Dave Matthews Band

Dont Drink The Water(Tabs)

Dave Matthews Band

Key: D

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	        Transcribed by: Adam Strachn 
Email: [email protected] 
 
Listen to the song for the rhythm. It's not too difficult a song. 
I don?t know which is the bridge and which is the chorus so I just put 
The chorus as the first transition. 
I tabbed this from the album and the Listener Supported DVD. 
This is on Drop D tuning. 
 
 
Intro ? strum rhythmically!!! 
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--------7--7----------7--7-----------7--7------7-7-7--| 
--------7--7----------7--7-----------7--7------7-7-7--| 
--------5--5----------5--5-----------5--5------5-5-5--| 
-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----0--0---0--0---0--0-0-0--|  
 
The verse is basically the intro 
 
Chorus -  
'Say you will lay your arms down'                                            
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-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------5--5----------5--5----------5--5--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| 
 
Then the verse  
 
Chorus -   
'And here I will spread my wings'                                                   
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-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------5--5----------5--5----------5--5--| 
-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| 
 
 
Bridge -  
'What's this you say?'                                                        
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-3--------------------| 
-4-----------------7--| 
-4-----------------5--|Strum those two chords (listen for the change) 
-2-----------------5--| 
-3-----------------5--| 
 
Then go to the verse (the ?yea yea yea? part on the listener supported version) 
 
Then the bridge 
 
Then play the verse  
                                 
 
Bridge - 
'Spread my wings . . .'                                                               
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-3---------------| 
-4------------7--|Just strum these chords again 
-4------------5--| 
-2------------5--| 
-3------------5--| 
 
Then the verse again -  
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--------7--7--| 
--------7--7--| 
--------5--5--| 
-0--0---0--0--| 
 
Bridge -  
'I have no time to justify to you fool your blind'                            
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-3-----------------------------| 
-4--------------------------7--| 
-4--------------------------5--| 
-2--------------------------5--| 
-3--------------------------5--| 
 
Then the bridge chords again . . . ?All I can say . . .? 
 
Interlude -  
'As I rest my  feet  by  this  fire'                                              
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-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
 
'Upon these poor souls    all in heaven say .  . .'                           
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-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
 
 
Short Verse riff  - 
'Where ya go-------ing now?'                                                         
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-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
  
 
Interlude 2 -  
'And I live with my justice . . . '                                           
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-3--3--3---7--7-7-7--| 
-3--3--3---7--7-7-7--| 
-1--1--1---5--5-5-5--| 
-0--0--0---0--0-0-0--| 
 
 
Breakdown ? Here the band breaks down and Dave just messes around with muting and sliding. I just laid out a little of what he plays. 
'Don't drink the water'                                                       
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-x--x-------x-x------x-x-x---x-x-----x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| 
-x--x-------x-x------x-x-x---x-x--0--x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| 
-x--x-12\---x-x--/5--x-x-x---x-x--0--x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| 
  
 
When the band comes back in -  
'Don't drink the water'                                
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-3--3-3-3-3-----7--7-7-7-7--| 
-3--3-3-3-3-----7--7-7-7-7--| 
-1--1-1-1-1-----5--5-5-5-5--| 
-0?-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0?0-0--| 
                                                                               
 
Outro ? Mix up the two below riffs 
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--------------------------------7--7-7-7---7-7-7--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----7--7-7-7---8-8-8--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----5--5-5-5---5-5-5--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----------------------|                                                                 
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--------------------------------3--3-3-3----------| 
--------------------------------2--2-2-2---3-3-3--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---3-3-3--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---1-1-1--| 
-0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---0-0-0--| 
 
That?s it for now. I don?t think I could be any more clear on this song. 
 

	        

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