The Way Young Lovers Do

Jeff Buckley

intro chords e----------------------| b------8--6--3--5--5---| g--0~--5--5--5--5--7---| d--5~--7--7--7--6--6---| a------------------7---| e----------------------| The main rhythm/verses fill e---------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------| jeff plays fills for these parts, g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---55-----5-5-5----| d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-55-----5-7-5----| I've included an example of one here. a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---xx-5/7----------| e-5---5-555-5-----5-5-5-5-5---55--------------| e----------------------------------| b----------------------------------| g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--| this is the main riff, you can play the above fill, d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5--| or create your own. a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x--| e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--| verses we strolled in fields all wet with rain, (he plays fill) e---------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------| g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------| the fills come between the verse d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-------| sentencing. a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-------| e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------| Along the lane again, (he plays fill) e -------------------------------------| b -------------------------------------| g 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------| d 5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5------| a x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x------| e 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------| in the sunshine,Oh-oh the sweet summer-time e-5------------------------------------------------------| b-6------------------------------------------------------| g-7---------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-| d-7---------------------5h7-5-5-5-5--5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-| a-5---------------------x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x---x-x-| e-----------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-| the way that young lovers, do e-0-----------0-0-------------------| b-5-----------5-5-------------------| g-7-----------7-7-------------5---5-| etc, d-6-----------6-6-------------5h7-5-| back to this pattern, a---------------7-------------x---x-| (main rift) e-----------------------------5---5-| Note the base note changes to "7th fret on the A string" on the word "young" Chorus Jeff uses these high position chords as goes up an octave we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way we were e-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------| b-13-----------8---------------------------13-------------------------| g-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------| d-10-----------5---------------------------10-------------------------| a---------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------------| and we wanted to be e-5----------------0---------------------------------------------------| b-6----------------5---------------------------------------------------| g-5----------------7---------------------------------------------------| d-7----------------5---------------------------------------------------| a-8----------------7---------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------------| that's it, listen to the song to get a feel for it. be creative and play fills you have come up with yourself, and that sound good with this song. Enjoy

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