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Eternal Life

Jeff Buckley
Tab
4.2(16)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Cmaj7, Gmaj7, Fmaj7, A(Asus2, A7sus4)

Eternal Life is now on my trail

Got my red glitter coffin, man, just need one last nail

While all these ugly gentlemen play out their foolish games

There's a flaming red horizon that screams our names

[Gmaj7]

And as your fantasies are broken in two,

[Em7]

Did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you?

[D/F#] [Asus2]

You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal, angel

There is a little fill that goes underneath the A chords. It is played

by a second guitar. It's played in all the verses I think.

E-----------------

B-----------------

G--------0--------
D------0---0---0--
A----4-------4----
E--5--------------

Then repeat the intro hammer on E drone thingy before going into the

2nd verse.

Cmaj7, Gmaj7, Fmaj7, A(Asus2, A7sus4)

Racist everyman, what have you done?

Man, you've made a killer of your unborn son...

Crown my fear your king at the point of a gun

All I want to do is love everyone...

[Gmaj7]

And as your fantasies are broken in two

[Em7]

Did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you?

[D/F#] [Asus2]

You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal....

Bridge:

This is where it gets hairy. While Jeff is screaming, I think he plays

something like this:

C#m7dim5 : X42000 (Just like a Cmaj7, except with a C# root)

Cmaj7: X32000

F#7sus4: 244300 (Just like an F# major barre chord, leave last 2 open)

Fmaj7: 133200 (Ditto, F major barre)

B: X2444X

The Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaay part (sorry, didn't know what else

to call it) goes something like this:

A octave: 5X7XXX and then 2 single notes on the A string. Strum the octave

a bit then throw in that E and Eb.

D--7-----------
A-------7--6---
E--5-----------

During this next part, instead of strumming out the bridge chords, the

chords are picked, usually omitting the open E string though. Once again,

listening to the recording will help you get it perfect.

[C#m7dim5] [Cmaj7] [F#7sus4] [Fmaj7]

There's no time for hatred, only questions

Okay everyone, its powerchord time! Yippee!

B5: X244XX

A5: X022XX

G5: 355XXX

F5: 133XXX

E5: 022XXX

E/F5:033XXX

[B5]

What is love?

[A5]

Where is happiness?

[G5]

What is life?

[F5]

Where is peace?

[E5,E/F5, E5,E/F5] (just keep slidin' it and workin' it)

When will I find the strength to bring me release?

Cmaj7, Gmaj7, Fmaj7, A(Asus2, A7sus4)

Tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said? [Lead 1]

Man, it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead [Lead 2]

And I've got a message for you and your twisted hell [Lead3]

You better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal angel...

Leads:

These aren't exact. Make something up in E-minor pentatonic if you don't

like these.

b= bend

r= release

v= vibrato

h= hammer

p= pull

Lead 1 (with heavy arm vibrato)

G---12--14--14--12--14--14--12-14-14b15---r14---12h14p12--14p12-----
D---------------------------------------------------------------14--

Lead 2

D---14b15--14b15--14b15--12--14b15--14------------
A----------------------------------------14--12---

Lead 3

E--------------------17-----------------

B------15bvvvv17r15-----15bvvvv17r15----

Repeat chorus progression 2 times over Jeff's singing and end on the

E hammer drone thing.

If you have a better transcription, or you see something that needs to

be fixed, feel free to add on to this file but do not change what I have

done. Thanks. ====

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