Jeff Buckley – Just Like A Woman (Guitar Tab)
Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E)
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Guitar Tab
Ukulele
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Chords
First things first, this is not an exact tab of what Jeff plays. I will not write out the strumming, just
the moving parts and the fingerings. The basis is just a smooth sound with constant strumming, the
low D is droned for a majority of the song, a lot of the song is just ad libbed notes so I apologize
for this chaotic tab. Feel free to play around with the chords and instrumental breaks, enjoy!
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[Common chords and variations]
e |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|-----|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--0--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--5--|--7--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--8--|--0--|
E |--4--|--5--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--9--|--0--|--0--|
B |--5--|--5--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|-----|-----|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--9--|--0--|
E Esus A A A A B B B C#m C#m C#m
(True A) \A Variants/
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[Intro]
e |------/4---p2p0~-|-/4---/5-5---7-10/12----12---12-11-14-12-11-9-7----12-11-9-7~-|
B |-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
G#|-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
E |-------0---------|-/4---/5-0---7-10/12----0-------------------------------------|
B |-----------------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
E |-0--0------------|--0----0-0----------------------------------------------------|
e |-----------0----|-------------|------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------|-------------|------------|-----------0---0---0--0~--|
G#|-0h1/3--3-------|-----------0-|------------|-----------0---0---0--7~--|
E |-0h2/4--0-----0-|-0h4\2-0--0--|-----0--2/4-|-2/4-7\5---5---5---4--0~--|
B |--------------0-|---------2---|-0h2--------|-------5---5---5---5--0~--|
E |--------------0-|-------------|-------2-/4-|-2/4-7\5---4---5---4--7~--|
[Verse 1]
B E E A B E E A B E
e |-0----0---0------0----0----0----0-----0-----------0------0--------0--|
B |-0----0---0------2----4----0----0-----0-----------2------4--------0--|
G#|-7----0---0------1----3----0----0-----0-----------1------3--------0--|
E |-0----4---4------2----4----4----5-----4-----------2------4--------4--|
B |-0----5---5------0----0----5----5-----5-----------0------0--------5--|
E |-7----0---4------0----0----0----0-----0-----------0------0--------0--|
No.....body feels any pain. Tonight as i stand inside the rain
A B A B
e |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
G#|-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
E |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
E |-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
Everybody knows Baby's got new clothes
C#m B A E E F#m
d |---------------------------------0---------0--0--------------0------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0-----0---1--2--------------0------------10--9--7--9-|
G#|-8---7---5---3--------0----------1-----3---0--0--------------0------------10--8--7--8-|
E |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----2---0--0--------------4------------0---0--0--0-|
B |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----0---1--2--------------5------------0---0--0--0-|
E |-9---7---5---4--------0----------2-----0---0--0--------------0------------0---0--0--0-|
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows have fallen from her curls[Chorus]
E E A e |-0---------------------------------------| B |-0-------------------2-------------------| G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------| E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| E |-0------0------------0-------------------| She takes just like a woman \ E E A \ e |-0---------------------------------------| \ B |-0------2/4--4\2-----2-------------------| \ G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------| \ E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| ------ These are not really in this order, these are B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| just a few ways of playing this part E |-0------0------------0-------------------| / makes love just like a woman / / E E A / e |-0---------------------------------------| / B |-0-------------------2-------------------| G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------| E |-0------5/7--7\5--4--2-------------------| B |-0------7/9--9\7--5--0-------------------| E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------| aches just like a woman e |----------------------------------0--|---------------0---------------------------| B |-5--4--2--4-----------------------0--|--10--9-----5--0---0h2p0----------------2--| G#|-0--3--1--3-----------------------0--|--0---8--7-----0---0-----0h1p0-------0--1--| E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0--2--| B |----------------------------------0--|--0------7--5--0---------0-----0-----0--0--| E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---------------------0--0--| breaks just like a little girl
[Verse 2]
A B E A B E A B E e |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--| B |-2---4---0------2----4----0--------------------2------4------0--| G#|-1---3---0------1----3----0--------------------1------3------0--| E |-2---0---4-5----2----4----4-----5-----4--------2------4------4--| B |-0---4---5-5----0----0----5-----5-----5--------0------0------5--| E |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--| Queen Mary she's my friend I believe I'll go see her again A B A B e |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------| B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------| G#|-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------| E |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------| B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------| E |-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------| Nobody has to guess Baby can't be blessed C#m B A E F#m E C#m E e |-----------------------------------0------------0--0--------------------0--------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------0-------0----1--2--------------------0--------------------10--9--7--9-| G#|--8---7-------5----3----1----------0-------3----0--0--------------------0--------------------10--8--7--8-| E |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------2----0--0--------------------4--------------------0---0--0--0-| B |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------0----1--2--------------------5--------------------0---0--0--0-| E |--9---7-------5----4----2----------0-------0----0--0--------------------0--------------------0---0--0--0-| Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest with her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls
[Chorus]
