Save me

Dave Matthews Band

Tom: G

Riff 1:

G1        G1       G1       G1

                    G1        G1
Drivin' through the dessert I met a man
   G1             G1
He told me of his crazy plan
          F               C
He'd been walkin' there for twenty days
             G1             G1
He was gonna walk on for twenty more
     G1         G1         G1
Said how 'bout a drink or a bite to eat
     G1    G1       G1    
Said no my faith is all I need
          F       C
Said then save me save me
       G1         G1
Mister walkin' man if you can
G1        G1      G1               G1
You don't need to prove a thing to me
     G1      G1    G1
Just give me faith make me believe
        F       C
Come on save me save me
G1             G1   G1
Mister walkin' man, if you can
        F       C
Come on save me save me
       G1         G1
Mister stranger, if you please
F       C
Save me save me..

Riff 2:  Emphasis on the bass notes.  Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat

     stranger... if you...  please


e----3-----------3----------3----------
b----1-----------1----------1----------
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a------------------------2--2----------
e-3--3--------2--2---------------------



        Am         C
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 rythm)
C           G1
To get back home
G1
To get back home



(Riff 1)
G1        G1         G1
How 'bout you take a ride with me
         G1           G1
We could kill some or shoot the breeze
F                         C
Every whisperin' wind and second counts
   G1           G1                  G1
Oh maybe if you walk but you should drive around
    F       C
And save me save me
G1             G1    G1
Mister walkin' man,  if you can
       F       C
Come on save me save me
       G1         G1
Mister stranger, if you please
F       C
Save me save me..


(Riff 2)
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
            G1
To get back home
            G1
To get back home


Riff 3:  There's two ways to play this part.  1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it.  I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.


Dave's way:


e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------5--------5
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3



My way:


e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------x--------x
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5


(Riff 3)
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
                            (Riff 4 starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me


Riff 4:
G         G   F      C
You might try savin' yourself
C             G    C
Why don't you save me
G         G   F      C
You might try savin' yourself
   C         
As if the moon could
G      G   F      C
Shine, try savin' yourself
   C
I saw tears down...
G      G   F      C
There, try savin' yourself
   C
Why don't you save me, yeah