Ants Marching — Dave Matthews Band
Chords and lyrics for Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band (key of D).
Intro
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Verse 1
[D]He wakes up in the morning [G]
[D]Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling [G]
[D]He never changes a thing [G]
[D]The week ends, the week begins, she thinks [G]
[D]We look at each other [G]
[D]Wondering what the other is thinking [G]
[D]But we never say a thing [G]
[D]And these crimes between us grow deeper [G]
Pre-Chorus
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Chorus
[D]Take these chances [G]
[D]Place them in a box until a [G]
[Bm]Quieter time, lights down you up and [D]die [G]
[Bm] [Asus]
Post-Chorus
[D] [G]
Verse 2
[D]Goes to visit his mommy, she [G]
[D]Feeds him well, has concerns, he forgets them [G]
[D]And remembers being small [G]
[D]Playing under the table and dreaming [G]
Chorus
[D]Take these chances [G]
[D]Place them in a box until a [G]
[Bm]Quieter time, lights down you up and [D]die [G]
[Bm] [Asus]
Post-Chorus
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Verse 3
[D]Driving in on this highway [G]
[D]All these cars end up on the sidewalk [G]
[D]People in every direction [G]
[D]No words exchanged, no time to exchange them [G]
Refrain
[G]When all the little ants are marching [G/F#] [Em]
[G]Red and black antennas waving [G/F#] [Em]
[G]They all do it the same [G/F#] [Em]
[G]They all do it the same way [G/F#] [Em]
Post-Chorus
[D] [G]
Bridge
[D]Candyman tempting the thoughts of a [G]
[D]Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss [G]
[D]Program cutting the corners of a [G]
[D]Loose end, loose end, cut cut [G]
[D]On the fence, not to offend [G]
[D]Cut cut, cut cut [G]
Chorus
[D]Take these chances [G]
[D]Place them in a box until a [G]
[Bm]Quieter time, lights down you up and [D]die [G]
[Bm] [Asus]
Solo
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[G] [G/F#] [Em]
[G] [G/F#] [Em]
[G] [G/F#] [Em]
[G] [G/F#] [Em]
[Am] [G] [D/F#]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm] [Asus]
Outro
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G]Lights down you up and die [D]