• Song:

    Ants Marching

  • Artist:

    Dave Matthews Band

  • Album:

    Best of What's Around

Person: Greg Kokosinski

song: Ants Marching

artist: Dave Matthews Band

tab: By:Greg Kokosinski
"Ants Marching" by The Dave Matthews Band
If you have any questions on tabs for pretty much anything
e-mail me at DaveMatt15@cs.com 

Intro: Violin transcribed for guitar
 
e-------------------------------------------
b-10-----10-----10-----10-----10--10--10--10
g-10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12--12--12--12
d-------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------

Verses: Main Riff
"He wakes up in the morning"

e-2-----------------3-----------------
b-3-----------------3-----------------
g-2-----------------0-----------------Repeat all throughout
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5      verses
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5------
e-2-----------------3-----------------

1st Chorus:
"Take These Chances Place Them In A Box Until A..."                    
                                 
e-2-----------------3-----------------
b-3-----------------3-----------------
g-2-----------------0-----------------
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5                     
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5------
e-2-----------------3-----------------

"Quieter Time Lights Down You Up And Die"

e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2
d-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
 
2nd Verse 
"Goes To Visit His Mommy..."
2nd Chorus
"Take These Chances..."
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2 throughout all of chorus
d-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0

3rd Verse
"Driving Along This Highway..."
1st Interlude
"When All The Little Ants Are Marching..."
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 repeat
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
a-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

4th Verse
"Candy Man Tempting..."

3rd Chorus
Same As Second

2nd Interlude
Same as 1st

After Chord Progression In 2nd Interlude
e-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2
d-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0

Outro
Same As Verses

Ending
"Lights Down You Up And Die Here"
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--2
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3
g-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--2
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0
a-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--0
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--2

Lyrics: 

He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth, bite to eat, and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends, the week begins, she thinks
We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a
Quieter time lights down you up and die

Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well, his concerns he forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a 
Quieter time lights down you up and die

Driving along this highway
All these cars and up on the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged, no time to exchange

A when all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennae waving
They all do it the same 
They all do it the same way, yeah

Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured, oh, by weight loss
Program, cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end , cut, cut
On the fence, could not to affend
Cut, cut, cut, cut

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a 
Quieter time lights down you up and die

Lights down you up and die
Show more