Lover You Shouldve Come Over

Jeff Buckley

Chords & TabKeyDintermediate120 BPM

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Chords3

Chords in this song24

Intro

| D* D* | D* D C | Em9 Em | Em7 Em |

Verse 1

D* D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

Looking out the door, I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners

D* D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water

Maybe I'm too young to keep good love from going wrong

D* D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

But tonight, you're on my mind so you'll never know

D D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

I'm broken down and hungry for your love with no way to feed it

D D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

Whe–ere are you tonight? Child you know how much I need it

Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run

Bridge

Sometimes a man gets carried away when he feels like he should be having his fun

And much too blind to see the damage he's done. Sometimes a man must awake

To find that, really, he has no one

Chorus 1

So I'll wait for you and I'll burn. Will I ever see your sweet return?

Oh, will I ever learn? Oh, oh, oh, lover, you should've come

Em Em9 Em7 Em D/A Dsus4/A D/A N.C. C Em9 Em Em7 Em

over, 'cause it's not too late Mmm...

Verse 2

D* D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

Lonely is the room, the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in

D* D* D* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

Bu-urning in the corner is the only one who dreams he had you with him

My body turns and yearns for a, a sleep that won't ever come

D/A* D/A* D/A* D C Em9 Em Em7 Em

It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder

D/A* D/A* D/A* D C Em9 Em Em7

It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her

D/A* D/A* D/A* D C Em9 Em Em7

It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter

D/A* D/A* D/A* D C Em9 Em Em7

It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever

Oh, but maybe I'm just too young to keep good love from going wrong

Chorus 2

Oh, oh, oh, oh, lover. Oh, oh, oh,

Lover you should've come over. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Chorus 3

Yes, I, I feel too young to hold on. I'm much too old to break free and run;

Too deaf, dumb and blind to see the damage I've done

Sweet lover, you, you should've come over. Oh love, well I've waited for you

[Chorus 4] (ad lib)

Lover; lover, lover; lover, love, love; love, love, love, love!

Lo–over, lo–––––––o–o–ve! Lover you should've come

Em Em9 Em7 Em D/A* D/A* D/A* D C Em9

over, it's not too late

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TIME SIGNATURE: 6/8 with swung 16ths

VERSE STRUMMING PATTERN

- In [Verses], Jeff uses an embellished 3-beat pattern based around D or D/A,

and the Em variations.

- The D* or D/A* symbols are placed precisely at each repeat of this pattern.

- See the tab below or listen to it with the UG Strumming Pattern feature.

- Sometimes Jeff hammers-on the e-string (0h2) at beat 1.

- It is based on

D* or D/A* or Em9, etc

e|-2----2--2----0-|    |-2----2--2----0-|    |-2----2--2-2--2-|
B|-3----3--3----3-|    |-3----3--3----3-|    |-0----0--0-0--0-|
G|-2----2--2----2-|    |-2----2--2----2-|    |-0----0--0-0--0-|
D|-0----0--0----0-|    |-0----0--0----0-|    |-0----0--0-0--0-|
A|----------------|    |-0----0--0----0-|    |-2----2--2-2--2-|
E|----------------|    |----------------|    |-0----0--0-0--0-|

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1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

(sometimes add a strum on beat 3 on D* and D/A*)

For everything else, you can use standard chords or the variations below;

see live performances for an idea of how Jeff likes to improvise.

INTRO/VERSE CHORDS

C x 3 2 0 1 3 or x 3 5 5 5 3 or x 3 2 0 3 3

Em9 0 2 0 0 0 2 or 0 7 5 0 7 0

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 or 0 7 5 0 0 0

Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 or 0 7 5 7 0 0

C#m7b5 0 4 2 0 0 0

F#7+5 2 x 2 3 3 0