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The Whole Album: Automatic for the People REM
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You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##Date: Tue, 30 Jan 96 16:47:16 GMT##chords in Try Not To Breathe and Everybody Hurts, so here's the#[--] Duncan.---------------------------------------------------------------------------From: padd0008@gold.tc.umn.edu>From: ssp5688@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu (BANANAFISH <><)------AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLEContains: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, EverybodyHurts, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Ignoreland,Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River, First We TakeManhattan (B-side), Arms of Love (B-Side), Fretless (B-Side)The Lion Sleeps Tonight (B-Side),"DRIVE"Riff 1 Riff 2||----1---1---1---1------ ||----1---1-------------- ||-----3---3---------3--- x3, I think, then ||-----3---3---3-3-3----- ||--------------0-------- ||-------------0h2-0----- ||--0---0---0------0----- ||--0---0---0--------3--- ||----------------------- ||----------------------- ||----------------------- ||-----------------------Then it goes into the verse:Dm G Riff 1 Riff 2 (x4)Em Em Riff 1 Riff 2Also, Bucks electric guitar comes in with,||--5------------------5------------------- ||-----8--6-----5/6-------8--6------------- ||-----------7------7-----------7--5/7--7-- ||----------------------------------------- ||----------------------------------------- ||-----------------------------------------Intro: Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm (pick through this chord)[Dm]Smack, crack, bushwhacked[G]Tie another one to the racks, [Dm]baby[Dm]Hey kids, Rock and Roll[G]Nobody tells you where to go, [Dm]baby[F]What if I ride, what if you walk[Am]What if you rock around the clock[G]Tick, tock, [G]tick, tock[Em]What if you did, what if you walk[Em]What if you tried to get off, [Dm]baby[Dm]Hey kids, where are you[G]Nobody tells you what to do, [Dm]baby[Dm]Hey kids, shake a leg[G]maybe you're crazy in the head, [Dm]baby[F]Maybe you did, maybe you walked[Am]Baby you rocked around the clock[G]Tick, tock, [G]tick, tock[Em]Maybe I ride, maybe you walk[Em]Maybe I drive to get off, [Dm]baby[Am]Hey kids, shake a leg[G]maybe you're crazy in the head, [Dm]baby[Am]Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie[Am]Ollie Ollie in come free, [Dm]baby[Am]Hey kids, where are you[G]Nobody tells you what to do, [Dm]baby[Dm]Smack, crack, shackalack[G]Tie another one to your back, [Dm]baby[Dm]Hey kids, Rock and Roll[G]Nobody tells you where to go, [Dm]baby[F]Maybe you did, maybe you walked[Am]Maybe you rock around the clock[G]Tick, tock, [G]tick, tock[Em]Maybe I ride, maybe you walk[Em]Maybe I drive to get off, [Dm]baby[Am]Hey kids, where are you[Am]Nobody tells you what to do, b[Dm]aby[Am]Hey kids, Rock and Roll[Am]Nobody tells you where to go, [Dm]baby, [Dm]baby, [Dm]babyEnding: Dm (Strum)----"TRY NOT TO BREATHE"Intro: (12/8 time: / = an eighth note)[D//] [Am//] [C//] [G//] [D//] [Am//] [C//] [G//] [D]I [Am]will try not to breathe,I can hol[C]d my head [G]still with my [D]hands at my [Am]knees[C]These eyes are the [G]eyes of the old[D//], [Am//] [C//][G]shiver in the cold[D]I [Am]will try not to breathe,This [C]decision is [G]mine I have [D]lived a full [Am]lifeand thes[C]e are the [G]eyes [Am]that I want you to [C]remember[G//]OhI[m] need something to fly [G]over my [D]grave again[Am]I need something to breathe[D]I will try not to [Am]burden, I can hol[C]d these [G]insideI will hold my breath until all these shivers subsideJust look in my eyesI will try not to worry you, I have seen things that you will never seeLeave it to memory me, shudder to breathe[Am]I want you to re[C]memberAm (you will never see)I need something to fly (something to fly)[G]Over my grav[D]e again [G//] [D//] (you will never see)[Am]I need something to breathe [C] [/////] (something to breathe)Baby Don't shiver now,Why do you shiver now (I will see things you will never see)I need something to fly (something to fly)Over my grave again (I will see things you will never see)I need something to breatheBridge: Em (One Bar)[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] I will try not to worry you, I have seen things that you will never seeLeave it to memory me, don't dare me to breathI want you to rememberAm (you will never see)I need something to fly (something to fly)[G]Over my gra[D]ve again [G//] [D//] (you will never see)[Am]I need something to breathe[C/////] (something to breathe)Baby Don't shiver now,Why do you shiver now (I will see things you will never see)I need something to breatheI want you to remember (I