{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1115709,"song":"Why I Am","artist":"Dave Matthews Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11248235-why-i-am-chords-by-dave-matthews-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1115709?type=chord","rating":4.83191,"votes":13,"content":"WHY I AM \r\nDAVE MATTHEWS BAND\r\n\r\nSuch a rockin' song\r\n\r\nStandard Tuning\r\n\r\nChords Used\r\n(FROM e TO E)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]| 330023\r\n[ch]C[/ch]| 01023-\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] ?(sort of)| 000-2-\r\n[ch]F[/ch]| 112331\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]| 000220\r\n[ch]D[/ch]| (DURING THE CHORUS ONLY-->) 2320-- (FOR INTRO ETC.--->) -320--\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]| 01220-\r\n\r\nINTRO\r\n[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch] \r\n\r\nMAIN RIFF\r\n[ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nI grew from monkey into man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n                 Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n                 I grew drunk on water turned into wine,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n               'Till I was slave and master at the same damn time.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n       It's why I am.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n       It's why I am.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n             Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  (BACK TO VERSE) [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]REPLAY THE INTRO ([ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch])\r\nOut of my head and into the room hello.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]BACK TO MAIN RIFF\r\nW/Funky lil' fill I had to add:\r\ne|12~----10-------------12-10----7-------8-7--|\r\nB|---------12-12-12-12-12-----8~------------8-|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE and CHORUS are pretty much the same...\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] for this...\r\nSo when my ghost takes me from you.[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou can remember the fool that I am.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't cry baby,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't cry.[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   It's the lose and the win of the world.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n      Wrong and right,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUs and them of the world.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   It's the you and the me of the world.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut, Only one way out of the world.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    It's the lose and the win of the world.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWrong and right,\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUs and them of the world.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     It's the you and the me of the world.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnly one way out of the world.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThen MAIN RIFF for the solo (last go around of it has the [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch])\r\n\r\nTHEN CHORUS\r\n\r\nTHEN PLAY THE [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] BIT ONCE\r\nTHEN BACK to the [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] 3x\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nDon't cry baby,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/B[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDon't cry.[/tab]\r\n\r\nTo end it all off...\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"WHY I AM \nDAVE MATTHEWS BAND\n\nSuch a rockin' song\n\nStandard Tuning\n\nChords Used\n(FROM e TO E)\nG| 330023\nC| 01023-\nAm/B ?(sort of)| 000-2-\nF| 112331\nEm| 000220\nD| (DURING THE CHORUS ONLY-->) 2320-- (FOR INTRO ETC.--->) -320--\nAm| 01220-\n\nINTRO\nF   Em   D   C   Am/B \n\nMAIN RIFF\nG            C   Am/B\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm   D  (BACK TO VERSE) G            C   Am/B\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE and CHORUS are pretty much the same...\n\n\n\nYou can remember the fool that I am.\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWrong and right,\n\n\n\n\nThen MAIN RIFF for the solo (last go around of it has the F Em D C Am/B Am)\n\nTHEN CHORUS\n\nTHEN PLAY THE F Am C BIT ONCE\nTHEN BACK to the F Em D C Am/B Am 3x\n\n\n\nTo end it all off...\nG  G G 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