Intro - Slowly
acoustic guitar - Dave Matthews
E|---------------| -----------------
B|---------------| -----------------
G|---------------| -----------------
D|----------6----| ---6----6----6---
A|----6--4-------| -----6-----4-----
E|-4----------4--| -4-------------4-

Figure 1
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B|-----------------| -----------------
G|-----------------| -----------------
D|---6----6----6---| ---6----6----6---
A|-----6-----4-----| -----6-----4-----
E|-4-------------4-| -4-------------4-

Dave plays Figure 1 the entire song

Tim Reynolds - electric guitar
clean tone - w/fingers
plays this figure in bars 5 and 7 of Intro
bars 6 and 8 are tacit
E|--8------------|
B|------9---6--4-|
G|--8------------|
D|-----10---6--6-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Verse 1

Swing in this tree......

Tim
E|-8--| --8---------------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------
B|----| -----9--6--4------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------
G|-8--| --8-----------5---- ---------- -------- --------- ---------
D|----| ----10--6--6--6---- --6--3---- --6---3- -6--6--3- ----6--3-
A|----| -----------------6- -----4--3- --3---4- -3--6--4- -3--6--4-
E|----| ------------------- --------4- -------- --------- -4-------

E|---------| ----8-- --8----------- --8---------- --8---------4--
B|---------| ------- ------9--6--4- -----9--6--4- --9------6--4--
G|---------| ----8-- --8----------- --8---------- -----10--------
D|-6--6--3-| ------- -----10--6--6- ----10--6--6- -10--10--6--6--
A|-3--6--4-| -3----- -------------- ------------- ---------------
E|---------| -4----- -------------- ------------- ---------------

E|--8-----| --8---------- ---8---- ------4---
B|--9-----| -----9--6--4- ------9- -6--4-----
G|--------| ------------- ---8---- ------5---
D|-10---8-| -10-----6--6- -----10- -6--6-----
A|--------| ------------- -------- ----------
E|--------| ------------- -------- ----------

2nd Verse

But then came the day......

and 3rd Verse(slight variations)
Tim (w/pick)
E|------------------| ------------ ---------------- ----------
B|------------------| ------------ ---------------- ----------
G|------------------| ----5------- ----5--5-------- ----5-----
D|---6----6--3--3-3-| ----6--6--3- ----6--6--3--6-- ----6--3--
A|------6----4--4-4-| -------6--4- ----6--6--4--3-- ----6--4--
E|-4----------------| -4---------- -4-------------- -4--------

E|----------------| --------------- ------------
B|----------------| --------------- ------------
G|-----5----------| -----5-------5- -5--5-------
D|-----6-----3--6-| -----6----3--3- -6--6--6--3-
A|---6----6--4--3-| ---6---6--4---- -6--6--6--4-
E|-4--------------| -4------------- -4--4--4----

These 5 bars during 2nd Verse

I went to the city.......

w/fingers            w/pick
E|----8--------------| ---------------- -------------
B|-------9---9--6--4-| ---------------- -------------
G|----8--8-----------| --5--5---------- ------5------
D|----------10--6--6-| --6--6----H--1--H--1---6--3-3-
A|-------------------| -------1-3-4---3 4-----6--4-4-
E|-4-----------------| ---------------- ----4--------

E|--------------| --8-----------
B|--4--4--6--6--| --9--9--6--4--
G|--5--5--6--6--| --8-----------
D|--6--6--6--6--| --------6--6--
A|--------------| --------------
E|--------------| --------------

These 5 bars during 3rd Verse

That simple, simple life...............

               w/fingers
E|--------------| --8------------- -----
B|--------------| -----9--6--4--4- ----- repeat last 2 bars
~5--5--------- --8------------- -----
~6--6--------- ----10--6--6--6- ---3-
E|-------3-3--6-| ---------------- ---4-
B|-------4-4--6-| ---------------- -----

play following measures during both
2nd and 3rd(slight variations) verses

proudest monkey....... you've ever seen............

w/pick
E|--------------------| ----------- ------------- ------------
B|--------------------| ----------- ------------- ------------
G|-----------5--------| ----------- ---5-5------- -----5-5----
D|-6-6666----6--3--3--| ----6---3-- ---6-6---3-6- ---6-6-6-3--
A|-----------6--4--4--| -6--6---4-- ---6-6-6-4-3- ---6-6-6-4--
E|--------4-----------| -4--------- -4----------- -4----------

Guitar solo
There are 3 guitar parts
1 - Dave(acoustic) - continuing with Figure 1
2 - Tim (electric) - playing figure 2(see below)
3 - Tim (acoustic) - playing solo

Figure 2 - play with variations after first time
w/fingers
E|--8----------| --8--8--9-8--
B|-----9--6--4-| -------------
G|--8----------| --8--8-10-8--
D|----10--6--6-| -------------
A|-------------| -------------
E|-------------| -------------

Solo
E|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ----------------
B|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ----------------
G|-1---5------4-| -3---3--1---1---5-3-1- ------3--8- -10-8-10--6-5-6-
D|---1----6-3---| ---1------1---3------- --1-1------ ----------------
A|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ----------------
E|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ----------------

E|----6---4--------------| ------------------- ----------------------
B|--4---4---6---4--------| ------------------- ------------------4-6-
G|------------6---5----3-| ----3---5--3-----5- -5--3-------3---5-----
D|-------------------6---| -3----3------3-6--- --6---3-6-6---6-------
A|-----------------------| ------------------- ----------------------
E|-----------------------| ------------------- ----------------------

E|--------------4-------| ---(3)~4--9-11---------
B|---4-------4------4~6-| -4-6-----------9---9-9-
G|-5---5-3-1---1--1-----| -----------------8-----
D|----------------------| -----------------------
A|----------------------| -----------------------
E|----------------------| -----------------------

E|---------------P-----------| --------------------------
B|-9-9----------7-6----------| -P-----------P------------
G|-----10----10-----8-6-5-8--| 8-5---6-----8-5---8-------
D|-------(10)---------------6| ----6---6-------6----~10--
A|---------------------------| ----------6---------6-----
E|---------------------------| --------------------------

E|--------------------------| --------------------------
B|--------------------------| --------------------------
G|---------------8--8--8--8-| ----------------P---------
D|--10-10-10-10-11-11-10-11-| 10----8-10-11-10-8-8-8-8--
A|--------------------------| ----11--------------------
E|--------------------------| --11----------------------
                          w/fingers
E|------------------------| ---------6-4-8-8-
B|----------------------9-| -4-4-6-4-6-4-9-9-
G|---------------P----8---| ---5-6-5---------
D|-----8-10-11-10-8-8-----| -----------------
A|---11-------------------| -----------------
E|-11---------------------| -----------------

E|-6-4-----------------4--|
B|-6-4---6-4-------4-6-4--|
G|-----6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6----|
D|-----------6-6-6--------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

go back for 3rd Verse

Then comes the day.........

then skip guitar solo

.........monkey see, monkey do, yeah

Outro - these bars repeat then fade out
Dave continues Figure 1

Tim
w/fingers (variations on repeats)
E|----8--------------| --8----------
B|4-------9--6--4--4-| ------9--6---
G|5---8--------------| --8----------
D|6------10--6--6--6-| -----10--6---
A|-------------------| -------------
E|-------------------| -------------


Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
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