• Song:

    Cry Freedom

  • Artist:

    Matthews Dave Band

  • Album:

    Crash

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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:41:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: dmbfan@iname.com
Subject: d/matthews_dave_band/cry_freedom.tab

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Cry Freedom
Performed By - Dave Matthews Band
Album - Crash
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Transcribed By
David Morganthaler (dmbfan@iname.com)
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Cry Freedom
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Intro:

E----------0-----------0---------|
B----------2-----------0---------|
G----------2-----------1---------|
D----------2-----------2---------|
A----------0-----------2---------|
E-------------4--2-----0---------|

You'll want to listen to the album to hear the intro rhythm correctly.
Dave usually throws in a few hammer-ons to keep it interesting.

Verse:

"How can I turn away..."   "Brother, sister, go dancing through my head..."

       A      B    E   Bsus4
E------5------7----0---7-----|
B------5------7----0---7-----|
G------6------8----1---9-----|
D------7------9----2---9-----|
A------7------9----2---7-----|
E------5------7----0---7-----|

"Human as to human, the future is no place... To place your better days"

        A      B   E       Bsus4     Bsus4   B   E  A                               E
E-------5------7---0-------7---------7-------7---0--5-------------------------------0
B-------5------7---0-------7---------7-------7---0--5-------------------------------0
G-------6------8---1-------9---------9-------8---1--6-------------------------------1
D-------7------9---2-------9---------9-------9---2--7-------------------------------2
A-------7------9---2-------7---------7-------9---2--7-------------------------------2
E-------5------7---0-------7---------7-------7---0--5----------------4------2-------0

Chorus:

"Cry freedom, cry..."

    Bsus2  D    Asus2 C#sus2    Bsus2  D    Asus2 C#sus2         E
E---2------2----0-----4-----|---2------2----0-----4-----|--------0------------|
B---2------3----0-----4-----|---2------3----0-----4-----|--------0------------|
G---4------2----2-----6-----|---4------2----2-----6-----|--------1------------|
D---4------0----2-----6-----|---4------0----2-----6-----|--------2------------|
A---2-----------0-----4-----|---2-----------0-----4-----|--------2------------|
E---2-----------------4-----|---2-----------------4-----|--------0------------|

Return to, "How can I turn away..."


Enjoy!!!

David Morganthaler

dmbfan@iname.com
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