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Nightmares By The Sea Tab by Jeff Buckley

Nightmares By The Sea tab by Jeff Buckley

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Jeff Buckley- Nightmares By the Sea.
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Don't Forget Your Towel.

Kinda acoustic version..

INTRO:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
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E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3-------|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|



VERSE RIFF:
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   A5/E              F#b5
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------| PLAY
D|-----------------|-----------------|  x6
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|

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:

Pre Chorus:

Am                   C

E|-0---3---2-------|-0---------------|
B|-1---1---1-------|-1---------------|     Play
G|-2---2---2-------|-0---------------|
D|-2---2---2-------|-2---------------|      X3
A|-0---0---0-------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

"Don't know what you asked for."
"Don't know what you asked for."

Chorus:

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  All      young     lovers            know      why
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  Nightmares        blind       their  mind's  eyes
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Your rube is young and handsome  so  new to your bedroom floor
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
  You're know damn well wheere you go!

INTRO:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3-------|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|



VERSE RIFF:
-----------
   A5/E              F#/b5
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------| PLAY
D|-----------------|-----------------|  x6
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|

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

Pre Chorus:

Am                   C

E|-0---3---2-------|-0---------------|
B|-1---1---1-------|-1---------------|     Play
G|-2---2---2-------|-0---------------|
D|-2---2---2-------|-2---------------|      X3
A|-0---0---0-------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

"Don't know what you asked for."
"Don't know what you asked for."
"Don't know what you asked for."

Chorus:

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  All      young     lovers            know      why
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  Nightmares        blind       their  mind's  eyes
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Your rube is young and handsome  so  new to your bedroom floor
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
  You know damn well where you'll go!


C Part (like chorus)

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  Stay               with me      under these waves tonight
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
   Be free        for once         in your life tonight
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   your rube is young and handsome so  new to your bedroom floor
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
  You know damn well where you'll go!

Chorus for Ending

Chorus:

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  All      young     lovers            know      why
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  Nightmares        blind       their  mind's  eyes
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Your rube is young and handsome  so  new to your bedroom floor
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
  You know damn well where you'll go!


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