David J. Matthews
Before These Crowded Streets

Intro & Bass line:

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Sax Solo.

Verse:

Bm
Crazy, how it feels tonight
F           G C              Bm
Crazy, how you  make it all alright love
Bm
F            G     C         Bm
And I'll do for you, anything to do

Bm
Sitting, smoking, feeling high.
F       G  C
And in this moment oh
E7
It feels so right

Pre-Chorus:

G                        Asus2
Lovely lady I am at your feet
     C                E7
Oh god I want you so badly
G                                 Asus2
And I wonder this, could tomorrow be
   C                 Bm
So wondrous, as you there sleeping ...

Bm
Lets go drive till morning comes
F                G C             Bm
Watch the sunrise    and fill our souls up
Bm
We'll drink some wine till, we get drunk
Bm
yeah!

F         G             C
It's crazy I'm thinking just knowing' that the world is round
F   G        C
I'm here I'm dancing on the ground
F          G    C
Am I right side up or upside down
F    G      C       E7
And is this real or am I dreaming...

G                            Asus2
Lovely lady let me drink you Please
C         E7
or spare a drop no I promise you
G                                  Asus2
Lying under this spell you cast on me
C                    E7
each moment the more I love you

Bm
Bm
Come on
Bm
Oh yeah!

F         G             C
It's crazy I'm thinking just knowin' that the world is round
F   G        C
I'm here I'm dancing on the ground
F          G    C
Am I right side up or upside down
F    G      C       E7
And is this real or am I dreaming...


Boyd Solo:

(middle bit, try to not hit the high notes as much)
G G F F E E
G G F F E E
G G F F D D C C Bm Bm Bb Bb G G F F E E
G G F F D D C C Bm Bm Bb Bb G G F F E E

G                             Asus2
Lovely lady, I will treat you sweet
   C                   E7
adore you, I mean you crush me
G
And it's times like this
Asus2
when my faith I feel it
  C        Bm
I know of how I love you

Bm
Come on,
Bm
Come on,
Bm
Baby!!

F                 G                C            E7
It's crazy I'm thinking just as long as you're around
    F        G            C          E7
and here I'll be dancing off the ground
F         G      C      E7
Am I right side up or upside down
F          G     C      E7
to each other we'll be facing

F         G
My love! My love!
C
We beat back the pain with love
F   G      C
you know I mean to tell you all the things
F         G        C
I've been thinking deep inside my friend
F    G          C      Bm
Each moment the more I love you

Bm
Bm
Come on
Bm
Baby!!

F       G        C
So much you have given up, that
F       G
I would give you
C
back again and again
F   G    C
Oh, love meaning I'll hold you
F   G              C         Bm
But please, please resent me always

Tim's Solo.
Flute Solo.