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Once I Was Chords by Tim Buckley

Once I Was chords by Tim Buckley

Guitar chords with lyrics

*** This file is the work of the author.
For an explanation of the format of the file,
please see the note below. ***


Once I Was
(Tim Buckley)

TIM BUCKLEY
>From Goodbye and Hello, 1967

* This can be easily played with a capo at the first fret
* using these chords:
* C Fmaj7 Am F G
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=intro=
! 8 . . . . ! . . . . .
C#          F#maj7      (x3)

=verse 1=
! . . . . . ! . . . . .
C#          F#maj7      (x8)
(Once I was a...)

=chorus=
! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . .
A#m                     F#          G#
(And sometimes...)
! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . .
A#m                     G#          A#m
(Will you ever...)

=transition=
! . . . . . ! . . . . .
C#          F#maj7      (x2)

(verse 2)

(chorus)

=coda=
! . . . . .
A#m

! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . . ! . . . . . !
G#                      A#m                     C# (end on C#)
(Will you ever...)

=end=


***
The format explained:

! 4 . .    <-- this represents the measures and beats:
           ! is beat 1
           . . . are subsequent beats
           4 sets the resolution of . at quarter notes
           until a different symbol appears
           (8 for eighth notes, 16 for sixteenth, etc.)

! . . . ! . . .
Am      D       <-- this line indicates what is played
                corresponding to the time:
                Am for bar 1, D for bar 2

Each chord is held until the next chord
or a rest (r) is indicated.

This works the same way for tablature.

  ! . . . ! . . . ! . . . ! . . .
e 0-----------2---------------0--
B ----1---3-----1-0-----------1--
G ----2-------2---0---2---0------
D --2---2-0-0---------------2---2
A 0-----------------------3------
E ----------------3-3---3--------
  Am      D       G       C       (chord)

This file was authored by Dann Butterfield and is his
interpretation of the song.  If you have anything to
contribute to the accuracy of this transcript or any
questions as to its content, feel free to contact the
author through the mail link at http://psych.webjump.com
***

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