WHY I AM
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Such a rockin' song
Standard Tuning
Chords Used
(FROM e TO E)
G| 330023
C| 01023-
Am/B ?(sort of)| 000-2-
F| 112331
Em| 000220
D| (DURING THE CHORUS ONLY-->) 2320-- (FOR INTRO ETC.--->) -320--
Am| 01220-
INTRO
F Em D C Am/B
MAIN RIFF
G C Am/B
G C Am/B
I grew from monkey into man,
G C Am/B G C Am/B
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand.
G C Am/B G C Am/B
I grew drunk on water turned into wine,
G C Am/B G C Am/B
'Till I was slave and master at the same damn time.
G C Am/B
It's why I am.
G C Am/B
It's why I am.
G C Am/B G C Am/B
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Em D (BACK TO VERSE) G C Am/B
REPLAY THE INTRO (F Em D C Am/B Am)
Out of my head and into the room hello.
BACK TO MAIN RIFF
W/Funky lil' fill I had to add:
e|12~----10-------------12-10----7-------8-7--|
B|---------12-12-12-12-12-----8~------------8-|
VERSE and CHORUS are pretty much the same...
F Em D C Am/B Am for this...
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
F C
Don't cry baby,
Am/B G
Don't cry.
BRIDGE
F Am
It's the lose and the win of the world.
C
Wrong and right,
G
Us and them of the world.
F Am C
It's the you and the me of the world.
Em
But, Only one way out of the world.
F Am C
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
G
Us and them of the world.
F Am C
It's the you and the me of the world.
G
Only one way out of the world.
Then MAIN RIFF for the solo (last go around of it has the F Em D C Am/B Am)
THEN CHORUS
THEN PLAY THE F Am C BIT ONCE
THEN BACK to the F Em D C Am/B Am 3x
F C
Don't cry baby,
Am/B F
Don't cry.
To end it all off...
G G G G
