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From: ecpark@mail.wm.edu (parker evan c)
Date: 1 Jan 96 16:54:10
Subject: revision: lie_in_our_graves.tab
lie in our graves
by the dave matthews band
transcribed by evan c. parker
ecpark@mail.wm.edu
as a result of my last posting of *say goodbye* i got a lovely little flame
from someone claiming they were from dave's front office, all pissy about
the details of the posting. as i don't want to come across as a *loser poser*
as he pointed out that i most certainly did, let me make all the standard
disclaimers that i simply assumed last time. (1) for those who were unaware
(?), dave plays live and his lyrics and tab changes by the evening. this is
NOT the definitive version of the song. (2) dave's great talent is in
improvisation, so play around with what you see below. try open chords, try
standard chords, barre chords, pick parts, strum parts... anything. chances
are he's played it that way at least one night.
(intro and verses)
D Bm G
e---------------------------------3---3-------------------------
a---------4-2--2----------------------2-------------------------
d-0--0-0--------------0-2-4---2-------0-------------------------
g-2--2-2--------------------2---------0-------------------------
b-3--3-3------------------------------3-------------------------
e-2--2-2------------------------------3------------------------- x 3
D Bm E A G
e---------------------0-000------3-333--------------------------
a---------4-2--2--2---2-222--0---2-222--------------------------
d-0--0-0-------4--4---2-222--2---0-000--------------------------
g-2--2-2-------4--4---1-111--2---0-000--------------------------
b-3--3-3-------3--3----------2---3-333--------------------------
e-2--2-2-------2--2--------------3-333-------------------------- repeat
when i step into the light my arms open wide
when i step into the light my eyes searching wild
would you not like to be
sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free
would you not like to be OK, OK, OK
when we're walking by the water
splish splash me and you taking a bath
when we're walking by the water
come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
then i'm blown away
(bridge)
D Am
e---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------
d-0-0-0---0-4---4-0---2-2-2-------------------------------------
g-2-2-2-------2-------2-2-2---------4-2-4-----------------------
b-3-3-3---------------1-1-1--0h2h0------------------------------
e-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------- x4
Am Bm C
(return to verses)
when we're walking by the water
splish splash me and you taking a bath
when we're walking by the water
come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
then i'm blown away
(bridge again)
(sometimes extended into boyd solo)
D A Bm G - A x4
Bm D A F#m - G x2
(return to verses)
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering if we had spent our living days well
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
dreaming of things that we might of been
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering if we had spent our living days well
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
dreaming of things that we might of been
would you not like to be
would you not like to be
i can't believe that you would not like to be
would you not like to be
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
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evan c. parker
ecpark@mail.wm.edu
