-----------6-6-------------5h7-5-|  back to this pattern,
a---------------7-------------x---x-|  (main rift)
e-----------------------------5---5-|

Note the base note changes to "7th fret on the A augmentedA string" on the word "young"


Chorus Jeff uses these high position chords as goes up an octave

we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way we were

e-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------|
b-13-----------8---------------------------13-------------------------|
g-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------|
d-10-----------5---------------------------10-------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

 and we wanted to be
e-5----------------0---------------------------------------------------|
b-6----------------5---------------------------------------------------|
g-5----------------7---------------------------------------------------|
d-7----------------5---------------------------------------------------|
a-8----------------7---------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|

that's it, listen to the song to get a feel for it. be creative and play fills you have come up with
yourself, and that sound good with this song. Enjoy