Please Note: This file is the author's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study,
scholarship, or research.
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Opened Once
by Jeff Buckley
from the album "Sketches (for my sweetheart the drunk)" Columbia, 1998.
Lyrics and music © 1998, El Viejito (BMI)
Used without Permission.
Tabbed by Dennis McHenry II, Friday, March 20 , 1998.

The song has been divided into 5 sections for clarity.

1st verse:

- The notes in parentheses aren't played the first time through, but are 
  played each time after that.
- After playing through Section 2 twice, return to Section 1, play through 
  Section 2 again once, and then play Section 3 (the beginning of the 
  Chorus).

Section 1
e-|-----------0------(0)--0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
b-|---------------0--(0)--0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G-|-------2---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|---3-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                                       Section 2                           
e-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|-----------0-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|---------------0-------------------|.----------------------------------|
D-|-------2---------------------------|.------2---------------0-----------|
A-|---3-------------------------------|---3-------3---2-----------2---0---|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------.|-----------------------------------|
D-|---2---------2--------------------.|-----------------------------------|
A-|---0---------0---------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Chorus:

- The first time you play the chorus, play the last chord shape straight.
- After that, play it with the moving bass line, indicated after the chorus.
- After the moving bass, go directly into Verse 2 (Section 1).

Section 3
e-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|-----------0---------------0-------|-----------0-----------0-------0---|
G-|---------------4-----------4-------|-----------8-----------8-------8---|
D-|-------2---------------2-----------|-------4-----------4---------------|
A-|---4---------------4-----------4---|---6-----------6-----------6-------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|-----------0-----------0-------0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G-|-----------9-----------9-------9---|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
D-|-------6-----------6---------------|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A-|---7-----------7-----------7-------|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

End of Chorus, w/moving bass.
e-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|---0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|---4-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|---2-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|---2---2---0---------------2-H-4---|-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------4-------4-----------|-----------------------------------|

To 2nd verse (repeat Section 1).

After 2nd verse:

e-|-----------0-----------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
b-|-----------0-----------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
G-|-------2---------------------------|-------5---------------------------|
D-|---4-------------------------------|---7-------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

To 2nd Chorus (repeat Section 3).
To Section 5 (Coda).

e-|---------------0-------------------|---0------0----0-------0---0---0---|
b-|---------------0-------------------|---0------0----0-------0---0---0---|
G-|-----------4---4---------------4---|---4------4----4-------4---4---4---|
D-|-------2-------2-----------2-------|---2------2----2-------2---2---2---|
A-|---4-----------4-------2-----------|---0------0----0-------0---0---0---|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e-|---------------0-------------------|-----------------------------------|
b-|---------------0-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|-----------4---4---------------4---|-----------------------------------|
D-|-------2-------2-----------2-------|-----------------------------------|
A-|---4-----------4-------2-----------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

To Section 1 (verse), but play only the first two bars.

e-|-----------0-------0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
b-|---------------0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G-|-------2---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-|---3-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

The end.

Lyrics, as near as I can tell.

verse 1
I once was opened
  at one with a traveling heart
  and loved a sweet guy.
And just like the friction
  rushing in your river bed
  arise like applause in my head.

chorus 1
And in the half light
  where we both stand
This is the half light
  you see me as i am.

verse 2
Just like the ocean
  always in love with the moon
  It's overflowing now, inside you.
We fly right over
  the minds of so many in pain
  we are the smile of light that brings them rain.

chorus 2
And in the half light
  where we both stand
Here in the half light
  you saw me as i am.
I am a railroad track abandoned
  with the sun setting,
Forgetting it ever happened,
  that I ever happened.

-dennis in the delphi
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