WHY I AM
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

Such a rockin' song

Standard Tuning

Chords Used
(FROM e TO E)
G| 330023
C| 01023-
Am/B ?(sort of)| 000-2-
F| 112331
Em| 000220


D| (DURING THE CHORUS ONLY-->) 2320-- (FOR INTRO ETC.--->) -320--

Am| 01220-

INTRO
F Em D C Am/B
MAIN RIFF
G C Am/B
GI grew from monkey into man,CAm/B
G C Am/BThen IG crushed 15 million with a wave of my hCand.Am/B
G C Am/BI grew Gdrunk on water turned into CwineAm/B,
G C 'TAm/Bill I was Gslave and master at the same damn tCime.Am/B
G It's wChy IAm/B am.
G It's wChy IAm/B am.
G CWhy Am/BI am,G still here dancing with the GrooGrux KinCg.Am/B

Em D (BACK TO VERSE) G C Am/B

REPLAY THE INTRO (F Em D C Am/B Am)
Out of my head and into the room hello.

BACK TO MAIN RIFF
W/Funky lil' fill I had to add:


e|12~----10-------------12-10----7-------8-7--|
B|---------12-12-12-12-12-----8~------------8-|


VERSE and CHORUS are pretty much the same...

F Em D C Am/B Am for this...
So when my ghost takes me from you.

You can remember the fool that I am.

FDon't cry Cbaby,
Am/BDon't cGry.

BRIDGE

F It's the lose and the Amwin of the world.
C Wrong and right,
Us and Gthem of the world.
F It's the you and the Amme of the world.C
But, Only one way Emout of the world.

F It's the lose and the Amwin of the world.C

Wrong and right,
Us and Gthem of the world.
F It's the you and theAm me of the world.C
Only one way Gout of the world.

Then MAIN RIFF for the solo (last go around of it has the F Em D C Am/B Am)

THEN CHORUS

THEN PLAY THE F Am C BIT ONCE
THEN BACK to the F Em D C Am/B Am 3x
FDon't cry Cbaby,
Am/BDon't cry.F

To end it all off...
G G G G