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Why I Am by Dave Matthews Band
Why I Am
Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|--3--------2--------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3--------2--------0--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------x-------------x-------x----x--|
D|-----x-----5-------------5-------5----5--|
A|--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x----3----2--|
E|--3--x--3-----3----3--3-----3------------|
After the "Groogrux King" line
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----9------7--------------------------|
D|--x--x---x--x---5--- back into verse --|
A|--7--7---5--5---x----------------------|
E|----------------3----------------------|
First chorus is the intro x1
Chorus 2 and 3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1-----x---|
G|-----2--------0--------0--------0--------x---| x3
D|--3--------2--------0--------------------x---|
A|-----------------------------3--------2--x---|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------0--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--0--------3--------2-----------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------|
Bridge
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------5--0----------5-------------5-----|
D|--3--7--5--5----3--7--5--2----3--7--5--5----3--7--5--5--|
A|--3--7--3--5----3--7--3--2----3--7--3--5----3--7--3--5--|
E|--1--5-----3----1--5-----0----1--5-----3----1--5-----3--|
Final Riff
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1--------1--------1-------|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------2----------|
D|----------------------------------------5--|
A|--0--------3--------2-------------------x--|
E|-----------------------------1----------3--|
I grew from monkey into man
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand
I grew drunk on water turned into wine
'Til I was slave and master at the same damn time
It's why I am
It's why I am
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
Hello
A king of men it makes no sense
When I bow to the priest
While I worship the witch
It's why I am always the one to make you smile
It's why I am still a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
So when my ghost
Takes me from you
You can remember the
Fool that I am
Don't cry baby
Don't cry
It's the lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right us and them of the world
The you and the me of the world
Only one way out of the world
It's why I am unlikely to agree
It's why I am climbing out of my monkey tree
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and sing
And when my story ends it's gonna end with him
Heaven or hell I'm going there with the Groogrux King
It's why I am the apple of your pretty eye
It's why I am a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and into
The room so when my
Ghost takes me from you
You can remember the fool
That I am
Don't cry baby don't cry
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version 2
Main Riff:
G-GG-G(octave)-GG-C-B
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------5------------------|
A|----------------------3--2-|
E|-3---3-----3-3--3--3-------|
Main Riff when sing "Why I am" at the end.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------5-------------3--2---|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-3---3-----3-3--3--3---------|
Might be this at times too.
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5-------------2--0----|
A|----------------------------2-|
E|-3---3-----3-3--3--3----------|
*I like to just pound on a G chord, hitting the top deeper strings and then the higher
for the octave effect. Then just get those other notes in there however, either
or do a C chord and a C/B
Another part. Listen for it. First 3 notes are held longer and then quick on the A
notes.
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----3--2--0--------------|
A|-------------3-2-3-5-0---|
E|-------------------------|
I grew from monkey into man
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand
I grew drunk on water turned into wine
'Til I was slave and master at the same damn time
It's why I am
It's why I am
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
Hello
A king of men it makes no sense
When I bow to the priest
While I worship the witch
It's why I am always the one to make you smile
It's why I am still a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
So when my ghost
Takes me from you
You can remember the
Fool that I am
Don't cry baby
Don't cry
It's the lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right us and them of the world
The you and the me of the world
Only one way out of the world
It's why I am unlikely to agree
It's why I am climbing out of my monkey tree
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and sing
And when my story ends it's gonna end with him
Heaven or hell I'm going there with the Groogrux King
It's why I am the apple of your pretty eye
It's why I am a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and into
The room so when my
Ghost takes me from you
You can remember the fool
That I am
Don't cry baby don't cry
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version 3
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This part is pretty much the verse and the chorus
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----(0)----(0)-5-4----(0)-----(0)-5-4----|
D|-----5------5--5-4-----5-------5--5-4----|
A|---------------3-2----------------3-2----|
E|-3-3---3-3-3-------3-3---3-3-3-----------|
Key-()Opitional
I grew from monkey into man
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand
I grew drunk on water turned into wine
'Til I was slave and master at the same damn time
It's why I am
It's why I am
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
Hello
A king of men it makes no sense
When I bow to the priest
While I worship the witch
It's why I am always the one to make you smile
It's why I am still a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and
Into the room
So when my ghost
Takes me from you
You can remember the
Fool that I am
Don't cry baby
Don't cry
It's the lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right us and them of the world
The you and the me of the world
Only one way out of the world
It's why I am unlikely to agree
It's why I am climbing out of my monkey tree
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and sing
And when my story ends it's gonna end with him
Heaven or hell I'm going there with the Groogrux King
It's why I am the apple of your pretty eye
It's why I am a snake in the woodpile
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King
Out of my head and into
The room so when my
Ghost takes me from you
You can remember the fool
That I am
Don't cry baby don't cry
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version 4
Standard Tuning
Chords Used
(FROM e TO E)
G| 330023
C| 01023-
Am/B ?(sort of)| 000-2-
F| 112331
Em| 000220
D| (DURING THE CHORUS ONLY-->) 2320-- (FOR INTRO ETC.--->) -320--
Am| 01220-
INTRO
F Em D C Am/B
MAIN RIFF
G C Am/B
G C Am/B
I grew from monkey into man,
G C Am/B G C Am/B
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand.
G C Am/B G C Am/B
I grew drunk on water turned into wine,
G C Am/B G C Am/B
'Till I was slave and master at the same damn time.
G C Am/B
It's why I am.
G C Am/B
It's why I am.
G C Am/B G C Am/B
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Em D (BACK TO VERSE) G C Am/B
REPLAY THE INTRO (F Em D C Am/B Am)
Out of my head and into the room hello.
BACK TO MAIN RIFF
W/Funky lil' fill I had to add:
e|12~----10-------------12-10----7-------8-7--|
B|---------12-12-12-12-12-----8~------------8-|
VERSE and CHORUS are pretty much the same...
F Em D C Am/B Am for this...
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
F C
Don't cry baby,
Am/B G
Don't cry.
BRIDGE
F Am
It's the lose and the win of the world.
C
Wrong and right,
G
Us and them of the world.
F Am C
It's the you and the me of the world.
Em
But, Only one way out of the world.
F Am C
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
G
Us and them of the world.
F Am C
It's the you and the me of the world.
G
Only one way out of the world.
Then MAIN RIFF for the solo (last go around of it has the F Em D C Am/B Am)
THEN CHORUS
THEN PLAY THE F Am C BIT ONCE
THEN BACK to the F Em D C Am/B Am 3x
F C
Don't cry baby,
Am/B F
Don't cry.
To end it all off...
G G G G
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