Chords for Dave Matthews Band - Why I Am (Lyrics)

Tempo:
128.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dave Matthews Band - Why I Am (Lyrics) chords
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[F] [Em] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [B] [G]
[C] [G] I grew from monkey into [C] man [G] Then
[C] [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand
[C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] [G] wine
[C] [G] Until I was slave and master at the [C] same damn [G] time
That's why I am,
[C] that's [G] why I am,
[C] that's why [G] I am
Still here dancing with my drugs [C]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [B] [F] [Em] Out of [G] my head [C] and in [G] the world
[Am] I'm the [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] king of men it makes [C] no [G] sense [C] I [G] went about a beast while I was a boy
[C] [G] But that's why I am, I ain't the one to make you [C] smile
[G] That's why I am, there's no snake in the [C] woodpile
That's why [G] I am, still here dancing with my drugs
[C] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [B] [F]
[Em] Out of [Dm] my head [C] and into [Em] the world [F]
[C] So when [Dm] my ghost [C] takes [Bm] me from you
[F]
[C] You can [Dm] hold on [C] to the things [G] that I am [A] Don't [C] cry [Bm] baby, [G] don't [F] cry
We're losing [Am] the will of the world [C] Rolling right up [G] to them on the [F] wall
It's you and [Am] me of the world Only one [Em] way out of the [F] world
We're losing the [Am] will of the world Rolling right up [G] to them on the [F] wall
It's you and [Am] me of the world [C] Only one way [G] out of the world
It's you and me
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G] of [F]
[G] the world
That's [Dm] [G] why [C] [G] I am, I don't like getting too greedy
[C] That's [G] why I am, climbing out of my monkey [C] team
That's why [G]
I am, still here dancing with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and [C] sing
[G] And when my story ends, it's gonna end with [C] him [G] having a hell
I'm going down with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] That's why I am, the apple of your pretty [C] eyes
That's [G] why I am, snake in the [C] woodpile
That's why [G] I am, still here dancing with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] [F] [Am]
[Em]
[F] [Em] Out [Dm] of my heaven [C] and [G]
hell [F] [C] So when [Dm] my ghost [C] is [G] here on [F] earth
[C] You [Dm] can remember [C] [G] who I [Am] am [C] Don't cry [B] baby, [F] don't cry
[G] [A]
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Am
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C
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G
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To learn Dave Matthews Band - (Deluxe Edition) Why I Am chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, C and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 128 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ I grew from monkey into [C] man [G] _ _ Then _ _
_ [C] _ [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] _ [G] wine _ _ _ _
_ [C] [G] Until I was slave and master at the [C] same damn [G] time
That's _ _ _ why I am, _ _ _
[C] that's [G] why I am, _
_ [C] _ that's why [G] I _ _ am
Still here dancing with my drugs [C] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [B] _ [F] _ [Em] Out of [G] my head [C] and in [G] the world
[Am] I'm the [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] [G] king _ of men it makes [C] no [G] _ _ sense _ _ [C] I [G] went about a beast while I was a boy
[C] _ [G] But _ _ _ _ that's why I am, I ain't the one to make you [C] smile
[G] That's why I am, there's no snake in the [C] woodpile
That's why [G] I am, _ _ _ _ still here dancing with my drugs
[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [F] _
[Em] Out of [Dm] my head [C] and into [Em] the world [F] _
[C] So when [Dm] my ghost [C] takes [Bm] me from you
[F] _
[C] You can [Dm] hold on [C] to the things [G] that I am [A] Don't [C] cry [Bm] baby, [G] don't [F] cry
We're losing [Am] the will of the world [C] Rolling right up [G] to them on the [F] wall
It's you and [Am] me of the world _ Only one [Em] way out of the [F] world
We're losing the [Am] will of _ _ the world Rolling right up [G] to them on the [F] wall
It's you and [Am] me of the world [C] Only one way [G] out of the world
It's you and me _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [G] of [F] _
[G] the world
That's [Dm] _ [G] _ _ why _ _ [C] _ [G] I am, I don't like getting too greedy
[C] That's [G] why I am, climbing out of my monkey [C] team
That's why [G] _
_ I am, still here dancing with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and [C] sing
[G] And when my story ends, it's gonna end with [C] him [G] having a hell
I'm going down with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] That's why I am, the apple of your pretty [C] eyes
That's [G] why I am, snake in the [C] woodpile
That's why [G] I _ _ am, still here dancing with the good grub [C] sheen
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Em] Out [Dm] of my heaven [C] and [G]
hell [F] _ [C] So when [Dm] my ghost [C] is [G] here on [F] earth
[C] You [Dm] can remember [C] [G] who I [Am] am [C] Don't cry [B] baby, [F] don't cry
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, written by Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Stefan Lessard and Carter Beauford, you'll find this song.

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