Despite The Tears Lyrics

Words and Music by Chris Dowd of Fishbone and Jeff Buckley
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)
He found a letter from his lover
she said she's never coming home
his things were lying on her doorstep
and his tears, they fell like rain
and in his mind, he knew
he'd love her always
despite the tears
and in this town where few knew love
he'd spend his nights all alone, crying
and all the love he'd once shared with her
was gone, long, long, long gone
and he knew a part of him was dying
CHORUS 2 (slightly crazier guitar part)
and in his mind, he knew
he'd love her always
despite the tears
(continued B7) D
don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
lover we tried, we tried, we tried
yet in his mind he knew
he'd love her always
yet in his mind now in his mind
he knew he'd love her
he knew he'd love her always
despite the tears
noodling ad nauseum
NOW IN TAB FORM?
MAIN RIFF/VERSES
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Sometimes he repeats the root of the chord
CHORUS:
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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.
Noodling based on the standard shape E chord