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The Space Between

Pain in the Ass
Tab

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Song

"The Space Between"

by Dave Matthews' Band

>From the Album - Everyday

Tab By Chad Kalmes - ckalmes@powerweb.net

The basic chords are just E & D for the verses and A E G/Bm D

for the verses. Of course, Dave doesn't play just 'regular'

chords...nor does he ever seem to play the chords the same way

every show...but in any event, a couple of rough estimates

are below. There are probably some more Dave-esque chord-forms

that would work better, but you'll get the idea.

Verse Riff I (main riff)

E E E D E E E D

e-----------------|             e--0-0-0----0----|
B--5-5-5----3-----|             B--0-0-0----3----|
G--4-4-4----2-----| (or simply) G--1-1-1----2----|
D--6-6-6----4-----|             D--2-2-2----0----|
A--7-7-7----5-----|             A--2-2-2----0----|
E-----------------|             E--0-0-0----0----|

Riff II (played in background throughout chorus and similar parts)

e---9-------9------9h10--|            e---9-------9------------|
B-----10------10---------|            B-----10------10----9----|
G--------9-------9-------| (3X) Then  G--------9-------9-------|
D------------------------|            D------------------------|
A------------------------|            A------------------------|
E------------------------|            E------------------------|

Chorus (with Riff II above)

A E Bm D

e--0---0---X---0----|
B--2---0---3---3----|
G--2---1---4---2----|
D--2---2---4---0----|
A--0---2---2---0----|
E--0---0---X---0----|

Bridge (Bm A E [Riff IV] X3 Bm A E F)

Riff IV

e--12b--10-------|
B---------- 12b--|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Lyrics

EEE D

You cannot quit me so quickly

EEE D

There's no hope in you for me

EEE D

No corner you could sqeeze me

EEE D

But I got all the time for you, love

A E Bm

The space between the tears we cry

D

As the laughter keeps us coming back for more

The space between the wicked lies We tell

And hope to keep

Safe from the pain

But will I hold you again

These fickle fuddled words confuse me

Like will it rain today

Waste the hours with talking, talking

These twisted games we're playing

Where stranger lives with warring hearts

What a wild-eyed beast you be

The space between the wicked lies we tell

And hope to keep

Safe from the pain

Will I hold you again?

Will I hold

Look us spinning up in the madness of a rollercoaster

You know you went off like the devil in a church in the middle of a crowded room

All we can do my love is hope we don't take this ship down

The space between

Where your smiling heart

Is where you'll find me if I get to go

The space between

The bullets in a firefight

Is where I'll be hiding waiting for you

The rain that falls, splash in your heart

Tan like sadness down the window into

The space between

Our wicked lies is where we hope to keep safe from pain

Take my hand cuz we're walking out of here

Oh...Right out of here

Love is all we need in

The space between

Whats wrong and right

Is where you'll find me hiding waiting for you

The space between

Your heart and mine is the space we fill with time

The space between

The space between

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