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Ants Marching (live/acoustic)
Dave Matthews w/Tim Reynolds
This is main riff, a D-G thing that replaces violin and sax from the
original.  It's played rather fast, but once you get the hang of it,
it sounds great.  He has Tim Reynolds playing lead on this, and well,
we won't worry about what he's doing.  All I can say is the guy makes
Dave look like an amateur...and that's saying alot!!
e|---2--------------3----------------------|
B|---3--------------3----------------------|
G|---2--------------0----------------------|
D|---0----4---4-----0----5---5-------------|
A|---x-4h5-4h5-5----2-4h5-4h5-5------------|
E|---x--------------3----------------------|
(Play this riff throughout the verses, and anywhere else not otherwise noted)
Gsus:
e|--3-|
B|--3-|
G|--0-|
D|--0-|
A|--0-|
E|--2-|
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[Intro]
D  G  D  G
D  G  D  G
[Verse 1] 
   DHe wakes up in the mGorning
   DDoes his teeth, bite to Geat and he's rolling
   DHe never changes a Gthing
   DThe week ends, the week Gbegins, she thinks,
   DWe look at eachothGer
   DWondering what the Gother is thinking
   DBut we never say a Gthing
   DAnd these crimes between Gus grow deeper
[Pre-Chorus]
D  G  D  G
[Chorus]
DTake these chancesG  
DPlace them in a Gbox until a
BmQuieter Dtime, lGights down you Bmup and Asusdie
[Post-Chorus]
D  G  D  G
[Verse 2]
    DGoes to visit his Gmommy, she
   Dfeeds him well, has concGerns he forgets them
   DAnd remembers being Gsmall
   DPlaying under the Gtable and dreaming
[Chorus]
BmTake these DchanceGsBm  Asus  
BmPlace them Din a Gbox Bmuntil Asusa
BmQuieter Dtime, lGights down you Bmup and Asusdie
[Post-Chorus]
D  G  D  G
D  G  D  G
[Verse 3]
   DDriving in on this hGighway
   DAll these cars end Gup on the sidewalk
N.C.                  G  
   People in every direction
N.C.                  
    No words exchanged, no time to exchange them
[Refrain]
When Gall the Gsuslittle Emants are marching
GRed and Gsusblack anEmtennas waving
GThey all Gsusdo it the Emsame
GThey all Gsusdo it the Emsame way
[Post-Chorus]
D  G
[Bridge]
   DCandyman tempting the thoughts of a
   GSweet tooth, torturing the weight loss
   DProgram cutting the corners of a, 
  GLoose end, loose end, cut__cut
  DOn the fence, not to offend 
Gcut__cut, cut__cut
[Chorus]
BmTake these DchanceGsBm  Asus  
BmPlace them Din a Gbox Bmuntil Asusa
BmQuieter Dtime, lGights down you Bmup and Asusdie
[Solo]
D  G  D  G
D  G  D  G
D  G  D  G
D  G
G Gsus Em
G Gsus Em
G Gsus Em
G Gsus Em
[Outro]
D  G  D  G
D  G  D
  GLights down you up and dieD  

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Ants Marching

by Dave Matthews Band

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Asus

Gsus

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ants Marching (live/acoustic)

Dave Matthews w/Tim Reynolds

This is main riff, a D-G thing that replaces violin and sax from the

original. It's played rather fast, but once you get the hang of it,

it sounds great. He has Tim Reynolds playing lead on this, and well,

we won't worry about what he's doing. All I can say is the guy makes

Dave look like an amateur...and that's saying alot!!

e|---2--------------3----------------------|

B|---3--------------3----------------------|

G|---2--------------0----------------------|

D|---0----4---4-----0----5---5-------------|

A|---x-4h5-4h5-5----2-4h5-4h5-5------------|

E|---x--------------3----------------------|

(Play this riff throughout the verses, and anywhere else not otherwise noted)

Gsus:

e|--3-|

B|--3-|

G|--0-|

D|--0-|

A|--0-|

E|--2-|

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[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse 1]

D G

He wakes up in the morning

D G

Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling

D G

He never changes a thing

D G

The week ends, the week begins, she thinks,

D G

We look at eachother

D G

Wondering what the other is thinking

D G

But we never say a thing

D G

And these crimes between us grow deeper

[Pre-Chorus]

D G D G

[Chorus]

D G

Take these chances

D G

Place them in a box until a

Bm D G Bm Asus

Quieter time, lights down you up and die

[Post-Chorus]

D G D G

[Verse 2]

D G

Goes to visit his mommy, she

D G

feeds him well, has concerns he forgets them

D G

And remembers being small

D G

Playing under the table and dreaming

[Chorus]

Bm D G Bm Asus

Take these chances

Bm D G Bm Asus

Place them in a box until a

Bm D G Bm Asus

Quieter time, lights down you up and die

[Post-Chorus]

D G D G

[Verse 3]

D G

Driving in on this highway

D G

All these cars end up on the sidewalk

N.C.

People in every direction

N.C.

No words exchanged, no time to exchange them

[Refrain]

G Gsus Em

When all the little ants are marching

G Gsus Em

Red and black antennas waving

G Gsus Em

They all do it the same

G Gsus Em

They all do it the same way

[Post-Chorus]

D G

[Bridge]

Candyman tempting the thoughts of a

Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss

Program cutting the corners of a,

Loose end, loose end, cut__cut

On the fence, not to offend

cut__cut, cut__cut

[Chorus]

Bm D G Bm Asus

Take these chances

Bm D G Bm Asus

Place them in a box until a

Bm D G Bm Asus

Quieter time, lights down you up and die

[Solo]

D G D G

D G

G Gsus Em

[Outro]

D G D G

D G D

G D

Lights down you up and die

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