lover lay down . dave matthews . there are other ways of pickin' thru this. i use this way because i seem to have the most control over the notes and can get to them easier and whatnot, as far as muting strings and things like that to compensate for accidents. perhaps i'll add at some point the other, mm, 'simpler' version, or _A_nother simpler version of a way to play it. i used to play it that old way but just kept stumbling over strings and notes i didn't want to hit. anyways... this is the non-chorus part. don't really know if you'd call those 'verses' ... i guess so, since they're not the chorus. but anyway, the main thing looks like this: / = slide up : \ = slide down P = pluck/pick : x = mute/don't play e--------------------------------- b--------------------------------- g---2--------4--------6---7-6\2--- d---0--------5--------7---7-7----- a---x--------x--------x---x-x----- E-2----2/3P3----3/5P5-----7-5----- so your basic forms look like this: (guessing at the names somtimes) (order left to rite: Eadgbe) D5/F# : 2x02xx G : 3x54xx A : 5x76xx Bm7 : 7x77xx the fingering i use is this: i:index/m:middle/r:ring/p:pinky (note the small 'p' for pinky vs. the large 'P' for pluck/pick. sorry, not feeling very creative) e--------------------------------- b--------------------------------- g---m--------m--------m---p-m\m--- d---0--------r--------r---r-r----- a---x--------x--------x---x-x----- E-i----i/iPi----i/iPi-----m-i----- i like to keep my index finger on the 5th fret while i do the Bm7 (7x77xx) chord because it makes the quick transition back to the A chord smoother and easier for me. maybe that'll help you if it's sounding choppy. just a thot. now for the fun part! The Chorus. i've decided i'll show you a couple ways and then just let you mix and match the parts to best suit your needs. i was just trying them rearranged and i realised that my way just worked for my stubby little fingers but the other ways kind of had a nicer ring to them. so pick and choose: e-00-00-x---------0-0x-0---33333x---------x-xx-x--- b-22-22-x---------0-0x-0---33333x-3-2-0---3-3x-2--- g-22-22-x---------4-4x-4---00000x-------2-2-2x-2--- d-22-22-x-------2-2-2x-2---00000x---------0-0x-2--- a-00-00-x-0-2-4---x-xx-x---22222x---------2-2x-0--- E-xx-xx-x---------4-4x-4---33333x---------x-xx-x--- if that looks crazy and complicated, please read this: it's not that hard. trust me. i tried to imply a sort of visual pattern of rhythm (or something) (boy, i'm really sounding snobby... sorry.) so that's why there's all that repeated strumming and all those x's all over. i'm just going off the rhythm i have in my head rite now from memory (yeah, kinda doing this sloppy ... again.) basically, whatever rhythm works for you to play this song the way you like ... use that! of course :) that up there's the sort of open chord version and the way i used to play it. basically you're quick-strumming an A (ex: x02220) then a little riff then strummin' that other chord (4x2400) then quick-strummin' a G (ex: 320033) then another little riff into the Bm7->A trade off from the non-chorus part above. note for those who would like to mix and match: the last two chords up there (x2023x into x02220) are going to be the same strumming and everything as the last two chords and their sound in the non-chorus part. basically, you can swap those last two in the chorus for the last two in the non-chorus and visa versa. make sense? another way: (this is the way i like to play it now. note that the first chord is just an A and you can use the A from the non-chorus part, or any other A you like, i just like this one for this part.) e-xx-xx-x---------0-0x-0---xxxxxx---------x-xx-x--- b-xx-xx-x---------0-0x-0---xxxxxx---------x-xx-x--- g-66-66-x---------4-4x-4---44444x-7-6-----7-7x-6--- d-xx-xx-x---------2-2x-2---55555x-----9-7-7-7x-7--- a-77-77-x-----4-7-x-xx-x---xxxxxx---------x-xx-x--- E-55-55-x-5-7-----4-4x-4---33333x---------7-7x-5--- i hope you can see the parallels between this way and the 'open chord' way enuff to be able to mix and match to your liking. please please email me with any questions, including fingering suggestions for the chorus part (since i'm just not gonna type that kind of crazy stuff out rite now...) but i'd love to if anyone would like me to. hope this helps. enjoy... spring sweet rhythm dance in my head and slip into my lover's hands kiss me, won't you kiss me now and sleep i would inside your mouth don't be us too shy for knowing it's no big surprise that i will wait for you i will wait for no one but you (chorus forms) oh please lover lay down spend this time with me together share this smile lover lay down walk with me walk with (back to non-chorus) you hold my hand your hands so much we have dreamed and we were so much younger hard to explain now that we are stronger (chorus forms) a million reasons life to deny let's toss them away, see you and me well, lay down, lover said, she and he by my lover's side together share this smile each other's tears to cry together share this smile lover lay down (back to non-chorus) oh please, oh please over lay down oh please lover lay down and you weep (lover lay down) 'cause it's over (lover lay down) sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on sail on, oo oo hoo hoo, lover lay down oh ooo could i love you, could you love me on love sail... on love sail... on love sail 'til we dance away... chasing me all around leading me all around in circles chasing me all around leading me all around in circles say... hey yeah yay ey hey...