the sidewinder sleeps tonight}{st:R.E.M}{sot}#----------------------------------PLEASEÂ NOTE---------------------------------#
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I saw a request awhile back for this, and haven't seen a response.  Here's
my try, constructive criticisms are appreciated.
REM
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
-----------------------------
Intro, same as chorus:
     Â
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
The transition to the verses:
  C               Em
e---------0-----|---------0---------
B-------------1-|-------------0-----
G---------------|-------------------
D-----2---------|-------------------
A-3-------------|-----2-------------
E---------------|-0-----------------
Verse 1:
(* For all the verses, the F's, C's,  and Am's are played as barre
chords, the F's in A formation, the C's and Am's in E form.  HeÂ
upstrokes them in pairs, on what sounds like a big hollowbody electric.
The placement of the chords over the words here is inteneded only toÂ
to denote their *approximate* temporal location.  Listen to the song
and you'll be able to hear and feel where they actually go.*) Â
      F  F           F  F               C   C       C   C
This here is the place where I will be stayin'
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â C
There isn't a number you can call on the payphone, let it ring a long,long,
                  Â
long, long time Â
F  F         F  F            Am  Am            C  C
If I don't pick up, hang up, call back let it ring some more
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ
[Untranscribable Stipe yodel]
     F  F            F  F                    Am  Am                       C C
If I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil
Chorus 1 (*I won't even try to pretend that I know what he'sÂ
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C  Em     (*play as noted above for transition*)
Verse 2:
          F  F                 F  F                       C  C        C   C
There's scratches all around the coinslot, like a heartbeat baby, tryin' to
wake up
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â C
But this machine can only swallow money, you can't lay a patch by computer
design
F  F        F  F      Am  Am        C  C
With just alot of stupid, stupid signs
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â C
["Tell her" yodeled]
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â
Tell her she can kiss my ass and say that you were
F  F                           F  F             Am  Am   Â
Only kidding, that way she'll know that it's really, really, really,
          C C
really me
Chorus 2:  (*Same as chorus one, including transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C  Em    Â
Verse 3:  (*Short verse*)
       F  F                         F  F            C  C                     Â
Baby instant soup doesn't really grab me today I need something more
CÂ Â C
sub-stub-sub-substantial
FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
A can of beans, some black eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
     F  F                 F  F                 Am  Am            C C
A candy bar, a fall(*en/in'*) star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
Chorus 3:Â
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em   (*Same as above*)
Bridge:
(*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the pickingÂ
pattern is like this:
  Bm              Bm               Am               AmÂ
e---------2------|---------2------|---------0------|---------0------|
B-------------3--|-------------3--|-------------1--|-------------1--|
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-----4----------|-----4----------|-----2----------|-----2----------|
A-2--------------|-2--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The C below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A str, D str, e str, B str*)
Bm               Bm                   Am             Am
The cat in the hat came back, and wrecked alot of havoc
Bm                                     Bm      Am       Am
On the way, always had a smile and a reason to pretend
Bm                                     Bm           Am                    C
That their world, was flat back brown, too little, need to sleep but to dream
                Em            Em
The sidewinder sleeps on his back
Chorus 3 and outro:
(*The chorus is the same*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
(*But now this transition thing changes to what we'll call the New Transition*)
 C                Em
e---------0-----|-0-------0-----|
B-------------1-|-0-------0-----|
G---------------|-0-------0-----|
D-----2---------|-2-------2-----|
A-3-------------|-2-------2-----|
E---------------|-0-------2-----|
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C         Em                D       D
We got a boogy-woogy groove on this one
Chorus:
DÂ Â D/F#Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D/F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â C9Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Am
   Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
DÂ Â D/F#Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D/F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â C9Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Am
   Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
DÂ Â D/F#Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D/F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â C9Â Â Â G5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Am
   Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
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Tell her she can kiss my ass and say that you were
F F F F Am Am
Only kidding, that way she'll know that it's really, really, really,
C C
really me
Chorus 2: (*Same as chorus one, including transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em
Verse 3: (*Short verse*)
F F F F C C
Baby instant soup doesn't really grab me today I need something more
C C
sub-stub-sub-substantial
F F F F C C C C
A can of beans, some black eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
F F F F Am Am C C
A candy bar, a fall(*en/in'*) star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
Chorus 3:
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*Same as above*)
Bridge:
(*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the picking
pattern is like this:
Bm Bm Am Am
e---------2------|---------2------|---------0------|---------0------|
B-------------3--|-------------3--|-------------1--|-------------1--|
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-----4----------|-----4----------|-----2----------|-----2----------|
A-2--------------|-2--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The C below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A str, D str, e str, B str*)
Bm Bm Am Am
The cat in the hat came back, and wrecked alot of havoc
Bm Bm Am Am
On the way, always had a smile and a reason to pretend
Bm Bm Am C
That their world, was flat back brown, too little, need to sleep but to dream
Em Em
The sidewinder sleeps on his back
Chorus 3 and outro:
(*The chorus is the same*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
(*But now this transition thing changes to what we'll call the New Transition*)
C Em
e---------0-----|-0-------0-----|
B-------------1-|-0-------0-----|
G---------------|-0-------0-----|
D-----2---------|-2-------2-----|
A-3-------------|-2-------2-----|
E---------------|-0-------2-----|
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em D D
We got a boogy-woogy groove on this one
Chorus:
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
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F F F F C C C CTell her she can kiss my ass and say that you were
F F F F Am Am
Only kidding, that way she'll know that it's really, really, really,
C C
really me
Chorus 2: (*Same as chorus one, including transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em
Verse 3: (*Short verse*)
F F F F C C
Baby instant soup doesn't really grab me today I need something more
C C
sub-stub-sub-substantial
F F F F C C C C
A can of beans, some black eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
F F F F Am Am C C
A candy bar, a fall(*en/in'*) star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
Chorus 3:
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*Same as above*)
Bridge:
(*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the picking
pattern is like this:
Bm Bm Am Am
e---------2------|---------2------|---------0------|---------0------|
B-------------3--|-------------3--|-------------1--|-------------1--|
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-----4----------|-----4----------|-----2----------|-----2----------|
A-2--------------|-2--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The C below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A str, D str, e str, B str*)
Bm Bm Am Am
The cat in the hat came back, and wrecked alot of havoc
Bm Bm Am Am
On the way, always had a smile and a reason to pretend
Bm Bm Am C
That their world, was flat back brown, too little, need to sleep but to dream
Em Em
The sidewinder sleeps on his back
Chorus 3 and outro:
(*The chorus is the same*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
(*But now this transition thing changes to what we'll call the New Transition*)
C Em
e---------0-----|-0-------0-----|
B-------------1-|-0-------0-----|
G---------------|-0-------0-----|
D-----2---------|-2-------2-----|
A-3-------------|-2-------2-----|
E---------------|-0-------2-----|
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em (*New transition*)
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
D////G//C//Am/
C Em D D
We got a boogy-woogy groove on this one
Chorus:
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
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