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DODO  (Dave Matthews)     [AL#13]
intro: Bb*
verse:
Bb*         G*
Once upon a time
         F*                    Bb*
When the world was just a pancake
             G*
Fears would arise
            F*                 Bb* 
That if you went too far you’d fall
verse:
But with the passage of time
It all became more of a ball.
We’re as sure of that
As we all once were when the world was flat
pre-chorus:
G*     F4  
So I...wonder this
               G         Am  F*     G  
As life billows smoke inside my head
This little gCaa-C2aa-Amame where noGthing is Fsure, oh
...
                         C  Bb*
Why would you play by the rules?
chorus:
G*           F*   Bb*
Who did? you did, you (you did, you did)
G*           F*   Bb*
Who did? you did, you
verse:
When was she killed...
The very last dodo bird?
And was she aware...
She was the very last one?
pre-chorus:
So I...wonder this
As life billows smoke inside my head
This little game where nothing is sure, oh
...
Why would you play by the rules?
chorus:
Who did? you did, you
Who did? you did, you
You say "who did?" well you did, you
bridge: (palm muted)
Bb*                            G*
If all the things that you are saying love
     Bb*
Were true enough but still
 G*             Bb*        G*
What is all the worrying about
         F*          Bb*
When you can work it out
         F*          
When you can work it...(=> pre-chorus)
pre-chorus:
Oh I...wonder this
As life billows smoke inside my head
This little game where nothing is sure
...
Why would you play by the rules?
chorus:
Who did? you did, you
Who did? you did, you
You say "who did?" well you did, it’s you
_____________________________________________________
Bb*: 1133xx
G*: 31x3xx
F*: 1332xx
Am: 002210
G: 320003
C: 032010
C2:020010
F4:x31x4x

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Dodo

by Dave Matthews Band

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DODO (Dave Matthews) [AL#13]

intro: *

verse:

Bb G

* *

Once upon a time

F Bb

* *

When the world was just a pancake

Fears would arise

F Bb

* *

That if you went too far you’d fall

verse:

But with the passage of time

It all became more of a ball.

We’re as sure of that

As we all once were when the world was flat

pre-chorus:

G F4

So I...wonder this

G Am F G

As life billows smoke inside my head

C C2 Am G F

This little gaa-aa-ame where nothing is sure, oh

...

C Bb

Why would you play by the rules?

chorus:

G F Bb

* * *

Who did? you did, you (you did, you did)

G F Bb

* * *

Who did? you did, you

verse:

When was she killed...

The very last dodo bird?

And was she aware...

She was the very last one?

pre-chorus:

So I...wonder this

As life billows smoke inside my head

This little game where nothing is sure, oh

...

Why would you play by the rules?

chorus:

Who did? you did, you

You say "who did?" well you did, you

bridge: (palm muted)

Bb G

* *

If all the things that you are saying love

Were true enough but still

G Bb G

* * *

What is all the worrying about

F Bb

* *

When you can work it out

When you can work it...(=> pre-chorus)

pre-chorus:

Oh I...wonder this

As life billows smoke inside my head

This little game where nothing is sure

...

Why would you play by the rules?

chorus:

Who did? you did, you

You say "who did?" well you did, it’s you

_____________________________________________________

*: 1133xx

*: 31x3xx

*: 1332xx

: 002210

: 320003

: 032010

:020010

:x31x4x

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