Dave Mathews Band - Ants Marching
Chords - E A D G B E
D - X X 0 2 3 2
Dsus4 - X X 0 2 3 3
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bm - X 2 4 4 3 2
Gsus4 - 3 3 0 0 3 3
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 me that sounds like 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 me that sounds like 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 me that sounds like 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