• Song:

    Ants Marching

  • Artist:

    Dave Matthews Band

  • Album:

    Best of What's Around

Dave Mathews Band - Ants Marching

Notes*
 -Tacet = a musical term simply meaning MUTE
 -The outro is only how my band leaves the song
  and how i leave it when im playing alone in 
  front of others. The Rythem is hard to 
  explain for it E-mail me at MusicEAD@aol.com
  if you would like me to explain it more elaboratley
 -Phrase 2 is played through all verses and interludes
 -The Chorus is a bit messed up (i felt lazy this took
  long enough) but i put which beats each chords should
  be on.
 -If anyone has ANY recomendations for the bridge 
  please E-mail me MusicEAD@aol.com and i will
  edit it thank you.
 -For the intro the D and Dsus4 chords may also
  be played like so (again this is how i play them)
  ________________________________________
 | D= (xx0232@1)X X 0 7 7 5  | Dsus4= (xx0233@1)X X 0 7 8 5 |
  ----------------------------------------


Chords - E A D G B E
D (xx0232@1)    - X X 0 2 3 2 
Dsus4 (xx0233@1)- X X 0 2 3 3 
G (320003@1)    - 3 2 0 0 3 3 
Bm (x24432@1)   - X 2 4 4 3 2 
Gsus4 (3x0013@1)- 3 3 0 0 3 3

Intro:

Phrase 1
 | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + |
 | D (xx0232@1)     | Dsus4 (xx0233@1) | D (xx0232@1)     | Dsus4 (xx0233@1) |
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  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ |
 | D (xx0232@1)                     | G (320003@1)                     |
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 (xx0232@1)                GHe (320003@1)wakes up in the morning
D (xx0232@1)                     GDoes (320003@1)his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling.
D (xx0232@1)              GHe (320003@1)never changes a thing
D (xx0232@1)                GThe (320003@1)week ends, the week begins. She thinks,
D (xx0232@1)             GWe (320003@1)look at each other
D (xx0232@1)                GWondering (320003@1)what the other is thinking
D (xx0232@1)              GBut (320003@1)we never say a thing
D (xx0232@1)                GAnd (320003@1)these crimes between us grow deeper.

Solo 1:

 | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ |
 | D (xx0232@1)                     | G (320003@1)                     |
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 (xx0232@1)               GTake (320003@1)these chances
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)  
Place them in me that sounds like a
Bm (x24432@1)    Dquieter (xx0232@1)time
G (320003@1)             Bm (x24432@1)   ALights (x02220@1)down you up and die

Interlude:

 | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ |
 | D (xx0232@1)                     | G (320003@1)                     |
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 (xx0232@1)           GGoes (320003@1)to visit his mommy
    D (xx0232@1)                     GShe (320003@1)feeds him well, has con-cerns he forgets them
D (xx0232@1)           GAnd (320003@1)remembers be-ing small
D (xx0232@1)               GPlaying (320003@1)under the table and dreaming

Chorus:
1          2 |  1    3    4
Bm (x24432@1)       D| (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)  Bm- (x24432@1)ATake (x02220@1)these chan-ces
Bm (x24432@1)       D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)  APlace (x02220@1)them in me that sounds like a
Bm (x24432@1)    Dquieter (xx0232@1)time
G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1)   ALights (x02220@1)down you up and die
  
Interlude/Solo (Verse Progression) X4


Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1)                GDriving (320003@1)in on this highway
D (xx0232@1)                GAll (320003@1)these cars end up on the sidewalk
D (xx0232@1)       (tacet)     GPeople (320003@1)in every direc-tion
D (xx0232@1)      (tacet)       G (320003@1)   (tacet)
No words exchanged, no time to exchange them


Bridge:
     G (320003@1)     G/F# (320002@1) EmWhen (022000@1)all the little ants are marching
G (320003@1)     G/F# (320002@1)  EmRed (022000@1)and black antennas waving
G (320003@1)      G/F# (320002@1)   EmThey (022000@1)all do it the same
G (320003@1)      G/F# (320002@1)   Em (022000@1)   
They all do it the same way


Interlude:
 | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ | 1  + a2 (x02210@1) + a3 (x02210@1)+ a4 (x02210@1)+ |
 | D (xx0232@1)                     | G (320003@1)                     |
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:
DCandyman (xx0232@1)tempting the thoughts of a
GSweet (320003@1)tooth, torturing the weight loss
DProgram (xx0232@1)cutting the corners 
     Gof (320003@1)a loose end, loose end, cut cut
D (xx0232@1)                          GOn (320003@1)the fence, not to of-fend cut cut, cut cut

Chorus:
1          2 |  1    3    4
Bm (x24432@1)       D| (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)  Bm- (x24432@1)ATake (x02220@1)these chan-ces
Bm (x24432@1)       D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)  APlace (x02220@1)them in me that sounds like a
Bm (x24432@1)    Dquieter (xx0232@1)time
G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1)   ALights (x02220@1)down you up and die


Outro (self-made): (Switch Chord Progression Order On Purpose)
  D (xx0232@1)                                 GE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| (320003@1)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 (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1)   ALights (x02220@1)down you up and die

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