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Big Eyed Fish

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 19Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
\ - slide down
x - muted pick/strum
Intro/verse: The strumming pattern is quite easy for this part
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-------------0----0--4-4----------|
D|-----9\------5----5--4-4----------|
A|---7--\--3333---2-2--2-2----------|
E|---0-----xxxx---x-----------------|
Chords:
Em:   C:    G:    Bm:   Gmaj7:  Cmaj7:  D:    Dsus4:
e|0|  e|0|  e|3|  e|2|  e|x|    e|x|    e|x|  e|x|
B|0|  B|1|  B|0|  B|3|  B|3|    B|8|    B|3|  B|3| 
G|0|  G|0|  G|0|  G|4|  G|x|    G|x|    G|0|  G|0|
D|2|  D|2|  D|0|  D|4|  D|4|    D|9|    D|4|  D|5|
A|2|  A|3|  A|2|  A|2|  A|2|    A|7|    A|5|  A|5|
E|0|  E|x|  E|3|  E|x|  E|3|    E|8|    E|x|  E|x|
Verse - Play intro/verse riff:
Look at this big eyed fish swimming in the sea oh
How it dreams to be a bird swoop and diving through the breeze
So one day caught a big old wave up on to the beach
Now he's dead you see beneath the sea is where a fish should be
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Chorus  Em-  C-  G- Bm:
EmBut oh CGod
GUnder the wBmeight of life
EmThings Cseem Gbrighter on the Bmother side
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Verse - Play intro/verse riff:
You see this crazy man decided not to breathe
He turned red and blue - purple, colorful indeed
No matter how his friends begged and pleaded the man would not concede
And now he's dead you see the silly man should know you got to breathe
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Chorus  Em-  C-  G- Bm:
EmBut oh CGod
GUnder the wBmeight of life
EmThings Cseem Gbrighter on the Bmother side
EmOh CGod
GUnder the wBmeight of life
EmThings Cseem Gbrighter on the Bmother side
Gmaj7No     Cmaj7way 
Dout   Dsus4of  
Emhere     C  G  Bm  
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Verse - Play intro/verse riff:
You see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree
One day decided to climb down and run off to the city
But look at him now lost tired living in the street
As good as dead you see what a monkey does stay up your tree
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Chorus  Em-  C-  G- Bm:
EmOh CGod
GUnder the wBmeight of life
EmThings Cseem Gbrighter on the Bmother side
EmOh CGod
GUnder the wBmeight of life
EmThings Cseem Gbrighter on the Bmother side
Gmaj7No     Cmaj7way 
Dout   Dsus4of  
Emhere     C  G  Bm  
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Outtro: Trade every other measure
 D- Dsus4  

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Big Eyed Fish

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Dsus4

Tuning: Standard

\ - slide down

x - muted pick/strum

Intro/verse: The strumming pattern is quite easy for this part

e|----------------------------------|

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

G|-------------0----0--4-4----------|

D|-----9\------5----5--4-4----------|

A|---7--\--3333---2-2--2-2----------|

E|---0-----xxxx---x-----------------|

Chords:

Em C G Bm Gmaj7 Cmaj7 D Dsus4

: : : : : : : :

e|0| e|0| e|3| e|2| e|x| e|x| e|x| e|x|

B|0| B|1| B|0| B|3| B|3| B|8| B|3| B|3|

G|0| G|0| G|0| G|4| G|x| G|x| G|0| G|0|

D|2| D|2| D|0| D|4| D|4| D|9| D|4| D|5|

A|2| A|3| A|2| A|2| A|2| A|7| A|5| A|5|

E|0| E|x| E|3| E|x| E|3| E|8| E|x| E|x|

Verse - Play intro/verse riff:

Look at this big eyed fish swimming in the sea oh

How it dreams to be a bird swoop and diving through the breeze

So one day caught a big old wave up on to the beach

Now he's dead you see beneath the sea is where a fish should be

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

Em C G Bm

Chorus - - - :

Em C

But oh God

G Bm

Under the weight of life

Em C G Bm

Things seem brighter on the other side

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

Verse - Play intro/verse riff:

You see this crazy man decided not to breathe

He turned red and blue - purple, colorful indeed

No matter how his friends begged and pleaded the man would not concede

And now he's dead you see the silly man should know you got to breathe

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

Em C G Bm

Chorus - - - :

Em C

But oh God

G Bm

Under the weight of life

Em C G Bm

Things seem brighter on the other side

Em C

Oh God

G Bm

Under the weight of life

Em C G Bm

Things seem brighter on the other side

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

No way

D Dsus4

out of

Em C G Bm

here

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

Verse - Play intro/verse riff:

You see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree

One day decided to climb down and run off to the city

But look at him now lost tired living in the street

As good as dead you see what a monkey does stay up your tree

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

Em C G Bm

Chorus - - - :

Em C

Oh God

G Bm

Under the weight of life

Em C G Bm

Things seem brighter on the other side

Em C

Oh God

G Bm

Under the weight of life

Em C G Bm

Things seem brighter on the other side

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

No way

D Dsus4

out of

Em C G Bm

here

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

Outtro: Trade every other measure

D Dsus4

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