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/ Jeff Buckley / "I think the fire is maybe what you could call the torment
/ Grace / of existence, the continuous struggle to understand and
/ Grace / rationalise one's own existence and being. I think in this
/_______________/ song JB is saying that he has come to accept that the
struggle cannot be won against death in the end - not that he
necessarily wants to die, but more that he is no longer afraid to give in to the
ultimate enigma of death, the extinguishing of the 'fire' of existence - "I'm
not afraid to go but it goes so slow." Not at all negative in my opinion.
Perhaps a little spooky in conjunction with his young death." - caitsith01
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
This song is mainly played by an electric guitar, playing the lead parts,
and an acoustic guitar, playing the background chords.
The guitars play the same unless two seperate parts are notated.
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Intro:
(This opening part is also accompanied by a 12-stringed acoustic guitar.)
Fm Fm
|-------1-----------------|-------1-----3p1---------|
|-----1---3p1-------------|-----1---3p1-----3p1-----|
|---1---------3p1-3p1-3p1-|---1-----------------3p1-|
|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gm Gm Em
|-------3-----------------|-------3-----5p3---------|-0----------|------------|
|-----3---5p3-------------|-----3---5p3-----5p3-----|-0----------|------------|
|---3---------5p3-5p3-5p3-|---3-----------------5p3-|-0----------|------------|
|/5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-2----------|------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------|
bend with the whammy bar
electric guitar-part
D A/D D A/D D A7/D 3x
||--------------------------------|----------17-17----15---------------||
||o-14h15---14-----14h15---14-----|-14h15-15-15-15-14-14----17---14---o||
||--14------14-----14------14-----|-14----14-------14----14-14---14----||
||--14h16---14-----14h16---14-----|-14h16-16---------------------14----||
||o--0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0-o||
||---0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0--||
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-|
|-14h15---14-----14h15---14---15-|-15----15-15-15-15-15---0-0-0-0-|
|-14------14-----14------14----0-|--0-----0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-|
|-14h16---14-----14h16---14---16-|-16----16-16-16-16-16-----------|
|--0----0----0-0--0----0----0----|--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------|
|--0----0----0-0--0----0----0----|--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------|
acoustic guitar-part
D D 4x
||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--||
||o-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-0-0---0---0-o||
||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--||
||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--||
||o-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-o||
||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--||
Verse:
electric guitar-part
Em Em Fsus2 Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----|
|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|
|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Fsus2 Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----|
|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|
|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Em Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2----|
|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2-|
|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-2-----------------|-2----------------|
acoustic guitar part
(just continue the strumming pattern in all of the bars)
Em Em Fsus2 Em D# D#
|-0-----------0-----------|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
Fsus2 Em D# D# Em Em
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jeff_buckley/grace_tab_ver_6.html ]
Pre-Chorus:
Em B7/F# Em/G A6
|-0---0-0---0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-0---0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-|
|-2---2-2---2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Bm(add11) A(add9)
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-9-----------9-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
Em Em
|-0-----------0-----------|-------0-----0-----------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
Em B7/F# Em/G A6
|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Bm7(add11) A6
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-------------------------|
|10--1010--1010--1010--10-|-7---7-7---8-7---7-7---7-|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-9-----------9-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
Em Em
|-------------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Chorus:
Fsus2 Em
||--------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
||o-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
||--------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
||--3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
||--3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D# D#
|-------------0-----------|-------------0------------||
|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------o||
|-------------0-----------|-------------0------------||
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1--||
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-o||
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1--||
Em Em
|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
From here, repeat the whole thing from the start, then go on to the Bridge.
Bridge:
A#sus2 Csus2
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-1-----1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
Dsus2 Dsus2
|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5---5-5---5-5-5-5-|
C#sus2 Csus2 Bsus2
|-4-----4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3-----3---3-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-4-----4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3-----3---3-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-6-----6---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-5-----5---5-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-6-----6---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-5-----5---5-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-4-----4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3-----3---3-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-4-----4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3-----3---3-2---2-2-2-2-|
Em Em
|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x-|
|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-5---5-7---7-9---9-|
Pre-Chorus:
strum the chords as previously,
this is just an outline of the different structure:
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm(add11) | A(add9) |
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm7(add11) | A(add9) |
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm(add11) | A(add9) |
| Em | Em |
Intro: similar to previous.
Verse: similar to previous, but cut out the last two bars and go on.
Chorus:
||: Fsus2 | Em | D# | D# :|| 6x (in the 6th round, end on the first D#.)
LYRICS
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There's the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Oh, it's my time coming, I'm not afraid, afraid to die
My fading voice sings of love
But she cries to the clicking of time, of time
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
And she weeps on my arm
Walking to the bright lights in sorrow
Oh, drink a bit of wine, we both might go tomorrow
Oh, my love
And the rain is falling and I believe my time has come
It reminds me of the pain I might leave, leave behind
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
(It reminds me of the pain I might leave, leave behind)
And I feel them drown my name
So easy to know and forget with this kiss
I'm not afraid to go, but it goes so slow
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 19th /April /10
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