New Test Leper R.E.M.
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interpreted by Andrew McKenzie (nominalize@ou.edu)
Notes: 6/8 time, longer measures show 16th notes as well (12/16) for clarity.
: Space after notes indicate how long they are held.
Verse 1:
[D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [G]
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------| d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | | x 2 a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
I can't...
He did...
[D] [A] [G] [A]
g|| 7 ------|--------7 --|------------|------------| d||:----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |79 7-054-2-0| a||:------5 7 --|------------|------7 ----|------------| e|| ------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3]Ju[4]dg[5]e [6] n[1]ot[2] [3] l[4]es[5]t [6] y[1]e [2] b[3]e [4]ju[5]dg[6]ed[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
stu-di-o au- dience dis a - grees
[D] [A] [G]
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------ || d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--:|| REPEAT! a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------:|| e|------------|------------|------------|------------ ||
[1] [2] [3] [4]Wh[5]at[6] a [1]be[2]au[3]ti[4]fu[5]l [6]ref[1]ra[2]in[3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Have his lambs all gone astray?
Chorus:
note: those are 11th and 12th frets, on the C#-D
[A] [B] [C#] [D]
g|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
d||:7 |9 s11 s12 | last time
a||:------------|------------| ------------| ------------| al Coda e|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
[A] [G] [A]
g||------------|------------ || |------------|--------4 6 | d||7 0h2 |------------:|| |7 | ----| into Verse a||------------|------------:|| |------------|------------| e||------------|3 ---- || |------------|------------|
[1]ca[2]ll[3] [4]me[5] [6] a [1]le[2]pe[3]r [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
what a sad parade
Coda:
[A] [G] [Em]
g||------------|------------|------------|| d||7 0h2 |------------|------------|| END a||------------|------------|------------|| e||------------|3 3 2 |0 ||
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
2nd Verse:
[D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [G]
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------| d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | | a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
You are... What an...
[D] [A] [G] [A]
g|7 ----|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 7 |5 4 5 |79 7-054-2-0| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1]I [2] [3] [4]kn[5]ow[6] [1]th[2]is[3] [4]sh[5]ow[6] [1]do[2]es[3]- [4]n'[5]t [6] [1]ma[2]tt[3]er[4] [5] [6]
[D] [A] [G]
g|7 |------------|------------|------------| d|------------|7 |5 0|55-5-054-2-0| a|------------|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3] [4]it[5] m[6]ean[1]s [2]no[3]th[4]in[5]g [6]to [1]me[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
|----4-----| g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 | a|------5 7 --|------------|------------| ------------| e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
[1]I [2] [3] t[4]ho[5]ug[6]ht [1]I [2] m[3]ig[4]ht[5] [6] [1]he[2]lp[3] t[4]he[5]m [6] [1]un[2] -[3]de[4]r [5]- [6]stand
[D] [A] [G]
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3]wh[4]at[5] a[6]n u[1]gl[2]y [3]th[4]in[5]g [6]to [1]se[2]e [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
g|7 ----|--------7 --|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |7 7 77- | a|--------7 --|------------|------------|--------2 4 | e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1]I [2] [3] [4]am[5] [6] [1]no[2]t [3]an[4] a[5]ni[6] ma[1]l [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]su[6]-b-
[D] [A] [G]
g|------------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus a|5 --7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1]ti[2]tl[3]ed[4] [5] [6] [1]un[2]-d[3]er[4] t[5]he[6] sc[1]re[2]en[3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Chorus...
Bridge:
[B] [D] [G]
g|------------|------------|------------|------------| d|------------|------------|0 --|------------| x 2 a|2 2 --|2 2 4 |----------0 |----------0 | e|----------2 |------------|------------|3 --|
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
[A]
g||------------|------------| d||------2 |------------| to 3rd a||0 ------|0 2 4 | verse e||------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
3rd Verse:
bass tacet
When I tried to tell my story, they cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent five commercials; I had nothing left to say.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
|----4-----| g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 |------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---|9 7 05 4 0 | a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1]Ta[2]lk[3] [4]sh[5]ow[6] [1]ho[2]st[3] [4]wa[5]s [6] i[1]nd[2]ex[3] [4] [5] [6] c[1]ar[2] -[3]de[4]d[5] [6]
[D] [A] [G]
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3] [4]al[5]l [6] o[1]rg[2]an[3]iz[4]ed[5] a[6]nd [1]bl[2]an[3]k [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The
[D] [A] [G] [A]
|----4-----| g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 | a|--------7 --|------------|------------| ------------| e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
[1]ot[2]he[3]r [4]gu[5]es[6]ts [1]we[2]re[3] [4] [5] [6] [1]sc[2]ar[3]ed[4] a[5]nd[6] har[1]de[2]ne[3]d[4] [5] [6]
[D] [A] [G]
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| and Coda e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1]Wh[2]at[3] a[4] s[5]ad[6] pa[1]ra[2]de[3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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