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Hold Me Down Acoustic Live

This is my shot at it.  Damn good way to learn a tune. Tab It!
I shoot for perfection, so please guide me there is needed. :)
As is the case with some of Dave's live stuff, the lyrics are questionable.
Do you know the meaning of this song. It's worth the research.
Tabbed from Dave & Tim at Wittemore Center, Durham, NH.
Bass Line is prominent throughout (Hit It!).

Standard Tuning


Intro: Repeat 4 times
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11---9/10-10\7--7-7-7-7------|
D|--X---X--X---X--X--X-X--X-X-X-X------|
A|--9---9--9---7/10-10\5--5-5-5-5------|
E|-10--10-10---9/12-12\7--7-7-7-6------|


Verse 1:  Almost constant strumming. Listen!
e|-------------------3------3----------|
B|-------------------3------3----------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11\6-0------0----------|
D|--X---X--X--X--X-X-0------2----------|
A|--8---8--8--8--8\4-2-----------------|
E|--9---9--9--9-10\5-3-----------------|
    Hold        me out, so I can see you.
    Hold        me down, if running's what's got into me.

        
e|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
B|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
D|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
A|-----2-------0----------2------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
  Cause,       cry as I may   

      
e|-3-strumming--------|------------------|----3--------------|
B|-3------------------|------------------|----3--------------|
G|-0------------------|------6--7--2-4---|----0--------------|
D|-2------------------|------0--0--0-0---|----2--------------|
A|--------------------|------X--X--X-X---|-------------------|
E|--------------------|------5--7--2-3---|-------------------|
  I want set you away.  And Oh I'm Older!   Still a baby is this way  
  

Chorus 1: Intro is played here.
And then I wander to the big line
And never wanna make the best lil rhyme
And soon I'm in the back door
And your deceit is growing. Eeee. :)


Verse 2:
Verse 1:  Almost constant strumming. Listen!
e|-------------------3------3----------|
B|-------------------3------3----------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11\6-0------0----------|
D|--X---X--X--X--X-X-0------2----------|
A|--8---8--8--8--8\4-2-----------------|
E|--9---9--9--9-10\5-3-----------------|
   Woah,        I know, that you'd rather be somewhere else
   But I'm not here alone trying to reach you.
   So hold      me down, if I've got to fear.
   And hold     me up,   if running's what's got into me.

e|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
B|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
D|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
A|-----2-------0----------2------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
  Cause cry,   as I may   
  

e|-3-strumming--------|------------------|----3--------------|
B|-3------------------|------------------|----3--------------|
G|-0------------------|------6--7--2-4---|----0--------------|
D|-2------------------|------0--0--0-0---|----2--------------|
A|--------------------|------X--X--X-X---|-------------------|
E|--------------------|------5--7--2-3---|-------------------|
  These tears won't .    Though I'm Older!   I cry like a baby every day
         wash you away
                 

Chorus 2: Intro is played here.
And then I come into the big line
And let it all pour out the wee hours of the morn
I'm coming back. I chase time
And the fool will lead the blind.  

End With:
e|------------|--------------3---|-----------3-------|
B|------------|--------------3---|-----------3-------|
G|-11--9------|------6--7--2-0---|-----------0-------|
D|--X--X------|------0--0--0-0---|-----------2-------|
A|--9--7------|------X--X--X-2---|-------------------|
E|-10--9------|------5--7--2-3---|-------------------|
                                 Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo
                                 Run, run away

e|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
B|-----3-3-3-3---3--------3------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
D|-----0-0-0-0---0--------0------------|
A|-----2-------0----------2------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
  Cause,      cry as I may
  
  
e|-3-strumming--------|
B|-3------------------|
G|-0------------------|
D|-2------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
  These tears won't wash you away.
  
  
Chorus 3: Intro (some lyrics? Love It!)
And then I'm rollin' in the ? floor
And I'm all facin' at an empty room again
And no ones come here to the fall line
I feel the better waters rising. <- Carry to ->.


End With:
e|------------|--------------3---|-----------3-------|
B|------------|--------------3---|-----------3-------|
G|-11--9------|------6--7--2-0---|-----------0-------|
D|--X--X------|------0--0--0-0---|-----------2-------|
A|--9--7------|------X--X--X-2---|-------------------|
E|-10--9------|------5--7--2-3---|-------------------|
             ->                Oh I've been told, so

                                                                  
e|----------3---3--------3-------|
B|----------3---3--------3-------|
G|----------0---0--------0-------|
D|----------0---0--------2-------|
A|----------2-0-2----------------|
E|--------------3----------------|
cry as I may.     These tears won't wash you away.
  
  
End with Intro(x3) and
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-11--9------|
D|--X--X------|
A|--9--7------|
E|-10--9------|

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