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Ants Marching

Dave Matthews Band
Tab
4.7(48)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Phrase 1

| 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + |

| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |

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

Phrase 2 (for verses too)

| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |

| D | G |

E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|

Verse 1

D G

He wakes up in the morning

D G

Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling.

D G

He never changes a thing

D G

The week ends, the week begins. She thinks,

D G

We look at each other

D G

Wondering what the other is thinking

D G

But we never say a thing

D G

And these crimes between us grow deeper.

Solo 1

| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |

| D | G |

E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|

Chorus 1

D G

Take these chances

D G

Place them in a box until a

Bm D

quieter time

G Bm A

Lights down you up and die

Interlude

| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |

| D | G |

E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|

Verse 2

D G

Goes to visit his mommy

D G

She feeds him well, has con-cerns he forgets them

D G

And remembers be-ing small

D G

Playing under the table and dreaming

Chorus

1 2 | 1 3 4

Bm D | G Bm - A

Take these chan-ces

Bm D G Bm A

Place them in a box until a

Bm D

quieter time

G Bm A

Lights down you up and die

Interlude/Solo

(Verse Progression) X4

Verse 3

D G

Driving in on this highway

D G

All these cars end up on the sidewalk

D (tacet) G

People in every direc-tion

D (tacet) G (tacet)

No words exchanged, no time to exchange them

Bridge

G G/F# Em

When all the little ants are marching

G G/F# Em

Red and black antennas waving

G G/F# Em

They all do it the same

G G/F# Em

They all do it the same way

Interlude

| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |

| D | G |

E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|

Verse 4

D

Candyman tempting the thoughts of a

G

Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss

D

Program cutting the corners

G

of a loose end, loose end, cut cut

D G

On the fence, not to of-fend cut cut, cut cut

Chorus

1 2 | 1 3 4

Bm D | G Bm - A

Take these chan-ces

Bm D G Bm A

Place them in a box until a

Bm D

quieter time

G Bm A

Lights down you up and die

Outro

(self-made)

(Switch Chord Progression Order On Purpose)

D G

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------11----11----11----|
D|----------------11----11----11----|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-| X4
A|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G Bm A

Lights down you up and die

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