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The Stone by Dave Matthews Band
                               *
E|---Riff 1-----|---Riff 2------------------------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------|----2---------3-\-/----------2---------------|
D|-----3--5-232-|------3-5-232-x-\-/--5-232---------3-0-2-----|
A|-5------------|--5-----------1-\-/--------5---3-1-------3-0-|
E|--------------|--------------3-\-/--------------------------|
                   F    C/EG74   C  
E|-Riff 3------|-----------------|
B|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-5---5---5----5--|
D|-------5-----|-3---2---3----2--|
A|---7-------8-|---------5----3--|
E|-5---8---6---|-----------------|
Riff 1    
               *                                  *           
I've this creeping Suspicion that things here are not as they seem 
         *                      *                                 *
Reassure me Why do I feel as if I'm in too deep Now I've been praying 
                              *                                *
For some way to show them I'm not what they see Oh I have done wrong 
                         *                Riff 1 
But what I did I thought needed be done I swear 
          *                          *                               *   
Oh unholy day If I leave now I might get away Oh, but this weighs on me 
                         *
As heavy as stone and as blue as I go 
                       F            C/EG74           C              F  C/E  
I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head 
           G74              C             F            C/EG74
won't hold on    I'll do the same if the same's what you want 
    C           Riff 3                       * 
But if not I'll go         I will go a long way 
                      *                              *
Ah ha ah ah From that fool's mistake and now forever pay No, run 
                    *
I will run and I'll be okay  
                       F            C/EG74           C              F  C/E  
I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head 
           G74              C             F            C/EG74
won't hold on    I'll do the same if the same's what you want 
    C           Riff 3                       * 
But if not I'll go         I will go a long way 
                       *                                 * 
To Bury the past for I don't want to pay  Oh, how I wish this 
                              *
To turn back the clock and do over again 
                       F            C/EG74           C              F  C/E  
I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head 
           G74              C             F            C/EG74
won't hold on    I'll do the same if the same's what you want 
    C           Riff 3                       Riff 1 
But if not I'll go         I will go a long way 
       *                                * 
I need so To stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close 
                     *                          *
And now it weighs on me As heavy as stone and a bone chilling cold 
                       F            C/EG74  C   F     C/EG74          C  
I was just wondering if you'd come along          Tell me you will 

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The Stone

by Dave Matthews Band

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C/E

The Stone by Dave Matthews Band

E|---Riff 1-----|---Riff 2------------------------------------|

B|--------------|---------------------------------------------|

G|---2----------|----2---------3-\-/----------2---------------|

D|-----3--5-232-|------3-5-232-x-\-/--5-232---------3-0-2-----|

A|-5------------|--5-----------1-\-/--------5---3-1-------3-0-|

E|--------------|--------------3-\-/--------------------------|

F C/E C

G74

E|-Riff 3------|-----------------|

B|-------------|-----------------|

G|-------------|-5---5---5----5--|

D|-------5-----|-3---2---3----2--|

A|---7-------8-|---------5----3--|

E|-5---8---6---|-----------------|

Riff 1

* *

I've this creeping Suspicion that things here are not as they seem

* * *

Reassure me Why do I feel as if I'm in too deep Now I've been praying

* *

For some way to show them I'm not what they see Oh I have done wrong

* Riff 1

But what I did I thought needed be done I swear

* * *

Oh unholy day If I leave now I might get away Oh, but this weighs on me

As heavy as stone and as blue as I go

F C/E C F C/E

G74

I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head

C F C/E

G74 G74

won't hold on I'll do the same if the same's what you want

C Riff 3 *

But if not I'll go I will go a long way

* *

Ah ha ah ah From that fool's mistake and now forever pay No, run

I will run and I'll be okay

F C/E C F C/E

G74

I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head

C F C/E

G74 G74

won't hold on I'll do the same if the same's what you want

C Riff 3 *

But if not I'll go I will go a long way

* *

To Bury the past for I don't want to pay Oh, how I wish this

To turn back the clock and do over again

F C/E C F C/E

G74

I was just wondering if you'd come along Hold up my head when my head

C F C/E

G74 G74

won't hold on I'll do the same if the same's what you want

C Riff 3 Riff 1

But if not I'll go I will go a long way

* *

I need so To stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close

* *

And now it weighs on me As heavy as stone and a bone chilling cold

F C/E C F C/E C

G74 G74

I was just wondering if you'd come along Tell me you will

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