#27 – Dave Matthews Band *Tuning: Standard *When you’re strumming in this song, it sounds good to hit harder on the lower- pitched strings but to still have the higher notes in there, just not as loud. This tab is the intro. It can also be played with the first verse or it can be played with the chords written. -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -4\2-0-4-----2---0-------------4/2-0-2----4/2---0------------------------| ------------------------2--------------------------------2---------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| _____line 1, 3__________ ______lines 2, 4___________

I've been ^Ehigh, I've been ^Edown LINE 1 my head in the ^Aclouds, my hands in the ^Eground LINE 2 in the arms of a ^Ewoman, I find my way ^Ehome LINE 3 in the arms of a w^Aoman, I have been lo^Est LINE 4

CHORUS

when I'm so l^Gost that this lo^Dsing feels like d^Aying I hope you'll be by me then^E ^E when I'^Gm so lost that ^Dthis losing feels ^Alike dying I hope yo^Eu'll be by me then^E

E(hold) E as a young man, I was afraid

of^A my life, what wou^Eld I make? I will make l^Eove, wh^Eat will I hate? what bittersweet^A road^E will I choose to the grave?

CHORUS

if I'm so o^Gld 'til this o^Dldness has me d^Aying I hope you'll be by me then^E ^E if I'm so o^Gld 'til this ^Doldness has me ^Adying I hope yo^Eu'll be by me ^Ethen

E(hold) E I'm sick of you, I'm sick of me

I'm sick of w^Aar, I'm sick of p^Eeace I'm sic^Ek of sound l^Eike I'm sick of silence I grow sick of the d^Aarkness 'til I'm sick of the l^Eight

CHORUS

when I'm so s^Gick that this s^Dickness has me d^Aying I hope yo^Eu'll be by me the^En when I'm so ^Gsick that this s^Dickness has me d^Aying I hope you'll be by me then^E I hope you'll be by me then^E

BRIDGE: ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ---7---6--7-6-3--4--3-------------------------| 2X ----------------------------------------------| ---5---4--5-4-5--2--1-------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| E(hold) E once as a boy, I saw what happened

I saw them b^Aeat him down to the c^Eold, cold ground I watched those b^Eig boys beat that m^Ean down I was ^Atoo weak, too weak^E to take a stand

CHORUS:

when I'm so w^Geak that this we^Dakness feels like ^Adying I hope you'll be by me then^E ^E when I'm so ^Gweak that this w^Deakness feels like d^Aying I hope you'll be by me then^E ^E and if I'm o^Gld 'til this o^Dldness feels has me ^Adying I hope you'll be by me then^E ^E

E(hold) E(hold) so I will live as I see fit A(hold) E(hold) and there will be those who will not like it E(hold) E(hold) in the arms of a woman, I found my way home A(hold) E(hold) so to the arms of a woman, I will always go G(hold) D(hold) A(hold) if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying E(hold) E(hold) I hope she'll be by me then G(hold) D(hold) A(hold) if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying

Dave Matthews Band - 27