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SONG NAME - Dave Matthews Band
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Tabbed by: C.Bernard
Email: carl_bernard@sympatico.ca
Tuning: standard
The introduction to this song is layered with vocals and keyboards in E major. This was
from the Red Rocks Live version. Dave does not play guitar during the verses. Keyboards
been arranged for guitar.
INTRO:
"Yeaaaaaaa................................................ (X4)
e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 1: (X4)
e|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2--1-----1h-2-1-------/----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------/-------4---2------2h--4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------/---------------4-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------/---------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
I would dig a hole all the way to China unless of course I was
There, then I'd dig my way home
If by diggin I could steal the wind from the sails
Of the greedy men whole rule the world
e|---0------------------------/--0-------------------------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
G|---1------------------------/--1-------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------------------/- 0------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
Still you're my best friend....
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------- 6-----------4---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|
D|-----6----------4----------2-------2----------------------------------------------|
A|--4----------2-----------0-------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And after a good good drunk.....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6-------6----------4--------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-------6----------4--------4---------------------------------------------|
A|----4-------4----------2---------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You and me wake up and make sweet love
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6------4--------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------6-------4--------2-------2-------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--------0-------0---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
While I was dreaming....I was dreaming
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Of a dream girl (X4)
e|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2--1-----1h-2-1-------/----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------/-------4---2------2h--4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------/---------------4-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------/---------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
I was feeling like a creep as I watched you asleep
Face down in the park in the grass in the middle of the hot afternoon
Your top was untied and I though how nice
It'd be to follow the sweat down your spine
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/dreamgirl_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|---0------------------------/--0-------------------------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
G|---1------------------------/--1-------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------------/--2-------------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------------------/- 0------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
You're like my best friend....
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------- 6-----------4---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|
D|-----6----------4----------2-------2----------------------------------------------|
A|--4----------2-----------0-------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And after a good good drunk.....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6-------6----------4--------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-------6----------4--------4---------------------------------------------|
A|----4-------4----------2---------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You and me wake up and make sweet love
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6------4--------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------6-------4--------2-------2-------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--------2--------0-------0---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
While I was dreaming....I was dreaming
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Of a dream girl (X4 adlib)
e|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2--1-----1h-2-1-------/----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------/-------4---2------2h--4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------/---------------4-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------/---------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
Caught by a wave my back to the ocean
It knocks me off my feet and
Once I find my footing
There you come again
e|----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1--1--1--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dream girl (X4)
e|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2--1-----1h-2-1-------/----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------/-------4---2------2h--4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------/---------------4-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------/---------------------------------------------------|
"Yeaaaaaaa................................................ (X4)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dream girl (X8 ad lib to coda)
e|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--2--1-----1h-2-1-------/----1----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------/-------4---2------2h--4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------/---------------4-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------/---------------------------------------------------|
Enjoy Dave Heads
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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