#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Jonas Samuelsson Subject: crd:Once I was by Tim Buckley Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 14:46:12 +0100 (MET) ONCE I WAS - Tim Buckley Intro(with harmonica solo!)x2: |C | |Fmaj7 | Verse: |C | |Fmaj7 | Once I was a soldier |C | |Fmaj7 | And I fought on foreign sands for you |C | |Fmaj7 | Once I was a hunter |C | |Fmaj7 | And I brought home fresh meat for you |C | |Fmaj7 | Once I was a lover |C | |Fmaj7 | And I searched behind your eyes for you |C | |Fmaj7 | But soon there'll be another |C | |Fmaj7 | To tell you I was just a lier Chorus: |Am | | | |F | |G | But someti-----------mes I wonder just for awhile |Am | | | |G | |Am | Will you eve-----------r remember me-------- Stick(I wish I could play the harmonica)x2: |C | |Fmaj7 | Verse: And though you have forgotten all of our rubbish dreams I find myself searching through the ashes of our ruins For the days when we smiled and the hours that ran wild With the magic of our eyes and the silence of our words Chorus: |Am | | | |F | |G | But someti-----------mes I wonder just for awhile |Am | | | |G | |Am | | | Will you eve-----------r remember m--------e |G | | | |Am | |Am ever remember me------- End. This song is from the album Goodbye and Hello and there's an acoustic version on the double live album Dream Letter. The song has a 3/4-beat and a "|" represents a measure mark. Just strum the acoustic and let your voice sing like Tim's and it will sound like....?! You could try to incorporate the harmonica solo in your guitar playing or maybe whistle that part if you can't play the harmonica (I can't). Corrections to the transcription welcomed. Jonas Samuelsson (samuel@etek.chalmers.se)