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Once I Was Tab by Jeff Buckley

Once I Was tab by Jeff Buckley

Guitar Tab 

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


Drop D tunning

Verse:
         D           D7         G
E|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3--3----1--1--1---------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5--5--5---5-h-5--4-p-5--4----0------------|

Or
         D           D7         Gm7
E|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3--3----1--1--1---------3--3--3-----------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2----2--2--2---------0--0--0-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--5--5-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5--5--5---5--5--4--5--4----0--------------|
Once i was ....
Or

         D           D7         G
E|---2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3--3--------1--1--1-----------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--------0--0--0-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--5--5-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5--5--5--h5--5--4p5--4--0-----------------|

Chorus :

         Bm                      G		A
E|---2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4--4--4------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|
A|---2--2--2------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|
E|----------------------------5--5--5--------------7--7--7----------------|

    Sometimes....

Bm          		A
E|---2--2--2----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4--4--4---------------------7--7--7------------------------------|
A|---2--2--2---------------------7--7--7------------------------------|

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