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Digging A Ditch

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[intro]
G  C  G  C  G  C
[verse 1]
GRun to your dreaming when Cyou're aloneG  
Unplug the TV and turn Coff your phoneG  
Get heavy on with Cdigging your ditch
Cause I'mG  
[chorus 1]
Digging a ditch where madness Cgives a bitG  
Digging a ditch where silCence livesG  
Digging a ditch for when I'Cm oldG  
Digging this ditch my storyC's told
Where Gall these troubles weighin' Cdown on Amme will riseG  
Run to your dreaming when Cyou're alone
Where Gall these questions spinning Cround my Amhead will
Ddie, Cwill Ddie, Cwill Gdie
[verse 2]
Run to your dreaming when Cyou're aloneG  
Unplug the TV and turn Coff your phoneG  
Get heavy on with Cdigging your ditch
Cause I'mG  
[chorus 2]
Digging a ditch where madness Cgives a bitG  
Digging a ditch where silence ClivesG  
Digging a ditch for when CI'm throughG  
Digging this ditch I'm diggCing for you
Where Gall these worries weighin' Cdown on Amme will riseG  C  
Where all these habits pull Cheavy at my Amheart will Gdie
[verse 3]
Run to your dreaming when Cyou're aloneG  
Not what you should be or what Cyou've becomeG  
Just get heavy on with Cdigging your ditch
Cause I'mG  
[chorus 3]
Digging a ditch where madness Cgives a bitG  
Digging a ditch where siClence lives
Where Gall these disappointments that grow Cangry out of Amme will Drise
CWill dDie, Cwill dDie, Cwill dGie
[verse 4]
Run to your dreaming when Cyou're aloneG  
Unplug the TV and turn Coff your phoneG  
Get heavy on with Cdigging your ditch

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Digging A Ditch

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[intro]

G C G C G C

[verse 1]

G C G

Run to your dreaming when you're alone

C G

Unplug the TV and turn off your phone

Get heavy on with digging your ditch

Cause I'm

[chorus 1]

C G

Digging a ditch where madness gives a bit

C G

Digging a ditch where silence lives

C G

Digging a ditch for when I'm old

Digging this ditch my story's told

G C Am G

Where all these troubles weighin' down on me will rise

Run to your dreaming when you're alone

G C Am

Where all these questions spinning round my head will

D C D C G

die, will die, will die

[verse 2]

C G

Run to your dreaming when you're alone

C G

Unplug the TV and turn off your phone

Get heavy on with digging your ditch

Cause I'm

[chorus 2]

C G

Digging a ditch where madness gives a bit

C G

Digging a ditch where silence lives

C G

Digging a ditch for when I'm through

Digging this ditch I'm digging for you

G C Am G C

Where all these worries weighin' down on me will rise

C Am G

Where all these habits pull heavy at my heart will die

[verse 3]

C G

Run to your dreaming when you're alone

C G

Not what you should be or what you've become

Just get heavy on with digging your ditch

Cause I'm

[chorus 3]

C G

Digging a ditch where madness gives a bit

Digging a ditch where silence lives

G C Am D

Where all these disappointments that grow angry out of me will rise

C D C D C G

Will die, will die, will die

[verse 4]

C G

Run to your dreaming when you're alone

C G

Unplug the TV and turn off your phone

Get heavy on with digging your ditch

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