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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[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]
[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]
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
Am
C
G
F
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _