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All Along the Watchtower Guitar Tablature
I was able to tab this from listening to the Dave matthews listener supported cd....so to get your strumming down correctly....make sure you listen to the song....it is a great song.....and sounds great when played right....also...it is pretty easy!  I know this is the correct tab....not sure if I got all the lyrics completely correct....but they are close...so enjoy....and let me know what you think of the tab....this is one of my favorite songs by Dave....and my first tab to submit for this site!

Intro (play 4 times)
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There must be some kind of way......out of here...     Send the jokers to the fields..........
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Too much confusion..........                                            I can't get no Holy..........
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Business men...they...drink my wine....                       And the plow men...they dig my...grave..
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None of them along the line......                                   No any of it is real.............
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(strum this)
(three Chords...don't know the names....so here they are in the order to be played)

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------


No Reason to get excited!................

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

The thief had kindly spoke......

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

They roundier among us....

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

You feel your life has spotted you....hahaha

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

but you and I we've been through all this....yes we have...

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

And this is not a phase.....

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

So let us not talk falsly now!!.....

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

The hour is getting late!.....(hold on late!) etc.(laaaaaattttteeeeeeeeeeeeeee)

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord(strum once)      2nd chord(strum once)
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------                           --------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------                           --------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------                           ---------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------                           ---------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------                           -----2--------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------                           -----3--------

(now time to JAM!!! strum extremely fast)

All Along the Watchtower......................

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    2nd chord
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    -------------
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    -------------
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    -----2-------
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------    -----3-------

Play these chords over and over throughout the rest of the song....strumming them extremely fast!

(end song on the 3rd Chord)

No Reason to get excited!!!!

1st chord         2nd chord       3rd chord    
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    
-------------        ---------------      -----1-------    
-----2------        ---------------      -----2-------    
-----2------        ---------------      -----3-------    
-------------        -----2--------      -----3-------    
-------------        -----3--------      -----1-------
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