I Know Its Over Chords & Tabs

by Jeff Buckley

[Version Description]
Jeff Buckley's version of "I Know It's Over" by The Smiths - Found on his "You and I" album. The strumming pattern varies a lot through the song, but the one provided is a good starting ground for the verses. There's lots of opportunities to play around with this song so make it your own and enjoy.
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 61
Denominator: 16
Triplet: Yes
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101, 1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101, 1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101, 1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101]
Use bar chords for F + G but lift your finger to leave the high E + B strings open.
During Am chords, he uses hammer-ons and pull-offs on the B and G string and also e string 3rd fret:
Making Am7 and Asus2 chords. He also sometimes jumps to Em for one strum so listen out.
During C chords, he does the same on e string 3rd fret
Listen through and play around with those or just make it up for some added flavour

[Verse]
       C                                    Em Am  FG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
       C                             Em  Am           
And as I climb into an empty bed, oh well, enough said

[Chorus]
           F             G        F                           G 
I know it's over still I cling, I don't know where else I can go
  F     G FG
Over, over

[Verse]
       C                                    Em Am  FG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
          C                                                 Em
You see the sea wants to take me, the knife wants to slit me
      Am                     
Do you think you can help me?
F   G      C                    
Sad veiled bride please be happy
                            Em Am
Handsome groom give her room
F    G       C                                          
Loud loutish lover treat her kindly though she needs you
  Em Am                    FG
More     than she loves you

[Chorus]
           F              G    
I know it's over, still I cling
  F                           G 
I don't know where else I can go
 F     G  FG
Over, over

[Post-Chorus]
             C  
I know it's over
F                    G          F            G  Am  F
It never really began but in my heart it was so real
             G                   FG
And she even spoke to me and said

[Verse]
C                                Em      Am           FG
"If you're so funny, why are you on your own tonight?"
C                                     Em      Am           FG
"And if you're so clever, why are you on your own tonight?"
C                                                Em      Am           FG
"And if you're so very entertaining, why are you on your own tonight?"
C                                               Em     Am            F
"And if you're so very good looking, why do you sleep alone tonight?"
  G    C                                            
I know, because tonight is just like any other night
                          Am         FG
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

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

[Bridge]
        C              FG
Love is natural and real
F   G       Am               F            G 
But not for you my love, not tonight my love
        F  G        C   FG
Love is natural and real
F            G       Em      F    G   FG
But not for such as you and I, my love

[Instrumental]
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F        G            F G  Am     FGFG
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
C                F      GFGAm F G F G
Oh Mother, I can feel...
Am