This is my very first tab I have ever posted. I hope you enjoy! JAG
FUNNY THE WAY IT IS - DMB Lyrics and Tabs
Lyin’ in the park, on a beautiful day,
Sunshine in the grass, and the children play,
Siren’s passin’, fire engine’s red,
Someone’s house is burning down, on a day like this,
The evening comes, and we’re hangin’ out,
On the front step, and a car goes by with the windows rolled down,
And that, war song is playin “why can’t we be friends?”
Someone's screamin’ and cryin’ in the apartment upstairs,
Funny the way it is, if you think about it,
Somebody’s goin’ hungry, and someone else is eatin’ out,
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong,
Somebody’s heart is broken, and it becomes your favorite song…
The way your mouth feels, in a lover’s kiss,
Like a pretty bird, on a breeze, or water to a fish,
A bomb blast, brings the building crashin’ to the floor,
Hear the laughter, while the children play war,
Funny the way it is, if you think about it,
One kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s droppin’ out,
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong,
On a soldier’s last breath, His baby’s being born…
Standin’ on a bridge, watch the water passin’ under me,
It must have been much harder, when there was no bridge, just water,
Now the world is small, remember how it used to be,
With mountain, and oceans, and winter’s, and river’s and stars,
Lead
Watch the sky the jet planes, so far out of my reach,
Is there someone up there, lookin’ down on me?
Boy chase a bird, so close but every time,
He never catch her, But he can’t stop trying... .
Lead
Oh, Funny the way it is, if you think about it,
One kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s droppin’ out,
Funny the way it is, Not right or wrong,
On a soldier’s last breath, His baby’s being born,
Funny the way it is, Not right or wrong,
Somebody’s broken heart, becomes your favorite song,
Funny the way it is, if you think about it,
One kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s droppin’ out…
Standin’ on a bridge, watch the water passin’ under me,
It must have been much harder, when there was no bridge, just water,
Now the world is small, remember how it used to be,
With mountain, and oceans, and winter’s, and river’s and stars.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/funny_the_way_it_is_tab.html ]
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Intro: Looping throughout the verse and chorus with a Looper Footpedal, not necessary!
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E--8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---|
Verse and First Lead:
e----0---------------------------|
|--1---1----3-0---3-0----1-------|
|--2------0-----0------2-2-------|
|--2------0-----0------3-3-------|
|--0------2-----2------3-3-------|
E---------3-----3------1---------|
Chorus and Second Lead: 4x4 timing
e--0-0-0--3-3----0--------0---------|
|--1-3-1--1-0----0--------1---------|
|--0-0-0--0-0----7------2-2---------|
|--2-2-2--0-0----5------3-3---------|
|--3-3-3--2-2----x------3-3---------|
E---------3-3----7------1-----------|
Transition:
e-----------------------------------------------|
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|-----------5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-12-12-14-14-------|
|-------3-3-------------------------------------|
|-----------3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--10-10-12-12-------|
E---1-1-----------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e--------------------------------------------3---|
|--------------------------------------------3---|
|---7---10-7---9----10-9---(4x)-then-end-on--0---|
|---7---10-8---10---10-10--------------------0---|
|---5---8--8---10---8--7---------------------2---|
E----------6---8-----------------------------3---|
Interlude at: “can’t stop trying”
e----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---2-0----------------2-0---------------------|
|---3---3-2-0----------3---3-2-0---------------|
|---3---------3-2-0----3---------3-2-0---------|
E---1---------------3--1---------------3-------|
End Pumping:
e---5-5-5\---|
|---5-5-5\---|
|---5-5-5\---|
|---7-7-7\---|
|---7-7-7\---|
E---5-5-5\---|
I hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to let me know if something needs changing.
