Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:30:38 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" 
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/the_last_stop.tab

"The Last Stop"

from Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets



Intro - with vocal ad lib

(strumming patterns are not always indicated)

Dave & Tim
[Figure 1           ] [Figure 2                         ]
------- ------------- ------------------- ---------------
------- ------------- ------------------- ---------------
-3----- ---------3--- ----------------3-- (3)-------3----
-4----- -4-5-8-5-4--- -4-5-8-9-8-xx-5-4-- (4)-5-8-5-4----
-4----- ---------4--- ----------------4-- (4)-------4----
-2----- -2-3-6-3-2--- -2-3-6-7-6-xx-3-2-- (2)-3-6-3-2----


repeat Figures 1 and 2


Figure 3
(Rhythmic strumming)
-------
-------
-3-----
-4-----
-4-----
-2-----

repeat Figure 3 - 7 more times


Verse 1

Fire....the sun is well asleep......

play Figure 1 then 2 then 1 then 2 then 1


.....this is the last stop.....

Figure 4
----------------------- ---------------
----------------------- ---------------
----------------------- ---------3-----
-12-12-xx11--9-xx-8-xx- -4-5-8-5-4-----
----------------------- ---------4-----
-10-10-xx-9--7-xx-6-xx- -2-3-6-3-2-----


...(for) raining tears....

play Figure 3 - 4 times


Pre-chorus

Oh, is war the only way to peace?......

play Figure 1 then 2

then 3 - 2 times


Chorus

You're righteous, you're righteous......

Figure 5
(rhythmic strumming)
-0------- -0-------
-0------- -0-------
-1------- -1-------
-2------- -2-------
-2------- -2-------
-0------- -0-------

....right. Go ahead and dream.....

play Figure 1 then

Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one....

Figure 6
------------------ --------------------
------------------ --------------------
------------------ --------------------
4-5-8-9-8-xx-9-11- -xx12-11--9--8---5--
------------------ --------------------
2-3-6-7-6-xx-7--9- -xx10--9--7--6---3--


....Rain tears......

play Figure 3 - 4 times


Verse 2

Oh, no. Gracious, even God........

play like previous verse


Pre-chorus

Right is wrong now.....

play Figure 1 then 4 then 1 then 4


Chorus

....righteous, so righteous.....

play Figure 5

play Figure 3 - 2 times

play Figure 5

play Figure 1


Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one.....

play Figure 6

play Figure 3


...This is the last stop.

Figure 7
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
12--12--xx11--9--xx-8-----------
--------------------------------
10--10--xx-9--7--xx-6-----------



Bridge

Here there's more than is showing up......

Dave & Tim
Figure 8
(rhythmic strumming)
---------------------------- -----------0-------------
-7-------------------------- -2---------0-------------
-7-------------------------- -2---------4-------------
-0-------------------------- -2---------2-------------
-5-------------------------- -0-----------------------
---------------------------- -----------4-------------
Banjo - Bela Fleck (arr. for guitar)
Figure 9
---------------------------- -------------------------
-10---10---10---10---10----- -10---10---10--10--10----
---9----9----9----9----9--9- ---9----9----9---9---9-9-
----12---12---12---12---12-- ----11---11---9---9---9--
---------------------------- -------------------------
---------------------------- -------------------------


play Figures 8 and 9 - both 2 more times


.....black and white.

Dave & Tim
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
---4----4--- 4----4---4--
------------ ------------
2----2----2- --2---2---2-


play Figure 1


...This is the last stop.

play Figure 7


Bridge

Here there's more than is showing up......

play Figures 8 and 9 - both 3 times


Dave & Tim
------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
---4----4--- 4----4---4-- -4----4----4- ----4----4--
------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
2----2----2- --2---2---2- ---2----2---- -2----2---2-


Chorus

You're righteous.....

play Figure 5

play Figure 3 - 2 times

play Figure 5

play Figure 3 - 2 times

play Figure 5

play Figure 1



Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one.....

Dave & Tim
------------------ -----------------------------------
------------------ -----------------------------------
------------------ -----------------------------------
4-5-8-9-8-xx-9-11- -xx12-11-xx-9-xx-8--8-8-8-8-8-5-xx-
------------------ -----------------------------------
2-3-6-7-6-xx-7--9- -xx10--9-xx-7-xx-6--6-6-6-6-6-3-xx-


play Figure 2 - 4 times

play Figure 1


This is the last stop.

play Figure 7


Bridge

Here's there more........

play Figures 8 and 9 - both 3 times


....black and white. So right.......

Dave & Tim
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
---4----4--- 4----4---4--
------------ ------------
2----2----2- --2---2---2-


then Tim plays Fig 3 - 8 times and fade out

with

Dave
------------ ---------------
------------ ---------------
------------ ---------------
--4-4--4-4-- -4-4--4-4--4-4-
------------ ---------------
--2-2--2-2-- -2-2--2-2--2-2-

Dave
-------------- ------------- ---------------
-------------- ------------- --------------- repeat previous
-------------- ------------- ---------------   3 bars and fade
--4-4--4-4--4- -4--4-4--4-4- -4-4--4-4--4-4-
-------------- ------------- ---------------
--2-2--2-2--2- -2--2-2--2-2- -2-2--2-2--2-2-


(while these guitars fade out, the Interlude fades in)


Interlude

(all guitars tuned down 1/2 step)

Dave & Tim
(rhythmic strumming)
-3----------------------- -------------------------------------
-3----------------------- -5-----3------------------3----------
-0----------------------- -0-----0------------------2----------
-0----------------------- --------------------------0----------
-2----------------------- -3-----2-----------------------------
-3----------------------- --------------------------2----------

Bela Fleck - Banjo (arr. for guitar)
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-- 8--8--10---10---10---10---10---10----
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8- -8--8---12---12---10---10---10---10--
---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7 --9--9----12---12---11---11---11---11
------------------------- -------------------------------------
------------------------- -------------------------------------
------------------------- -------------------------------------

***repeat these 2 bars and fade***



The End


Scott Taylor
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