Chord/Tab song: The Best of What's Around

Dave Matthews
tabbed by James Seymour [email protected]

Intro

E|-|------------------------------|-|
B|-|--2----------------2----------|-|
G|-|--2----------------2----------|-|
D|-|--2----------------2----------|-|
A|-|--0----------------0----------|-|
e|-|----3--2--1-----/3---3--2--1--|-| x2

[Am] Hey my friend [F] it seems your [Dm]eyes are troubled
[C]Care [C5/B]to [Am7]share [F] your [Dadd4]time with me
[Am] Would you say you're feeling [F] low and [Dm]so
[C] [C5/B] [Am7] [F] [Dm]

a good i------deal would be to get it off your mind

Chorus:
[A] See, you and[Cm] me have a[Fm] better time [A/E] than most can dream
have [Dadd4] it better [Aii] than the best so [E5]can a pu[E/G]ll on through
[A] whatever [Cm] tears at us [Fm] whatever[A/E] holds us down
and if [Dadd4] nothing can [Aii]be done we'll make the [E/5]best of [E/G]what's around

Intro play 2 x

[A] Turns [Cm7] out not where [Bm] but who yo[G]u're with that really
[Am] [Am] [A] [Cm7] [Bm] [G]

mat---ters that really mat---ters and hurts not much when you're around

[Am] when you're around

[Am] And if you hold on tight[F] to what you think [Dm]is your thing
[C]you [C5/B]may [Am7]find [F]you're missing [Dadd4]all the rest
[Am] well she run up into the[F] light [Dm]surprised
her a[C]r--[C5/B]-ms [Am7]are open h[F]er mind's eye i[Dm]s

Chorus:
[A] Seeing things [Cm] from a [Fm] better side [A/E] than most can dream
on a [Dadd4] clearer road [A] I feel oh you [E5] could [E/G]say she's safe
[A] whatever [Cm] tears at her[Fm] whatever[A/E] holds her down
and if [Dadd4] nothing can [Aii]be done She'll make the [E/5]best of [E/G]what's around

[A] Turns [Cm7] out not where [Bm] but who yo[G]u're with that really
[Am] [Am] [A] [Cm7] [Bm] [G]

mat---ters that really mat---ters and hurts not much when you're around

[Am] when you're around

[Am] Hey la, la [Aii] Oh, [Cm]oh hey la [Fm] Oh, [A/E]oh hey la [Dadd4] Oh [A]oh hey la
[E5] Hey [E/G] la
[A] Oh,[Cm] oh hey la[Fm] Oh,[A/E] oh hey la[Dadd4] Oh [Aii] oh hey la [E5] Hey[E/G] la

Chords
[A]Aii [577655]x0222x (Just a Open A chord)
A/E 04225x
Am x0221x
Am7 x0201x
Bm x244xx (I think it sounds better, but you can play a true Bm x24432)
C x3201x
C5/B x2001x
Cm x46654
Cm7 x46454
D xx0232
Dadd4 x54035 (your 1st finger on the 3rd fret,4th finger on the 5 high E & so on)
Dm xx0231
E5 022400
E/G 422400
F 133200
Fm 2442xx
[G] [355433]