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 (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)    		 Bm (x24432@1)C#He (x43121@1)found a letter from his lover
F#m (244222@1)  C#/E#		  (B7)
she said she's never coming home
E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)     Bm (x24432@1)C#his (x43121@1)things were lying on her doorstep
F#m (244222@1)	C#/E# 	(B7)
and his tears, they fell like rain


CHORUS 1
E(E7) (022100@1)and in his mind, he knew
Am (x02210@1)  Bm (x24432@1)    Che'd (x32010@1)love her always
F#m (244222@1)  B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)      (B7)
despite the tears


VERSE 2
E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1)	     Bm (x24432@1) C#and (x43121@1)in this town where few knew love
   F#m (244222@1)    C#/E#       (B7)
he'd spend his nights    all alone, crying
E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)		     Bmand (x24432@1)all the love he'd once shared with her
                C#was (x43121@1)gone, long, long, long gone
F#m (244222@1)         C#/E#       (B7)
and he knew   a part of him was dying


CHORUS 2 (slightly crazier guitar part)
E(E7) (022100@1)and in his mind, he knew
Am (x02210@1)  Bm (x24432@1)    Che'd (x32010@1)love her always
F#m (244222@1)  B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)      (B7)
despite the tears


BRIDGE
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1)    (continued B7)                         Ddon't (xx0232@1)cry, don't cry, don't cry
A (x02220@1)           B7lover (x21202@1)we tried, we tried, we tried

CHORUS 3
Eyet (022100@1)in his mind he knew
Am (x02210@1)  	      Bm (x24432@1)Che'd (x32010@1)love her always
Eyet (022100@1)in his mind now in his mind
      Amhe (x02210@1)knew he'd love her
      Bm (x24432@1)Che (x32010@1)knew he'd love her always
F#m (244222@1)B (x2444x@1)Edespite (022100@1)the tears

E[noodling (022100@1)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---------------|