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Bartender Tab by Dave Matthews Band

Bartender tab by Dave Matthews Band

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"Bartender"

Dave Matthews Band
(The Lillywhite Sessions)


12-string acoustic (Drop-D tuning)

Intro

Figure 1 (number of strokes varies throughout when recalled)
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D----H---------H------------
A---3--5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5---
D---0-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---
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play Figure 1 - 3 more times


Verse 1

"If I go before I'm old.....

Figure 2 (rhythmic strumming not notated)
--------- ----------------------
--------- ----------------------
--------- ----------------------
--------- --H-------H-----------
-5---5--- -3-5--5--3-5--5-------
-4---5--- -0----0--0----0-------

play Figure 2 - 7 more times

...after three days in the ground."

play Figure 1



Verse 2

"Oh, and if I die before my time....

play Figure 2 - 12 times

...after three days in the ground."

play Figure 1


Chorus

"I'm on bended knees I pray, Bartender, please....

Figure 3
(rhythmic strumming)
----- ----- ------ ---------
-3--- -3--- ------ ---------
-4--- -4--- ------ ---------
-4--- -4--- --5--- --5------
-2--- -2--- --5--- --5------
----- ----- --5--- --5------

then
           "when I was young....
----- ----- ------ ---------
-3--- -3--- --3--- --3------
-2--- -2--- --2--- --2------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------

....I'm on bended knees, Father, please."

play Figure 3

play Figure 1 - 4 times


Verse 3

"Oh, and if all this gold....

play Figure 2 - 12 times

...it's roots deep, deep in the ground, ground."


Chorus

"I'm on bended knees Oh, Bartender, please....

play Figure 3

----- -----
-3--- -3---
-2--- -2---
-0--- -0---
-0--- -0---
-0--- -0---

"I'm on bended knees Father, please....

play Figure 3

           "when I was young.....

----- ----- ------ ---------
-3--- -3--- --3--- --3------
-2--- -2--- --2--- --2------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------
-0--- -0--- --0--- --0------

....I'm on bended knees Oh, Bartender, please."

play Figure 3

play Figure 1 - 4 times


Interlude

Figure 4
-(2)--- -(2)--- -(3)--- -(3)--- -(3)--- -(3)--- -(2)--- -(2)---
--3---- --3---- --3---- --3---- --3---- --3---- --3---- --3----
--2---- --2---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --2---- --2----
--0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0----
--0---- --0---- --2---- --2---- --2---- --2---- --0---- --0----
--0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0---- --0----

play Figure 4 - 3 more times


Figure 5
-(2)--- -(2)--- --3------ --3---- --3---- --3---- -(2)--- -(2)---
--3---- --3---- --0-(3)-- --0---- --0---- --0---- --3---- --3----
--2---- --2---- --0-(4)-- --0---- --0---- --0---- --2---- --2----
--4---- --4---- --0------ --0---- --0---- --0---- --4---- --4----
--0---- --0---- --5------ --5---- --5---- --5---- --0---- --0----
--0---- --0---- --5------ --5---- --5---- --5---- --0---- --0----

play Figure 5 - 9 more times


Outro

play Figure 5 - 6 times then


-(2)--- -(2)--- --3------ --3---- --3---- --3----
--3---- --3---- --0-(3)-- --0---- --0---- --0----
--2---- --2---- --0-(4)-- --0---- --0---- --0----
--4---- --4---- --0------ --0---- --0---- --0----
--0---- --0---- --5------ --5---- --5---- --5----
--0---- --0---- --5------ --5---- --5---- --5----


The End


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