have seen things you will never see)END: G-----"THE SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONIGHT"(intro)[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-----------------[F]This here is the place where I will [C]stay inThere [F]isn't a number, you can call the pay phone[C]Let it ring a long long long long [F]timeIf I don't pick up, hang up, [Am]call back, let it [C]ring some more, [F]Ohhhh[C]hhh...If [F]I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder [Am]sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a [C]coil[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake herOhhhh.....There are [F]scratches all around the [F]coin slotLike a heart beat [C]baby trying to wake up[F]But this machine can only [C]swallow moneyyou can't lay a patch by computer design[F]Just a lot of stup[Am]id, stupid s[C]igns[F]Tell her she can kiss my [C]ass and laugh and say that you were [F]only kiddingThat way she'll know that it was re[Am]ally, really, really, really me me[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake herBaby, [F]instant soup doesn't really grab meToday [C]I need something more sub, stop, sub, sub, substantial[F]A can of beans or black eyed peas, some Nes[C]cafe and ice[F]Candy bar, a fallen star, or a reading [Am]from Doctor Suess[C][D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake herBridge:(*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the pickingpattern 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]The cat in the hat came back, [Am]wrecked a lot of havoc [Bm]on the way.Always had a smile, never reason to [Am]pretend,Their worl[Bm]d has flat backgrounds and little [Am]need to sleep but to [C]dreamThe sidewinder [Em]sleeps on his back[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake her[D]Call when you try to [G]wake her up, [C]call whe[G]n you try [Am]to wake herD G C G Am C Em (*)Call when you try to wake her up, call when you try to wake her(*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]You got a boogie woogie gr[Em]oove on th[D]is one-----"EVERYBODY HURTS"INTRO: D G D G DWhen your day is long[G] and the night,[D] the night is yours alo[G]neWhen you're sure you've had e[G]nough of this life,[D] well hang o[G]nE(low)---3---2---0--[Em]Don't let yourself [A]go,[Em] cause everybody [A]cries[Em] and everybody [A]hurts sometimesSometimes everything is wrong,[D] [G] now it's time to sing alongWhen your day is night alone [G] (hold on,[D] hold on)If you feel like letting go [G] (hold on)[D]If you think you've had too [G]much of this life,[D] well hang onE(low)---3---2---0--[Em]Cause everybody [A]hurts,[Em] take comfort in your [A]friendsEverybody [A]hurts,[F#] don't throw your ha[Bm]nds, oh [F#]now, [Bm][F#]don't throw your ha[Bm]ndsIf you feel like you're a[G]lone, [C]no, no, no, you're not a[Am]loneIf you're on your [G]own in this life,[D] the days and nights are long[G]When you think you've had too [G]much, with this life,[D] to hang onE(low)---3---2---0--[E]Well everybody [A]hurts,[E] sometimesA E A NC D GEverybody cries, and everybody hurts, sometimesBut everybody [D]hurts [G]sometimes so hold on,[D] hold on,[G] hold on,[D]Hold on,[G] hold on,[D] hold on,[G] hold on,[D] hold on,[G]Everybody [D]hurts[D]You are not alonePicking patten for the chords:[D] [G]E----------2-----------2-------------3-----------3---------------------------- B--------3---3-------3---3---------3---3-------3---3-------------------------- G------2-------2---2-------2-----0-------0---0-------------------------------- D----0-----------0------------------------------------------------------------ A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------3-----------3----------------------------------(Note: the chords below may be picked or strummed)[A] [E]E----------0-----------0-------------0-----------0---------------------------- B--------2---2-------2---2---------0---0-------0---0-------------------------- G------2-------2---2-------2-----1-------1---1-------------------------------- D----2-----------2------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------2-----------2---------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D4: E-0-----0-----0-----0-- B---3-----3-----3------ G-----0-----0-----0---- -----"SWEETNESS FOLLOWS"INTRO: D[D]Readying to bury your father [D2]and your mother[D]What did you think when you [D2]lost another[D]I used to wonder why [D2]did you bother[D]Distance from one, one [D2]to the other[D]Listen here my sister [D2]and my brother[D]What would you care if you [D2]lost the other[D]I always wondered why [D2]did we bother[D]Distance from one, one [D2]to the other[Bb]Oh, [C]oh, [Bb]oh s[C]weetness follows[D][D]It's these little things, they can [D2]pull you under[D]Live your life filled