Kohoutek   R.E.M.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 While flipping through my old high school calculus text the other week,
 checking something about ellipses for another course, I found this:
 The ratio (sqrt(a^2-b^2)/a) = e, called the eccentricity of the ellipse,
 varies from 0 to 1 and indicates the degree of departure from circularity.
 ... Most of the planets, including the earth, have orbits that are nearly 
 circular...Pluto, however, has a fairly eccentric orbit, with e=0.25, as 
 does Mercury...Icarus, an asteroid about 1 mile wide that revolves around
 the sun every 409 earth days, has an orbital eccentricity of 0.83. ... The
 orbit of the comet KOHOUTEK [aha! Finally the wierdo makes his point...]
 is about 44 astronomical units wide by 3600 AUs long. ...The eccentricity
 of the orbit... is approximately equal to 0.9999. (from Thomas, Finney 
 "Elements of Calculus", p. 532)
 
 That is to say, when she was gone "like Kohoutek", she was gone for a really
 long time, and heading almost exactly directly away. Anyway...
 
 "Kohoutek"
 by R.E.M.
 from the album _Fables of the Reconstruction_
 
 Tuning: DADGBE (that's dropped D)
 [Note: The solo guitar line is marked as being tuned EADGBE. It's a different
 guitar. It doesn't really matter, however: since the solo line doesn't go
 down to the 6th string, you can play both parts on the same guitar without 
 trouble.]
 chords used: Em (222000), D (000232), G (550003), Bm (x44322)
 Em - - -/Em - - -/Em - - -/
 
 G - - -/ 
 Who will stand alone? 
 
 D - - -/D - - -/
 . She carried ribbons, she wore them out 
 D - -/
 Courage built a bridge, . jealous tore it down 
 D - - -/Em - G -/
 . At least it's something . you've left behind 
 D - - - / D - - -/
 . Like Kohoutek, . you were gone 
 
 Em - - Bm/ Em 
 We sat in the garden, we stood on the porch 
 Em - - Bm / G - - -/ D - - -/
 I won't deny myself, . we never talked
 
 She wore bangles, she wore bells 
 On her toes and she jumped like a fish 
 Like a flyin' friend, you were gone 
 Like Kohoutek, can't forget that 
 
 Fever built a bridge, reason tore it down 
 If I am one to follow... [solo guitar enters]
 
 who will stand alone?
 e(1)|----5---3---2---|3---2---0-------|----------------|------3---2-0---|
 B(2)|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3-0---|3b5b3-----3-0---|--3-----------2-|
 G(3)|4---------------|--------------2-|------2-------2/|4---------------|
 D(4)|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 A(5)|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 E(6)|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 (triplet)
 e(1)|----------------|------3---2-0---|----------------|--------3--2--0--|
 B(2)|3b5b3-----3-0---|--3-----------2-|3b5b3-----3-0---|--3--------------|
 G(3)|------2-------2/|4---------------|------2-------2/|4----------------|
 D(4)|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 A(5)|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 E(6)|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
 Maybe you're not the problem 
 scissors, paper, stone 
 If you stand and holler, these prayers will talk 
 
 She carried ribbons, she wore them out 
 Michael built a bridge...Michael tore it down 
 At least it's something you've left behind ek, you were gone 
 
 Michael built a bridge... Michael tore it down 
 If I stand and holler... will I stand alone? 
 
 Please, do send me comments/compliments/criticisms. Better yet, post 
 more! See Chris's home page (address at the top of this message) for 
 other R.E.M. guitar chords/TABs and a list of which songs are still missing.
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 "I've been reaching out to find a friend
 Who knows all the words, sings so she's heard,
 And knows how all the stories end." --Stan Rogers