Tab: "Dam Would Break," by Toad the Wet Sprocket Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu) Guitar 1 is an acoustic, capoed at the 6th fret Guitar 2 is an electric, also capoed at the 6th fret All chord names are relative to the capos, so the actual sounding chord is a diminished fifth higher than written Rhythm Figure 1 (Guitar 1) Am |----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--| |----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1--|----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1--| |----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--|----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--| |--0h2--2--2--0--0h2--2--2--0--|--0h2--2--2--0--0h2--2--2--0--| |----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--| |------------------------------|------------------------------| Dm G |----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1--|--1h3--3--3--3-3--3--3--| |----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--|--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3--| |--0h2--2--2--0--0h2--2--2--0--|--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--| |----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--|--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--| |------------------------------|--2-2--2--2--0h2--2--2--| |------------------------------|------------------------| Rhythm Figure 1B Am |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| |----2--2--2--0--0--0--0--|----2--2--2--0--0--0--0--| |--0h2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--0h2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-------------------3--3--|-------------------3--3--| Dm G |----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1h3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |----3--3--3--1--1--1--1--|--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |--0h2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |-------------------3--3--|--2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Intro: Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1 twice Guitar 2 plays: Am Dm G Am |--|--|--|----------------------|-----|-------------------------| |--|--|--|-----0h1--0h1p0-------|-----|-----0h1--1--0h1p0-------| |--|--|--|-----------------2p0--|-----|--------------------2p0--| |--|--|--|----------------------|--2--|-------------------------| |--|--|--|----------------------|--0--|-------------------------| |--|--|--|----------------------|-----|-------------------------| Dm G Am (to verse) |-----------|-------------------------|-----| |-----------|--------0h1--0h1p0-------|--1--| |-----0--2--|--------------------2p0--|--2--| |--2--------|--0----------------------|--2--| |-----------|-------------------------|--0--| |-----------|-------------------------|-----| Verse: Guitar 2 tacet, Guitar 1 plays single chords at every change (The bass plays the Am and Dm chords as Am7 and Dm7, so these can be substituted)

^Am is it this ^Dmplace that ^Gmakes me fall from ^Amyou forget the words that once rang so true

(Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1B twice, Guitar 2 plays tab below) did we expect that life was ever fair, my god... i sowed a field of rose and reaped a whipping rod Am Dm G |-----------------------|-----|--1--|--3--| |-----------------------|-----|--3--|--3--| |-----0h2p0-------------|-----|--2--|--0--| |------------2p0-----0--|-----|--0--|--0--| |-----------------3-----|--0--|-----|-----| |-----------------------|-----|-----|--3--| Am Dm G |-----------------------|---------------------|-----1-----|--3--| |-----------------------|---------------------|--------3--|-(3)-| |-----0h2p0-------------|--------2p0----------|-----------|--0--| |------------2p0-----0--|-------------2p0-----|--0--------|--0--| |-----------------3-----|--0---------------3--|-----------|-----| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----| Chorus: Guitar 1 plays chords, Guitar 2 plays tab

^Fand everything i've held too ^Gtight inside Em (guitar 2 plays the first Em below) could make a part of me die

^Fand if my lips could only ^Gspeak the name Em (guitar 2 plays the second Em) the dam would break

F G |--------------------|-----------------|--3-----------| |-----------0--------|--------0--------|--3--3--------| |--------0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----| |-----0-----------0--|--------------0--|--0--------0--| |--3-----------------|-(3)-------------|--------------| |--------------------|-----------------|--------------| Em(first time) Em(second time) |--0--------------|--|--0--| |--0--0-----------|--|--0--| |--0-----0--------|--|--0--| |--2--------0-----|--|--2--| |--2-----------2--|--|--2--| |--0--------------|--|-----| Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1, Guitar 2 plays this: Am |------------------------|----------------------| |--0h1--0-----0h1--0-----|--1h3--1-----0--1-----| |----------0----------0--|----------0--------0--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| Dm G Am(verse) |--------------------|---------------------------------|--0--| |--0--1-----0--1-----|-------1-------1---------3--3\1--|--5--| |--------0--------0--|--0h2-----0h2-----0h2/4----------|-----| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-----| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-----| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-----| Verse: what is this ice that gathers 'round my heart to stop the flood of warmth before it even starts it would make me blind to what i thought would always be the only constant in the world for me Chorus: and every hour of every day i need to fight from pulling away and if my mind could only loose the chain the dam would break Bridge: (Guitar 1 plays chords, guitar 2 plays tab below)

^Amfor all the things i hid ^Gaway ^Em ^Amand all the words i could not ^Gsay

^Emthe dam would break Am |-------0--------0----------0--------0-----| |--0h1-----1--------1--0h1-----1--------1--| |-------------2-------------------2--------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|

G Em |------3--------3----------0--------0-----| |--/3-----3--------3----------0--------0--| |------------4--------0h2--------0--------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Repeat the last part of the chorus until end

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Dam would break