Once I Was - Tim Buckley cover

Ok, be gentle. I learned this song like... 5 minutes before playing it. I just think it is such a beautiful song. Jeff Buckley covered it better than I ever could, but here is my first effort

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tim
• Jeff
• Buckley
• acoustic
• cover

[dougcondor]

Your rendition of this song has moved me to attempt to locate a childhood friend that I haven't seen in decades. When he returned from Vietnam, he was not the same person. Now I just want to embrace him, to tell him to stop wondering.....I do remember you! I hope that it's not too late.

[pwaltersabc]

I am glad that someone connected to my spin on such a great song. Thank you!

[hoojkel]

Sorry but this has to be the best version of this i've seen. Vocally it sounds of the time and the feeling of the original seems to be captured.

I don't like saying things like this, but this is V Good.

[pwaltersabc]

Wow. Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your sharing!

[nanito1er]

very god

[pwaltersabc]

Thank you

[nicohappysad]

Chords (relative to capo on 1st string):

Verses C / Fmaj7

Choruses Am / F /G / Am / G / Am



[nicohappysad]

You stay too long on the chords during the choruses (twice longer than normal for each chord), apart from that that's a very nice cover.

[182bastard]

wait that's an Am chord isn't it?

[182bastard]

you are very good.can you give me the chords? i see a C a F but i dont get that B chord or whatever is it.it would be great if you could explain the chords a bit.thank you

[MouhadLuas]

beautiful!

[rahlgren]

Beautiful!

[Ljandj99]

best I've heard so far, right on mate!

[davidlenander]

O.K. if you were this good after 5 minutes with the song, then rerecord now, so we can hear where you've gone with it by now. I like the way you go back to "once I was" at the end, though I'm not sure that's where you'll end up after a while singing it.

[kikomiko1]

yeah the acoustics are great.

[STAB1L]

Great.