E E A e |-0---------------------------------------| B |-0-------------------0-------------------| G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------| E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| E |-0------0------------0-------------------| She takes just like a woman \ E E A \ e |-0---------------------------------------| \ B |-0-------------------2-------------------| \ G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------| \ E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--0-------------------| ------ These are not really in this order, these are B |-0------0---------0--2-------------------| just a few ways of playing this part E |-0------0------------0-------------------| / makes love just like a woman / / E E A / e |-0---------------------------------------| / B |-0-------------------2-------------------| G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------| E |-0------0----0----0--2-------------------| B |-0------7/9--9\7--0--0-------------------| E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------| aches just like a woman e |---------------------------------0--|------------0--0-------------------------| B |-5--4--2--4----------------------0--|--10--9--0--5--0---0h2p0---------------2-| G#|-0--3--1--3----------------------0--|--0---8--7--0--0---0-----0h1p0-------0-1-| E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0-2-| B |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--7--5--0---------0-----0-----0-0-| E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---------------------0-0-| breaks just like a little girl [Bridge] F#m e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-8--9--------------------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--| B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-8--9--------------------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--| Well it was raining from the first and I was dying there of thirst e |--------------------------------------------------------| B |-0------------------0--0--------------------------------| G#|-0------------------0--0--------------------------------| E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------| B |-0------------------------------------------------------| E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------| So I came in here And your long-time curse hurts F#m A e |-------------------------------------------------| B |-0----------------------------5----------5-5---5-| G#|-0----------------------------5----------5-6p5-5-| E |-9----------------------------5----------5-7p5-5-| B |-------------------------------------------------| E |-9----------------------------5----------5-5---5-| But what's worse is all this pain here A B E A B E e |---------------------------------------------0--------------------| B |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----0--| G#|-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--| E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----4--| B |---------------------------------------------0------0----0-----5--| E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--| I can't stay here baby ain't it clear that I... Just can't fit A B e |------------0-----------------| B |------------2--------4------0-| G#|------------1--------3------0-| E |------------2--------4------4-| B |------------0--------0------5-| E |------------0--------0------0-| I believe it's time for us to quit A B A B e |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------| B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------| G#|-5-------------7-----5-------------7------| E |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------| B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------| E |-5-------------7-----5-------------7------| When we meet again introduced as friends C#m B A E F#m E C#m E e |---------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------| B |----------------------------------------0-------0----1--2------------0----------------------5--4--| G#|----8----7---------5----3------1--------0-------3----0--0------------0----------------------5--3--| E |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------2----0--0------------4----------------------0--0--| B |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------0----1--2------------5----------------------0--0--| E |----9----7---------5----4------2--------0-------0----0--0------------0----------------------------| Please don't you let on that that you knew me well I was hungry and it was your world
[Chorus]
E E A e |-0---------------------------------------| B |-0-------------------0-------------------| G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------| E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| E |-0------0------------0-------------------| She fakes just like a woman E E A e |-0---------------------------------------| B |-0-------------------2-------------------| G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------| E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| E |-0------0------------0-------------------| makes love just like a woman E E A e |-0---------------------------| B |-0-------2-------------------| G#|-0-------1-------------------| E |-0-------2-------------------| B |-0-------0-------------------| E |-0-------0-------------------| aches just like a woman E E A e |-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------| B |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2-----2---0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--| G#|-0---------------------------------0------1/3--3\1--0--1---0--3--7--5--3--0-------1--| E |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2--0--2---2--0--0--0--0--0-------0--| B |-0---------------------------------0------0---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0h2p0-0-2--| E |-0---------------------------------0------0------------0---2--4--7--5--4--0-------0--| breaks just like a little girl e |---------------------------------0--|------------------------------| B |-0-------------------------------0--|--10--9--7-----------2---+0---| G#|-0-------------------------------0--|--0---8--7--5-3-1-0--1---+0---| E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--------2---+0---| B |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--5------------+0---| E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0-----------------| breaks just like a little girl
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h| Hammer on
p| Pull off
/| Slide up
\| Slide down
+| Harmonic
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[General chords]
e |--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
E |--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
B |--5--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|-----|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
E A B A* B* Cm C#m* C#m [Verse 1]
E
Nooooo, no, no, noooo
A B E
Nobody feels any pain
A B E
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
A* B* A* B*
Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes
C#m* B* A* E A E Cm C#m
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows
E
Have fallen from her curls
[Chorus]
E A
As she takes just like a woman, yeah
E A
And she makes love just like a woman, oh
E A
And she aches just like a woman
E B E
But she breaks just like a little girl
[Verse 2]
A B E A B E
Queen Mary, she's my friend
A B E
Yes I believe I'll go see her again
A* B* A* B*
Nobody has to guess baby can't be blessed
C#m* B* A* E A B E Cm C#m
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
E
With her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls
[Chorus]
E A
As she takes just like a woman yeah she does
E A
and she makes love just like a woman
E A
And she aches just like a woman
E B E
But she breaks just like a little girl
[Bridge]
Cm C#m
Well it was raining from the first
E
and I was dying there of thirst so I came in here
Cm C#m
And your long-time curse hurts
A*
But what's worse is all this pain here
E*
I can't stay here baby
E A B E
Ain't it clear that I just can't fit
A B E
I believe it's time for us to quit
A* B* A* B*
When we meet again introduced as friends
C#m* B* A* E A B E Cm C#m
Please don't you let on that that you knew me well
E
I was hungry and it was your world
[Chorus]
E A
Oh, you fake just like a woman
E A
Yes you do and you make love just like a woman
E A
And then you ache just like a woman
E B E
But you break just like a little girl
E B E
But you break just like a little girl