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Don T Drink The Water by Dave Matthews Band

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Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink The Water
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Tabbed by Frank Jacobs
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No rhythm, sorry. Just something I put together this morning so
I can quickly play with mate. Its a pretty accurate

foundation tho, some tiny bits missing. Anything wrong, feel free to change.
Mute that right hand....


------
Tuning
------

-G-
-D-
-A-
-D-

---
Key
---

/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
(x) = ghost notes
* = suggested notes
h = hammer on




-----
Verse
-----

"Come out, Come out..."


G-----------------------|-----------------|
D-----------------------|-------4---------|
A-----------------------|-(0)-2---(0)-----|
D-0-0-(3)-0-0--(3)-0-0--|-------------5-3-|
      (0)      (0)
       *        *                             * Play either 0 or 3 at each of these points on the bottom D string.



------------
To Chorus...
------------

G                       |---------------------|
D   "              "    |---------------------|
A                       |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D                       |---------------------|




------
Chorus
------


"Say you will lay your arms down..."

[c-riff1]

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-/-14-14-|


[c-riff2]

G----------------|-------------------------|
D----------------|-------------------------|
A------------3*--|-------------------------| (*should be octave lower - five string bass!)
D-0-0--0h3-0---0-|-0-0--0h3-0h3-0h3-0h3----|


"Yes I will call this home..."

[c-riff 1]




--------
Bridge 1
--------

"Whats this you say, you feel the right to..."

G-----------------------------------------|
D------------------*----------------------|
A-2----2----(2)--/-5-\-(2)----------------| * slow subtle slide
D-----------------------------------------|


"Remain. then stay...."

G-----------------------------------------|
D------------5----------------------------|
A-------------------------------*---------| * quick pronounced slide
D--5----5--------5---5----(5)-/-14-\-(5)--|





--------
Bridge 2
--------

"Now as I, Rest my feet by the fire..."

[b-riff 1]

        G-----------------------------------------|
        D-----------------------------------------|
        A-----------------------------------------|
        D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| play soft.


[b-riff 2]

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----| play soft


[b-riff 1] [b-riff 2] [b-riff 1] [b-riff2]




"Upon these poor souls, Ill build...."

[b-riff 3]

G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-2-/-7-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
D---------------------------------------------------|


"Heaven and call it....."

[b-riff1]