Dave Matthews Band - Time Bomb Tab

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Time Bomb
Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Album: Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King

tabbed from 6/17/09 show and FUSE HD broadcast of Beacon Theater show

Contributor: Daniel Schnall

Intro

  E                                 
  B                          8 (10) 
  G    14 12 10    14 12 10  9  10  x4
  D  0 12 12 12—  0 12 12 12  10 12  
  A                                 
  E                                 

Verse (“I'm a ticking time bomb”)

  e                 
  B                 
  G   7  5    5  7  x2
  D   7  5    5  7  
  A   5  3    3  5  
  E                 

Pre-Chorus (“No one would believe it”)

  e                   
  B             1  1  
  G  3  2 0 x   2  0  x3
  D  3  3 3 3   3  2  
  A  1  1 1 1      3  
  E                   

Between Verse 1 and Verse 2

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G   7 7 7       5    5 5 5 5  7   
  D   7 7 7  5 3  5    5 5 5 5  7   
  A   5 5 5       3    3 3 3 3  5   
  E                                 

Verse 2 (“If martians fell from the sky”)

  e                 
  B                 
  G   7  5    5  7  x2
  D   7  5    5  7  
  A   5  3    3  5  
  E                 

Pre-Chorus (“No one would believe it”)  x3
Chorus (“Baby when I get home”)

  e                              
  B                              
  G   7 7 7 7   5    5 5 5 5  7  x3
  D   7 7 7 5 3 5    5 5 5 5  7  
  A   5 5 5   5 3    3 3 3 3  5  
  E                              

Verse 3 (“When everything starts to fall”)

  e                 
  B                 
  G   7  5    5  7  x2
  D   7  5    5  7  
  A   5  3    3  5  
  E                 

Pre-Chorus (“No one would believe it”)  x3
Pre-Bridge

  e      
  B      
  G   7  
  D   7  
  A   5  
  E      

Bridge

  e                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    x2
  D               3 5      3             3          3  
  A  5  4 3 5 4 3      0 3   5 4 3 5 4 3   3    0 3    
  E                                          3         

Jam/Chorus/End (“Baby when I get home”)

  e   x   x     x   x         1  0    0  1  
  B   x   x     x   x         3  1    1  3  
  G   x   x     x   x    OR   2  0    0  2  
  D   12— 10    10  12           2    2     
  A   12— 10    10  12           3    3     
  E   10— 8     8   10                      

Notes:
My Bridge is what Dave plays live.
Alternate:

  e                                                           
  B                                                           
  G   7  6 5 7 6 5 10 12           7  6 5 7 6 5 10 5          
  D   7  6 5 7 6 5 10 12       3   7  6 5 7 6 5 10 5 5      3 
  A   5  4 3 5 4 3 8  10   0 3     5  4 3 5 4 3 8  3 5  0 3   
  E                                                  3

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E
B			8 (10)
G	14 12 10	14 12 10	9 10	x4
D	0 12 12 12—	0 12 12 12	10 12
A
E

e
B
G	7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 7
D	7 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 7
A	5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
E

e
B
G	7 7 7 7 5	5 5 5 5 7	x3
D	7 7 7 5 3 5	5 5 5 5 7
A	5 5 5 5 3	3 3 3 3 5
E

e	x x	x x		1 0	0 1
B	x x	x x		3 1	1 3
G	x x	x x	OR	2 0	0 2
D	12— 10	10 12		2	2
A	12— 10	10 12		3	3
E	10— 8	8 10

e
B
G	7 6 5 7 6 5 10 12	7 6 5 7 6 5 10 5
D	7 6 5 7 6 5 10 12 3	7 6 5 7 6 5 10 5 5 3
A	5 4 3 5 4 3 8 10 0 3	5 4 3 5 4 3 8 3 5 0 3
E		3