Ignoreland R.E.M.
BY: awit@nwu.edu Ignoreland REM, Automatic for the People ---------- Riff: e:--------------------------- B:--6--sl--8------------0---- then play funky open D(xx023x) G:--5------7--5--sl--7--0---- D:------------5------7------- (EADGBe) Intro: Dm7(557565) Dm7+4(557585) (bend it .. all of it) repeat Riff lots optional riff after G: D:--5-5-5-4-0--- funk D(xx023x) G(xx0033) A:------------0- Bastards stole the power from the victims of the us v. them years, D G Wrecking all things virtuous and true D G The undermining, social, democratic, downhill slide of truth, abysmal D G lost, swam, off the precipice into trickle down runoff hope C(335553) D(557775) C D They hypnotized the summer, 1979, C D Dm7 Dm7+4 marched into the capital, pretty duplicitous lookin' at evil, media-ready, Dm7 heartless, and they were super U.S. citizen, super achiever Dm7 Dm7+4 mega ultra power dosing relax Riff defense, defense, defense, defense, yeah, yeah, yeah [march] Riff over and over Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea], Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea] The information nation took the clues from all the sound byte glut 1980, 84, 88, 92, too .... too Hard to be what you can be jump down junk in your energy Hard to walk in dignity with throw-up on your shoes They can't supply the oil, 1979 Calculate the capital, one for the public, ask any ask TV tells a million lies that they twist down by the report anything that isn't handed on a presidential spoon I'm just put down and frustrated by all this so fuck you man Fuck 'em [Yea, yea, yea], Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea], Ignoreland G(355433) If there wasn't, tell me would he have created them Bm Maybe it is true Bb(113331) D(577455) But I'm resentful all the same, someone's got to take the blame I know that this is vitriol, no solution spleen-venting But I feel better having screamed on you They desecrate the winner, 1979 capital collateral, pretty duplicitous lookin' at evil, media-ready, heartless, and they were super U.S. citizen super achiever mega ultra power doesn't relax defense, defense, defense, defense, yeah, yeah, yeah Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea], Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea] Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea], Ignoreland [Yea, yea, yea] "This is not a revolution, I did not do the revolution, thank you" IGNORELAND (by REM) Intro: F | G | F | G (play chords each for one measure, then riff section) riff: (Guitar 2 plays riff, Guitar 1 plays chords above tab) F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C E-|--------------------------------------------| B-|---10-------12\-------8----10---------------| G-|---10-------12\-------5-----7----------4\0--| D-|--------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------| D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Em7 D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Us v. Them years. Wrecking all things virtuous and true. D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 The undermining social democratic downhill slide into abysmal D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 lost lamb off the precipice into the trickle down runoff pool. C D C D They hypnotized the summer, nineteen seventy-nine. C D F G Marched into the capital brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, F heartless, and labeled. Super U.S. citizen, super achiever, G mega ultra power dosing. Relax. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C Defense, defense, defense, defense. Yeah, yeah, yeah. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C Yeah, yeah, yeah. D5 G/D Em7 The information nation took their clues from all the sound - bite gluttons. D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 Nineteen eighty, eighty-four, eighty-eight, ninety-two too, too. D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 How to be what you can be, jump jam junking your energies. D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 How to walk in dignity with throw-up on your shoes. C D C D They amplified the autumn, nineteen seventy-nine. C D F Calculate the capital, up the republic my skinny ass. G F T.V. tells a million lies. The papers terrified to report anything that isn't handed on a presidential spoon, G F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C I'm just profoundly frustrated by all this. So, what to do, man. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. C Bm If they weren't there we would have created them. Maybe, it's true, Bb A but I'm resentful all the same. Someone's got to take the blame. D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 I know that this is vitriol. No solution, spleen-venting, D5 D7(no 3rd) G/D Em7 But I feel better having screamed; don't you? C D C D They desecrated winter, nineteen seventy-nine. C D F G Capital collateral. Brooding duplicitous, wicked and able, media-ready, F heartless, and labeled. Super U.S. citizen, super achiever, G mega ultra power dosing. Relax. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C Defense, defense, defense, defense. Yeah, yeah, yeah. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ignoreland. F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C Yeah, yeah, yeah. D F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D F(VIII) G(X) C(III) D(V) C D "This is not a revolution, I did not do the revolution, thank you" -- ============================================================================== csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1 ============================================================================== Looking for REM Chords? Check out the REM chord archive at: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1/rem/rem.html ==============================================================================
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