Jeff Buckley – Lover you should have come over
Dsus2/D
Looking out the door I see the rain fall upon the
C Em9 Em Em7 Em
funeral mourners
Dsus2/D
Parading in a wake of sad relations As their shoes
C Em9 Em Em7 Em
fill up with water
C#m7b5 F#7#5
And maybe I'm too young
Bm D/A G6
To keep good love from going wrong
Dsus2/D C Em9
But tonight, you're on my mind so
Em Em7 Em
You'll never know
Dsus2/D
I'm broken down and hungry for your love With no
C Em9 Em Em7 Em
way to feed it
D Dsus2
Where are you tonight?
Dsus2/D C Em9 Em Em7 Em
Child you know how much I need it.
C#m7b5 F#7#5
Too young to hold on
Bm D/A G F#
And too old to just break free and run
CHORUS:
Bm Bm11/E Em Em9
Sometimes a man gets carried away,
Bm Bm11/E Em
When he feels like he should be having his fun
Bm Em
And much too blind to see the damage he's done
C
Sometimes a man must awake to find that, really,
Em Em9 Em7 Ddim/F
He has no-one...
D/F# Gm6
So I'll wait for you... And I'll burn
Aadd9 G6/B
Oh will I ever see your sweet return?
Aadd9/C#
Oh, will I ever learn?
Cmaj7 Bmadd11 Aadd9/C#
Oh, oh, oh, lover,
G6/B Aadd9 F#5 Em Em9 Em7
you should've come over
Em Dsus2/D C Em9 Em Em7 Em
'Cause it's not too late.
Dsus2/D
Lonely is the room, the bed is made
C Em9-Em-Em7-Em
The open window lets the rain in
Dsus2/D
Bu-urning in the corner is the only one
C Em9-Em-Em7-Em
who dreams he had you with him
C#m7b5 F#7b5 Bm
My body turns and yearns for a sleep
D/A G6
That won't ever come
Ddim/F# Dsus2/D
It's never over, My kingdom for a kiss
C Em9-Em-Em9Em
upon her shoulder
D
It's never over, all my riches for her smiles
C Em9-Em-Em7
When I slept so soft against her...
D
It's never over,
C Em9-Em-Em7
All my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
D
It's never over, she's the tear
C Em9-Em-Em7
That hangs inside my soul forever
C#m7b5 F#7#5
Maybe I'm just too young
Bm D/A G Gm6
To keep good love from going wrong
D/F# Gm6 Aadd9 G6/B
Oh.... oh.... Ohh..... Oh.....
Aadd9/C# Cmaj7 Bmadd11
Oh....... Oh. Oh........
Aadd9/C# G6/B Aadd9 F#5 Em9-Em-Em7
Lover you should've come over... Yeah yeah yes I..
D/F# Gm6
feel too young to hold on
Aadd9 G6/B
I'm much too hold to break free and run
Aadd9/C# Cmaj7 - Bmadd11
Too deaf, dumb and blind To see the damage I've done
Aadd9/C# G6/B Aadd9 F#5 Em Em9
Sweeeeet looover, you should've come over
Em7 Em
Oh, I would've waited for you.
D/F# Gm6 Aadd9 G6/B
(ad lib.) Lover, lover lover lover love love lover love love
Aadd9/C# Cmaj7 Bmadd11 Aadd9/C# G6/B Aadd9 F#5 Em-Em9-Em7
Loooooooooooooooooooooooo- lover you should've come over
Em Dsus2/D C Em9
Cause it's not too late.)
Notes: The Dsus2/D hammer-on and pull-off in the beginning of the verses are actually a lot
more than I've written, but because of the limited space on a single line, I chose
not to include them. Also, to vary the em-em9-em7 pattern,
you can play them as 075070(em9)-075000(em)-075700(em7), and then slide down to the c#m7b5(042000).
I think Jeff played this way on his live performances, since he is sometimes very high on the neck.
The C in "And sometimes a man must awake to find that really..."
I think is a 8-10-10-988 barred chord which slides down to the high em on "no-one".
He also varies with the x35553 C on live performances.
I guess it's up to you to choose which one suits you best.
The f#5 is a F#m without the 4-6 notes, so effectively a 244xxx chord.
There is another C which is a Cadd9(3x2013). That is played between the D/Dsus2 and the Em7/9s in the intro.
I have found that a regular C works just as well, but also use this as well as x35553 to vary.
Don't know if it matter much though.
The chord progression in "so I wait for you..." part of the verse/pre-chorus ascends the neck,
marking the bass notes on the low E string. Therefore, the D/F# chord is important here.
I ususally play with the bass notes between the G6/B and the Aadd9/C#,
making it G6/B, C bass, D bass, and then Aadd9/C#. The Cmaj7 that follows is 8x99000.
Most of the chords are taken from Gary Lucas arrangement with special chords
listed. The chord names are taken from Gitarakkorder Deluxe (Norsk Noteservice AS/
Hal Leonard Corporation).
Please let me know if you find anything out of place, and I will correct it. This
is my favourite song, and the reason I started to play guitar, so it has to be
perfect.
