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Dave_Matthews_Band_-_Under_the_Table_and

Tuning: Drop-D

D-A-D-G-B-E

Studio Track

Video Reference

Don't Drink the Water

Intro/Fill

E:----
B:----
G:-7--
D:-7--
A:-5--
D:-0--


Verse Part #1                             Ends On

E:----
B:----
G:-7--
D:-7--
A:-5--
D:----


Cool Fill

Played sometimes and usually solo

E:--------------------
B:--------------------
G:-7---7---7-7---7-7--
D:-7---5---4-5---4-5--
A:-5---5-----5-----5--
D:-0---0-----0-----0--


"And As you go..."

E:----
B:----
G:-7--
D:-5--
A:-5--
D:-5--


"All I can say..."

E:-------------------
B:-------------------
G:-4--------------7--
D:-4--------------5--
A:-2--------------5--
D:----------------5--


"This land is your land..."

*Go directly into "All I can say..."

E:-----------
B:-----------
G:-7------7--
D:-5------7--
A:-5------5--
D:-5---------


"And I live with my justice..."/End

E:------------
B:------------
G:-3-------7--
D:-x-------7--
A:-1-------5--
D:---------0--


Solo Ending

Dave sometimes plays this solo acoustic when ending

E:-0--
B:-3--
G:-2--
D:-0--
A:----
E:----

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