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Save Me

Dave Matthews Band
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
e---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--
b---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--
g---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--
d---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--
a---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--
e---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--
 Drivin' through the dessert  I met  a man
 He told  me of his crazy  plan
 He'd been walkin'  there for  twenty days
 He was gonna walk  on for twenty  more
 Said how  'bout a  drink or a  bite to eat
 Said no  my faith  is all  I need
 Said then save  me save  me
 Mister walkin'  man  if you can
You  don't need  to prove  a thing to me
 Just give  me faith make  me believe
 Come on save  me save  me
Mister  walkin' man, if  you can
 Come on save  me save  me
 Mister stranger,  if  you please
Save  me save  me..
 Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
  stranger... if you... please
e----3-----------3----------3----------
b----1-----------1----------1----------
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a------------------------2--2----------
e-3--3--------2--2---------------------
 Or am I too  far gone....
 (Riff 1 rythm)
To  get back home
To  get back home
 (Riff 1)
How  'bout you  take a ride  with me
 We could kill  some or shoot  the breeze
Every  whisperin' wind and second  counts
 Oh maybe  if you walk  but you should drive  around
 And save  me save  me
Mister  walkin' man, if  you can
 Come on  save me  save me
 Mister stranger,  if  you please
Save  me save  me..
 (Riff 2)
 Stranger if you please
 Or am I too far gone....
 (Riff 1 Rythm)
 To get back home
 To get back home
 There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
 way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the
 I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
 Dave's way:
e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------5--------5
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3
 My way:
e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------x--------x
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5
 (Riff 3)
 I don't need you to stop the sunshine
 I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
 I ain't askin' you to fly
  (Riff 4 starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
 I'm just askin' you to save me
You  might try savin' yourself
Why  don't you save me
You  might try savin' yourself
 As if  the moon could
Shine, try savin' yourself
 I saw  tears down...
There, try savin' yourself
 Why  don't you save me, yeah

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Readable chord sheet for Save Me by Dave Matthews Band

[G1]    [F]     [C]     [Am]    [G]

e---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--
b---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--
g---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--
d---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--
a---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--
e---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--

[G1]        [G1]       [G1]       [G1]

Drivin' through the [G1]dessert I [G1]met a man
He [G1]told me of his [G1]crazy plan
He'd been [F]walkin' there fo[C]r twenty days
He was gonna [G1]walk on for twe[G1]nty more
Said [G1]how 'bout a[G1] drink or a[G1] bite to eat
Said [G1]no my [G1]faith is [G1]all I need
Said then [F]save me [C]save me
Mister [G1]walkin' man[G1] if you can
[G1]You don't [G1]need to [G1]prove a thing to [G1]me
Just [G1]give me [G1]faith [G1]make me believe
Come on [F]save me [C]save me
[G1]Mister walkin' [G1]man, [G1]if you can
Come on [F]save me [C]save me
Mister [G1]stranger, i[G1]f you please
[F]Save me [C]save me..

Emphasis on the bass notes.  Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat

     stranger... if you...  please

e----3-----------3----------3----------
b----1-----------1----------1----------
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a------------------------2--2----------
e-3--3--------2--2---------------------

Or am I [Am]too far gon[C]e....
(Riff 1 rythm)
[C]To get back [G1]home
[G1]To get back home

(Riff 1)
[G1]How 'bout [G1]you take a [G1]ride with me
We could [G1]kill some or [G1]shoot the breeze
[F]Every whisperin' wind and [C]second counts
Oh [G1]maybe if you [G1]walk but you should [G1]drive around
And [F]save me [C]save me
[G1]Mister walkin' [G1]man,  [G1]if you can
Come on[F] save me[C] save me
Mister [G1]stranger, i[G1]f you please
[F]Save me [C]save me..

(Riff 2)
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
To get back [G1]home
To get back [G1]home

There's two ways to play this part.  1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it.  I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.

Dave's way:

e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------5--------5
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3

My way:

e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------x--------x
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5

(Riff 3)
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
                            (Riff 4 starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me

[G]You might [G]try [F]savin' [C]yourself
[C]Why don't you [G]save [C]me
[G]You might [G]try [F]savin' [C]yourself
As [C]if the moon could
[G]Shine, [G]try [F]savin' [C]yourself
I s[C]aw tears down...
[G]There, [G]try [F]savin' [C]yourself
Why[C] don't you save me, yeah

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