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If I Had It All - Dave Matthews
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Tabbed by: M Silvey
E-mail: [email protected]
It's much better to have the lyrics included. If you aren't singing
as you play, then you should be!!!! In the chorus,
the bass should be prominent on first chord strike.
You can play with it and make it your own after that.
This is the true beauty with a lot of Dave's songs.
Make it your own!
I have include the fingering on the initial riffs.
Lyrics on top, and Guide on the bottom.
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE BB G+G D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Intro
e|---------5-7------7------------------|
BB|-------7--------5-----5\3-5--5h7--5--|
G+G|--/6-7-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------5----7-------|
A augmentedA|--------------7----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
/2 3 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 4 1
Riff 1 - Verse 1
Sometimes I can't move my feet it seems
e|--------------------------------------3--3-3-3-------|
BB|-----------2-4------------------------3--3-3-3----2--|
G+G|--------------------------4--4-4-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------------2--2-2-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
A augmentedA|--/4-5--------------------2--2-2-x----2--2-2-2----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------------0--0-0-x----3--3-3-3-------|
2 3 2 1 3 E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
As if I'm stuck in the ground somehow, like a tree
As if I can't even breath
My screams just come whispering out
As if nobody can even see me
Like a ghost! Sometimes I can't see myself sometimes
Then again
Transition to Chorus
If I were a king? If I had everything?
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------1-----------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|--2-0--------0-----------------------|--0----------------------|
D MajorD|------4-2-0--2-----------------------|--2----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-----------------------|--2----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|--0----------------------|
1 3 1 C majorC Strumming.......... E minorEm Strumming........
If I had you, and I could give you your dreams.
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|--2----------------------------------|--1----------------------|
G+G|--2----------------------------------|--2----------------------|
D MajorD|--2----------------------------------|--2----------------------|
A augmentedA|--0----------------------------------|--0----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA Strumming...... A minorAm Strumming........
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all.
e|-------------------------------------|--0----------------------|
BB|----------1--------------------------|--0----------------------|
G+G|----------0--------------------------|--0----------------------|
D MajorD|----------2--------------------------|--2----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------3--------------------------|--2----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|--0----------------------|
C majorC Strumming....... E minorEm Strumming........
Then tell me what in the world would I sing for
e|-------------------3-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------2-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------3-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------0-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD Strumming... {let fade}
If I had it all.
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
BB|---------2-4---------------------|
G+G|------------------4--------------|
D MajorD|-------4----------2--------------|
A augmentedA|--/4-5------------2--------------|
E MajorE|------------------0--------------|
Short Riff 1 E minorEm {let ring}
Verse 2
Riff 1
Sometimes I feel lost
e|--------------------------------3--3-3-3-------|
BB|-----------2-4------------------3--3-3-3----2--|
G+G|--------------------4--4-4-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------2--2-2-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
A augmentedA|--/4-5--------------2--2-2-x----2--2-2-2----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------0--0-0-x----3--3-3-3-------|
2 3 2 1 3 E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
As I pull you out like strings of memories
Wish I could weave them into you
Then I could figure the whole damn puzzle out
But, then again
Transition to Chorus
Chorus 2 (only last line is different)
C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA A minorAm
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
If I were a king? If I had everything?
If I had you, and I could give you your dreams?
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I go on for.
If I had it all.
Transition back to Riff 1
Half Verse 3 - Transition to Bridge
I could take anything
e|--------------------------------3--3-3-3-------|
BB|-----------2-4------------------3--3-3-3----2--|
G+G|--------------------4--4-4-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------2--2-2-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
A augmentedA|--/4-5--------------2--2-2-x----2--2-2-2----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------0--0-0-x----3--3-3-3-------|
2 3 2 1 3 E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
If I had no greed too big
Only the poison that's tainting the clean
Oh, then again......
e|---------------------|
BB|--2------------------|
G+G|--2------------------|
D MajorD|--2------------------|
A augmentedA|--0------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
A augmentedA
Bridge (Chords relative to lyrics)
Remembering times much younger than me now.
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G+G|--4---------4-5--4--7---6---------|--6----7----5---4---5--4-------------|
D MajorD|--x---------x-x--x--x---x---------|--x----x----x---x---x--x-------------|
A augmentedA|--2---------2-3--2--5---4---------|--4----5----3---2---3--2-------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-5--3--7---5---------|--5----7----5---3---5--3-------------|
Strum-in Strum-out
When my breath was light when the world raised me up kind.
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G+G|--4----5--4------7---6-------|--6-------7-----5------4--5--4-------|
D MajorD|--x----x--x------x---x-------|--x-------x-----x------x--x--x-------|
A augmentedA|--2----3--2------5---4-------|--4-------5-----3------2--3--2-------|
E MajorE|--3----5--3------7---5-------|--5-------7-----5------3--5--3-------|
And here mother comforts child, Every moment waking up
But now I've grown tired. Yeah! {Dave scream}
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4----5--4------7---9--------------------4--|
D MajorD|--x----x--x------x---x--------------------2--|
A augmentedA|--2----3--2------5---7--------------------2--|
E MajorE|--3----5--3------7---9--------------------0--|
Strum it out, then fade
If I had it all.
e|--------------------------------3--3-3-3-------|
BB|-----------2-4------------------3--3-3-3----2--|
G+G|--------------------4--4-4-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------2--2-2-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
A augmentedA|--/4-5--------------2--2-2-x----2--2-2-2----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------0--0-0-x----3--3-3-3-------|
2 3 2 1 3 E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
You know I'd f___ it up. If I were a king?
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------1-----------------------|
G+G|--2-0--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|------4-2-0--2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA A minorAm
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
If I had everything
If I had you, and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized. On top of it all.
Then tell me what in the world would I sing for......Ohhhhh
{Bring it home - last Chorus}
If I were a king? If I had everything
Piece by piece, if I had you, and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized. On top of it all.
Then tell me what in the world would I go on for.
If I had it all. {do this twice)
e|--------------------------------3--3-3-3-------|
BB|-----------2-4------------------3--3-3-3----2--|
G+G|--------------------4--4-4-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------2--2-2-x----0--0-0-0----2--|
A augmentedA|--/4-5--------------2--2-2-x----2--2-2-2----0--|
E MajorE|--------------------0--0-0-x----3--3-3-3-------|
2 3 2 1 3 E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
{End on this.}
If I had it all.
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------2-4---|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|--------4--------|
A augmentedA|--/4-5-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|
2 3 2 1 3
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| x Mute note