Dave Matthews Band

The Stone

Dave Matthews Band


Tom: F

Intro - 6/8 time
Figure 1
Dave and Tim - acoustic guitars
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---2-2---------------| play 32 times
D|------3-3-5-5-2-3--2-|
A|-5-------------------|
E|---------------------|

I've been....

Verse

.......creeping
Dave                   Gm
E|---------------------| --------- ------------------
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
G|----2----------------| -3------- -------------2----
D|-------3---5-5-2-3--2| (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
A|-5-------------------| -1------- -----------5------
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
Tim
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
G|---2-2---------------| -3------- -------------2----
D|-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2| -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
A|-5-------------------| -5------- -----------5---3--
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------

suspicion that....
Dave
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|----3-------2------|
A|-1-----5-------5--3|
E|-------------------|
Tim
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|---3-3------2------|
A|-1-----5-5----5-5-3|
E|-------------------|

things here are not as they seem.....

Dave                   Gm
E|---------------------| --------- ------------------
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
G|----2----------------| -3------- -------------2----
D|-------3---5-5-2-3--2| (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
A|-5-------------------| -1------- -----------5------
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
Tim
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------
G|---2-2---------------| -3------- -------------2----
D|-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2| -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
A|-5-------------------| -5------- -----------5---3--
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------

............reassure
Dave
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----3-------2--3--2-|
A|-1-----5------------|
E|--------------------|
Tim
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---3-3------2--3--2-|
A|-1-----5-5----------|
E|--------------------|

Dave and Tim repeat last 8 bars (now referred to as fig. 2) 3 times

then both play Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 2

Oh, unholy day......
Play figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'ring if you'd come along....

Dave and Tim play these chords (strum not notated)
Figure 3
E|-1--| -0-- -1-- -------
B|-1--| -1-- -1-- -1--1--
G|-2--| -0-- -2-- -0--0-- play Fig. 3 - 2 more times
D|-3--| -2-- -0-- -3--2--
A|-3--| -3-- ---- -3--3--
E|-1--| -0-- ---- -------

Figure 4

.....go. I will go alone......
Dave
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----2--------------3-----|
A|---------3---5------------|
E|-5---------------6--------| play 3 more times
Tim
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----2-2-------------3-3--|
A|---------3-3-5-5----------|
E|-5-5-------------6-6------|

Verse 3

I'm a long way, Oh, from that fool's mistake.......

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'rin....

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Verse 4

A long way to the bury the past, for I don't want to pay.....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 5

I need so to stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Outro

E|was| just wond'rin if you'd come a---long

Guitars tacit - strings continue (Kronos Quartet)
20 bars

then guitars play
E|-1--| -0-- -1-- -0--
B|-1--| -1-- -3-- -1--
G|-2--| -0-- -2-- -0--
D|-3--| -2-- -0-- -2-- 10 times then fade out
A|-3--| -3-- ---- -3--
E|-1--| -0-- ---- -3--


Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
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