I Know Its Over Acoustic chords by Jeff Buckley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

From the live version, timing can be tricky.

Intro:
Gm7 G7 G G
Gm7 G7 G F A F
G G A F F C

Verse:
G  C                  G  Am   F
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
    C                  Am      C
And as I climb into an empty bed, oh well, enough said
       F       G    F             G
I know it's over still I cling, I don't know where else I can go
Am   F  G
Over, over
   C                 Em   Am  F
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

Verse 1:
       C
You see the sea wants to take me, the knife wants to slit me
Em          Am
Do you think you can help me?
F      C
Sad veiled bride please be happy
          Am
Handsome groom give her room
F   G   C
Loud loutish lover treat her kindly though she needs you
F Am
More than she loves you

Hook:
   F           G
I know it's over, still I cling
 F              G
I don't know where else I can go
C  Dm   G
Over, over

Verse 2:
C
I know it's over
          Am               F
It never really began but in my heart it was so real
       G          C
And she even spoke to me and said
           Em          Am      F G
"If you're so funny, why are you on your own tonight?"
C             Em         Am      G
"And if you're so clever, why are you on your own tonight?"
C                  Em         Am       F
"And if you're so very entertaining, why are you on your own tonight?"
C                        Em   Am
"And if you're so very good looking, why do you sleep alone tonight?"
   F C
I know, because tonight is just like any other night
      Em       Am      F
That's why you're on your own tonight
C                 Em Am
With your triumphs and your charms

While they are in each other's arms

Verse 3:
F                    G
It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate
      F            G
It takes strength to be gentle and kind
F    Dm7          G
Over, over, it's over, it's over

It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate
     C           F
It takes guts to be gentle and kind
Am   F   G
Over, over

{Verse 4]
C           F    Am  G
Love is natural and real
           Em       F
But not for you my love, not tonight my love
C          F  Am
Love is natural and real
              Em    F  G
But not for such as you and I, my love
   C           Am      Em    F  G  F
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
   C           Am      F     Am  F  G  F
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
   C      F    Am          Em
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

Outro:

F  G  C