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Strange Currencies   R.E.M.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:09:21 +0100 (BST)
 
 
 "Strange Currencies"
 
 REM - from the Album "Monster"
 
 Initial tab by Steve Krulewtz (skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu)
 Another initial tab by Chris Barran (C.D.Barran@shef.ac.uk)
 
 Combined and corrected by Peter Cox (pdc194@soton.ac.uk)
 
 Fill:
 E|-----------
 B|-----------
 G|-----------
 D|--2p0---0--
 A|------3----
 E|-----------
 
 Pattern 1:
 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
 E|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
 B|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1---|
 G|------0-----0---2-------0-|-----0-----0---2-------0-|
 D|----2---------3-----------|---2---------3-----------|
 A|--3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
 E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 Pattern 2:
 C Fmaj7 Am7 Dm G 
 E|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3-----|
 B|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-----------3---|
 G|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2-----0-----0-|
 D|----2---------3-----2-----|-0-------------0---------|
 A|--3-----------------------|-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|-------------3-----------|
 
 [Fill] [Pattern 1]
 
 [Pattern 1]
 I don't know why you're mean to me
 
 [Pattern 2]
 When I call on the telephone,
 
 [Pattern 1]
 And I don't know what you mean to me, but I want to turn you on
 
 [Pattern 2]
 Turn you up, figure you out, I wanna take you on.
 
 CHORUS
 
 C G F C F G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
 These words, "You will be mine"
 
 C G F C Dm G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------|
 G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|----------------2p0---0-|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------3---|
 E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------3-----------|
 These words, "You will be mine," All the time,
 
 [Pattern 1]
 "The Fool" might be my middle name
 
 [Pattern 2]
 But I'd be foolish not to say
 
 [Pattern 1]
 Gonna make whatever it takes, ring you up, call you down, sign your name,
 Make it rhyme,
 
 [Pattern 2]
 Take you in and make you mine?
 
 CHORUS
 
 C G F C F G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
 These words, "You will be mine"
 
 C G F C Dm G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
 These words, "You will be mine," all the time, oh
 
 Am G Am G
 E|------0-----3-----3-----|------0-----3-----3-----|
 B|1-------1---3-------3---|1-------1---3-------3---|
 G|2---------2-0---------0-|2---------2-0---------0-|
 D|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0-----------|
 A|0-----------X-----------|0-----------X-----------|
 E|X-----------3-----------|X-----------3-----------|
 
 I tripped and fell, did I fall?
 
 Am F C Dm G
 E|------------------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------|
 B|1-----------------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------|
 G|2-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------|
 D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-----------|
 A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|
 What I want to feel, I want to feel it now.
 
 [Pattern 1]
 You know with love comes strange currencies,
 
 [Pattern 2]
 And here is my appeal:
 
 [Pattern 1]
 I need a chance, a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, a word,
 a signal, a nod, a little breath
 
 [Pattern 2]
 Just to fool myself, to catch myself, to make it real, real
 
 CHORUS
 
 C G F C F G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
 These words, "You will be mine"
 
 C G F C Dm G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
 These words, "You will be mine," all the time,
 
 C G F C F G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
 These words, "You will be mine"
 
 C G F C Dm G
 E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
 G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
 D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
 These words haunt me, hunt me down, catch in my throat make me pray, say, 
 Love's combined, oh
 
 [Repeat above tab (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [fill] and a C 
 Chord.]
 
 Lyrics from the REM web site at http://www.halcyon.com/rem/
 
 Happy Picking. :-)
 
 
 
 On 5 Jan 1995, Krzywicki Ken wrote:
 
 > 
 > Opening lic: E - D - C - D - C
 > 
 > Verses: CaddG FaddG a few times
 > 
 > CaddG FaddG FaddG/E Dm G
 > 
 > Chorus: | C G | F C | F | G |
 > 
 > | C G | F C | Dm| G |
 > 
 > Bridge: | Am | G | Am | G |
 > 
 > | Am | F C | Dm | Dm | G |
 > 
 > Oh, by the way, it's in 6/8 and the lic is played with the E on the
 > fourth string (2nd fret), pull-off to the D, C is fifth string (3rd
 > fret), D is open 4th string and back to C on the fifth string.{
 > 
 > The chords for the verses - just add your pinkie to the first string
 > (3rd fret) for the added G note.
 > 
 > - Ken ukkrzywi@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
 > 
 > 
 >AHH what can I say close but......heres the corrected tab, I played this
 against the cd and it is just about on!!!!
 
 Verse(w/intro):
 C Fmaj7 
 _______________0______________0____________ 
 _____________1___1__________1___1__________
 ___________________0______2_______2________ Repeat this a couple times
 _0h2_0___2______________3__________________ 
 _______3___________________________________
 ___________________________________________
 
 then this...........
 
 _________0_____________0_____________0_________________________1_____
 _______1___1_________1___1_________1___1________1_______1_____3__3___
 _____________0_____2_______2_____________0_____2_______0_____2____2___
 ____2____________3_______________2___________3_______2_____0_______0___
 __3____________________________3______________________________________
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
 _______3_____
 ______3_3____
 _____0___0___
 _____________
 _____________
 ___3_________
 
 Chorus consists of power chords C,F,C,F,G these may not be right (i can't
 remember right now forgive me.)then C,F,C,Dm,G.....
 
 then repeat verse intro enjoy and happy pickin.......Great CORNHOLIO

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