What You Are Chords & Tabs
chords i used for my intro:
e--0--0--|
b--0--7--|
g--6--6--|
d--7--4--|
a--x--0--|
D--4--0--|
MAIN RIFF {between verse lines + end verse "realise, realise what you are"}:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e------------------|
b-----(7)----------|
g------6-4---------|
d--4---------7-6---|
a------------------|
D------------------|
VERSE, 1st half {"i walk into this room now..."}:
e--x--
b--x--
g--6--
d-(4)-
a-(4)-
D--4--
VERSE, 2nd half {"...than i have to give away"}:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e--x-----x-----x---x-----x---x---x-|
b--x-----x-----x---x-----x---x---x-|
g--7-----7-----7---6-----4---x---x-|
d--x-----x-----x---x-----x---7---6-|
a--5-----5-----5---4-----2---x---x-|
D--0-----0-----0---x-----x---7---6-|
CHORUS, 1st half {"what you've become, just as.."}:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e--x-----x-----x---x----(0)--------|
b--x-----x-----x---x-----5---------|
g--9-----9-----9---9-----5---------|
d--7-----7-----7---7----(3)--------|
a--x-----x-----x---x----(3)--------|
D--7-----7-----7---5-----3---------|
CHORUS, 2nd half {"..i am, but are you and i so alike?"}
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e--0-----0-----0---x-----x---x-----|
b--3-----3-----3---x-----x---x-----|
g--2-----2-----2---5-----x---x-----|
d--3-----3-----3---x-----2---6-----|
a--0-----0-----0---3-----x---x-----|
D--0-----0-----0---x-----2---6-----|
[ REFRAIN {"what you are is is the beast in a lover's arms"}
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e-(2)-----(2)---(2)--------0-0-0-0----(0)-(0)----------------------|
b--2-------2-----2---------0-0-0-0-----7---7-----------------------|
g--3-------3-----3---------1-1-1-1-----8---8-----------------------|
d--4-------4-----4---------2-2-2-2-----9---9-----------------------|
a--x-------x-----x---------x-x-x-x-----x---x-----------------------|
D--4-------4-----4---------2-2-2-2-----9---9-----------------------|
--song--
x4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/what_you_are_tab_ver_5.html ]
a>
walk into this room, oh, all eyes on me now
b>
but i do not know the people inside
x2
a>
look straight through me these eyes, seeking more wisdom than I
b>
have to give away
realize, realize what you are
a>
what you've become
b>
just as i have
a>
are you and I so alike?
i don't hear you
b>
just as I am
a>
afraid if we dance we might die
mock the world
b> a>
lips they say "whyyyy?"
b>
don't you know when you give life
then you become what you are
a>
the sea is unsparing
we're all drifting away
b>
away from you
i pray for you
x2
now
a>
hoping to god on high
is like clinging to straws
b>
while drowning
realize, realize what you are...
a>
what you've become
b>
just as i have
a>
are you and I so alike?
i don't hear you
b>
just as I am
afraid if we dance we might die
mock the world
b> a>
lips they say white liiiiies
b>
don't trust me, love yourself
then you'll become what you are
][x4
what you are is the beast in a lover's arms
what you are is the devil in the sweet, sweet kiss
what you are is missing a piece
what you are is a puzzle to me
a>
what you've become
b>
just as i have
a>
are you and I so alike?
i don't hear you
b>
just as I am
afraid if we dance we might die
mock the world
b> a>
lips they say liiiiies
b>
don't you know, when you give life
then you become what you are
][
what you are is a puzzle
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(lyrics and chord change timings taken from
dave's acoustic version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NffmPn_3BxE )]