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Despite The Tears

The Seedy Arkhestra

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DESPITE THE TEARS
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
E          B      		 Bm  C#
He found a letter from his lover
F#m	   C#/E#		  (B7)
she said she's never coming home
E          B		     Bm  C#
his things were lying on her doorstep
F#m 		C#/E# 	(B7)
and his tears, they fell like rain


CHORUS 1
E	(E7)
and in his mind, he knew
Am    Bm      C
he'd love her always
F#m    B    E        (B7)
despite the tears


VERSE 2
E		     B			     Bm   C#
and in this town where few knew love
   F#m		    C#/E#       (B7)
he'd spend his nights    all alone, crying
E		   B				     Bm
and all the love he'd once shared with her
                C#
was gone, long, long, long gone
F#m	          C#/E#       (B7)
and he knew   a part of him was dying


CHORUS 2 (slightly crazier guitar part)
E	(E7)
and in his mind, he knew
Am    Bm      C
he'd love her always
F#m    B    E        (B7)
despite the tears


BRIDGE
D  A  B

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

CHORUS 3
E
yet in his mind he knew
Am    	      Bm  C
he'd love her always
E
yet in his mind now in his mind
      Am
he knew he'd love her
      Bm  C
he knew he'd love her always
F#m  B  E
despite the tears

E
[noodling ad nauseum]

NOW IN TAB FORM�

MAIN RIFF/VERSES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------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[etc]--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[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--[etc]------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|


-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
--4-4-4-[etc]------------------2-2-2-[etc]-------------------|
-----------------2-2-2-[etc]------------------2-2-2-[etc]----|
-------------------------------------------------------------|

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---------------|

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Despite The Tears

The Seedy Arkhestra