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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:51:49 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" <pabstbr@hotmail.com>
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/dont_drink_the_water.crd


"Don't Drink the Water"


Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Sreets

Drop-D Tuning

Intro - w/Bela Fleck, banjo

Figure 1
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G--------7--7-7-------7--7-7---
D--------7--7-7-------7--7-7---
A--------5--5-5-------5--5-5---
D--0--0---------0--0-----------

play Figure 1 - 3 more times



Verse 1

"Come Out, come out.....

play figure 1 - 16 times
(with slight strumming variations ad lib)



Pre-Chorus

"So you will lay your arms down.....

Figure 2
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-------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--

repeat Figure 2
Figure 1 - 2 times
Figure 2 - 2 times
Figure 1 - 2 times



Verse 2

"Away, Away, you have been banished.....

Figure 1 - 8 times


Pre-Chorus

"And here I will spread my wings....

Figure 2 - 2 times
Figure 1 - 2 times
Figure 2 - 2 times
Figure 1 - 2 times


Chorus

"What's this you say?.....

Figure 3
-2---2---2--- -2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--x-x-
-3---3---3--- -3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-
-4---4---4--- -4--4--4-4-4--4-4-4--x-x-
-4---4---4--- -4--4--4-4-4--4-4-4--x-x-
-2---2---2--- -2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--x-x-
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(rhythmic strumming)
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------ ------
-7---- -7----
-5---- -5---- end Fig. 3
-5---- -5----
-5---- -5----

Figure 1 - 4 times
Figure 3
Figure 1 - 4 times


Verse 3

"Here's the hitch, your horse is leaving.....

Figure 1 - 8 times
w/Tim Reynolds, electric with dist. and wah (harmonics)


Pre-Chorus

"And as you go I will spread my wings....

Figure 2 - 2 times
Figure 1 - 2 times
Figure 2 - 2 times
Figure 1 - 2 times


Chorus

"But I have no time to justify....

Figure 3
Figure 1 - 4 times
Figure 3
Figure 1 - 4 times


Bridge

"Now as I rest my feet by this fire....

Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 1 - 3 times

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G--------7--7-7----7--7--7-7-7-7--
D--------7--7-7----8--8--8-8-8-8--
A--------5--5-5----5--5--5-5-5-5--
D--0--0---------------------------


Outro

"And I live with my justice

Figure 4
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G--7-----7--7-7----7-7-7--7-7-7-7--
D--8-----7--7-7----8-8-8--8-8-8-8--
A--5-----5--5-5----5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
D-----0----------------------------

play Figure 4 - 7 more times

"Don't Drink the Water.....

Tim Reynolds
Figure 5
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-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--

repeat Figure 5 - 3 more times

then play Figures 4 & 5 until end


The End


Scott Taylor
The Florida State University
AOL IM: tromba1B

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