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Save Me Dave Matthews "Some Devil" Tab by: Mike McDonald This is my first tab but I am sure it is acurate. I got it off the MTV2 interview. It's an acustic version so it sounds a little different than the "Some Devil" version. It's a very weird rythm. I think it's some sort of eigths or something. He'll hit the bass note and do a rapid studder on the other strings. Sometimes muted. It's funky, you have to play with it but it's a lot of fun once you get into it. Riffs 2 and 3 slow to a normal rythm just like the "Some Devil" version. Standard tuning. You'll have to listen to pick up the rythm. [CHORDS] G7 F C Am G e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--| B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--| G|---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--| D|---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--| A|---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--| E|---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--| [Riff 1] G7 G7 G7 G7

Drivin' through the ^G7dessert I ^G7met a man He ^G7told me of his ^G7crazy plan He'd been ^Fwalkin' there fo^Cr twenty days He was gonna ^G7walk on for twe^G7nty more Said ^G7how 'bout a^G7 drink or a^G7 bite to eat Said ^G7no my ^G7faith is ^G7all I need Said then ^Fsave me ^Csave me Mister ^G7walkin' man^G7 if you can ^G7You don't ^G7need to ^G7prove a thing to ^G7me Just ^G7give me ^G7faith ^G7make me believe Come on ^Fsave me ^Csave me ^G7Mister walkin' ^G7man, ^G7if you can Come on ^Fsave me ^Csave me Mister ^G7stranger, i^G7f you please ^FSave me ^Csave me..

[Riff 2] Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat stranger... if you... please e|----3-----------3----------3----------| B|----1-----------1----------1----------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------------------2--2----------| E|-3--3--------2--2---------------------|

Or am I ^Amtoo far gon^Ce.... ([Riff 1] rythm) ^CTo get back ^G7home ^G7To get back home

[Riff 1]

^G7How 'bout ^G7you take a ^G7ride with me We could ^G7kill some or ^G7shoot the breeze ^FEvery whisperin' wind and ^Csecond counts Oh ^G7maybe if you ^G7walk but you should ^G7drive around And ^Fsave me ^Csave me ^G7Mister walkin' ^G7man, ^G7if you can Come on^F save me^C save me Mister ^G7stranger, i^G7f you please ^FSave me ^Csave me..

[Riff 2] Stranger if you please Or am I too far gone.... (Riff 1 Rythm)

To get back ^G7home To get back ^G7home

[Riff 3] There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the I play it with the second way and it sounds fine. Dave's way: e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-| G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-| D|-----4--------4--------5--------5-| A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5-| E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3-| My way: e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-| G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-| D|-----4--------4--------x--------x-| A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3-| E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5-| [Riff 3] I don't need you to stop the sunshine I ain't askin' you to make water into wine I ain't askin' you to fly [Riff 4](starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat) I'm just askin' you to save me [Riff 4]

^GYou might ^Gtry ^Fsavin' ^Cyourself ^CWhy don't you ^Gsave ^Cme ^GYou might ^Gtry ^Fsavin' ^Cyourself As ^Cif the moon could ^GShine, ^Gtry ^Fsavin' ^Cyourself I s^Caw tears down... ^GThere, ^Gtry ^Fsavin' ^Cyourself Why^C don't you save me, yeah

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Dave Matthews Band - Save me