Words and Music by Chris Dowd of Fishbone and Jeff Buckley
Tabbed by Petsky Piyamaradu

This is a fantastic song which hasn?t gotten one zillionth of the attention it deserves.
Still, if any raving Jeff Buckley or Fishbone fans care to try it out, here it is.

It?s easiest to play with a capo on the second fret, so everything in this document is
two semitones below sounding pitch.

Enjoy! Rock on!

CHORD CHART

INTRO: E B Bm C# F#m C#/E# (B7)

VERSE 1
He found a letter from his lover
she said sh[C#/E#]e’s never coming home[(B7)]
his things were lying on her doorstep
and his tears, t[C#/E#]hey fell[(B7)] like rain

CHORUS 1
and in h[(E7)]is mind, he knew
he’d love her always
despite the tears[(B7)]

VERSE 2
and in this town where few knew love
he'd spend his night[C#/E#]s all alo[(B7)]ne, crying
and all the love he’d once shared with her
was gone, long, long, long gone
and he knew a pa[C#/E#]rt of him wa[(B7)]s dying

CHORUS 2 (slightly crazier guitar part)
and in h[(E7)]is mind, he knew
he’d love her always
despite the tears[(B7)]

BRIDGE

(continued B7) D
don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry
lover we tried, we tried, we tried

CHORUS 3
yet in his mind he knew
he’d love her always
yet in his mind now in his mind
he knew he’d love her
he knew he’d love her always
despite the tears

[noodling ad nauseum]

NOW IN TAB FORM?

MAIN RIFF/VERSES

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———————————————2-2——-2-2—————–|
——4-4——-4-4——4-4——1-1——2———1———————|
—-6———-4——-4———3——-4———3———————–|
–7———6——–5———4—————————2-2-2-2-2–|
—————————————————————————|

[Sometimes he repeats the root of the chord]

CHORUS:

——0——————————————————|
—0–0——->9———>10—>12—-13———————|
—1–1——->7—7—–>9—->11——–12—————–|
—2–2——->9—–9—>10—>12————14–——|
————————————————————-|
————————————————————-|
————————————————————-|
————————————————————-|
————————————————————-|
–4-4-4-——————2-2-2-——————-|
—————–2-2-2-——————2-2-2-—-|
————————————————————-|

Chorus 2 is the same thing except I like to put a G# on top of the first E chord and the
& Bm chords are arpeggiated in a frantic way.

BRIDGE

————-0—5———-5–6–7———|
–7–7–7—-5—–5————–7———|
–7–7–7—-6——–6–6——–8———|
–7———-7——————–9———|
–5———-0——————–9———|
———————————-7———|
————0—5——–5-6-7———————|
–7–7–7—5—–5———-7———————|
–7–7–7—6——-6–6—–8——6————–|
–7———7—————-9——–9-7-6——–|
–5———0—————-9————–9-7-7–|
—————————–7———————|

OUTRO

Noodling based on the standard shape E chord

–0—————|
–0—————|
–1—————|
–2—————|
–2—————|
–0—————|