with [D2]joy and wonder[D]I always knew this [D2]all together with thunder[D]It's lost to now or [D2]never lives[Bb]Oh, [C]oh, [Bb]oh s[C]weetness follows[D]O[b]h, [C]oh, [Bb]oh s[C]weetness follows[D][D]It's these little things, they can [D2]pull you under[D]Live your life filled with [D2]joy and thunder[D]Yea, yea we were [D2]all together[D]Lost to now or [D2]never lives[Bb]Oh, [C]oh, [Bb]oh s[C]weetness follows[D]O[b]h, [C]oh, [Bb]oh s[C]weetness follows[D]-----"MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL"(Capo 3rd fret)Intro: Em G Em G Em G D C Em[Em]Monty this seems [G]strange to me, the[Em] movies had that[G] movie thing[Em]But nonsense has a [G]welcome ring and [D]heros [C]don't come [Em]easy[Em]Now nonsense isn't [G]new to me, [Em]I know my head I[G] know my feet[Em]But mischief knocked me [G]in the knees so j[D]ust [C]let [Em]go, [D]just [C]let [Em]go[Em]I saw the ocean [G]meet the man, [Em]I saw you buried [G]in the sand[Em]A friend was there to [G]hold my hand, so [D]walk [C]on [Em]by[Em]So I went walking [G]through the stream, [Em]I saw you strung up [G]in a tree[Em]A woman out there [G]said to me, said [D]hold [C]your [Em]tongue, [D]hold [C]your [Em]tongue[G]you Don't [D]owe me [C]anyt[Em]hing, [G]you don't [D]want this [C]symp[Em]athy (waste your breath)[G]Don't you [D]waste your [C]breath (waste your breath) [D]for the [C]silver [Em]screen[Em]That nonsense doesn't [G]mean a thing, [Em]they tried to bust you [G]in a sting[Em]But virtue isn't [G]everything so [D]don't [C]waste [Em]time[Em]Now Here's a rhyme that [G]you must hear, [Em]put this on your [G]reel to reel[Em]Mischief through a [G]rotten deal, [D]Monty's [C]laying [Em]low, [D]he is [C]laying [Em]low[D]Just [C]let [Em]go, [D]just [C]let [Em]go[G]you Don't [D]owe me [C]anyt[Em]hing, [G]you don't [D]want this [C]symp[Em]athy (waste your breath)[G]Don't you [D]waste your [C]breath (waste your breath) [G]Monty this [D]seems [C]strange [Em]to me----"IGNORELAND"Riff: e:-------------------------- B:--6--sl--8-----------0---- then play funky open D(xx023x) G:--5------7--5-sl--7--0---- D:------------5-sl--7-------(Might also play Dm7 part as 000560 and Dm7+4 part as 000780)(EADGBe)Intro: Dm7(557565) Dm7+4(557585) (bend it .. all of it) repeat Riff lotsoptional 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]Wrecking all things virtuous and tru[G]e[D]The undermining, social, democratic, d[G]ownhill slide of truth, abysmal[D]lost, swam, off the precipice into tr[G]ickle down runoff hope[C(335553]They hypnotized the[D(557775] summer, 197[C]9,[D]marched into the ca[D]pital, pretty d[Dm7]uplicitous lookin' a[Dm7+4]t evil, media eventing,heartless, and they w[Dm7]ere super U.S. citizen, super achiever[Dm7]mega ultra power dosing [Dm7+4]relaxRiffdefense, defense, defense, defense, yeah, yeah, yeah (march)(Riff over and over)Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea), Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea)[D]The information nation took the clues [G]from all the sound byte glut[D]1980, 84, 88, [G]92, too .... too[D]Hard to be what you can be [G]jump down junk in your energy[D]Hard to walk in dignity with [G]throw up on your shoes[C(335553]They can't supply t[D(557775]he oil, 1979[C]Calculate the [D]capital, one for the [Dm7]public, ask any ask TV [Dm7+4]tells a millionlies that they twist [Dm7]down by the report anything that [Dm7+4]isn't handed[Dm7]on a presidential sp[Dm7+4]oonRiffI'm just put down and frustrated by all this so fuck you man(Riff over and over)Fuck 'em (Yea, yea, yea), Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea), IgnorelandIf[355433] there wasn't, tell me would he have created them[Bm]Maybe it is true[Bb(113331]But I'm resentful all the same[D(577455], someone's got to take the blame[D]I know that this is vitriol, [G]no solution spleen-venting[D]But I feel better [G]having screamed on you[C(335553]They desecrate the [D(557775]winner, 1979[C]capital colla[D]terial, pretty [Dm7]duplicitous lookin' a[Dm7+4]t evil, media eventing,heartless, and they w[Dm7]ere super U.S. citizen super achiever[Dm7]mega ultra power doesn't[Dm7+4] relaxRiffdefense, defense, defense, defense, yeah, yeah, yeah(Riff over and over)Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea), Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea)(Riff over and over)Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea), Ignoreland (Yea, yea, yea)"This is not a revolution, I did not do the revolution, thank you"-----"STAR ME KITTEN"[Gm]Humans [Dm]cutting [Gm]through [Dm]for the [Gm]icy ???[Dm]Nothing's free but [Bb]guaran[C]tee [Bb]for a [C]lifetime's leaseI've [Bb]changed the [C]locksAnd [Bb]you [Eb]canNOT [Dm]have [Gm]oneYou, you know the other channelThe brakes have worn so thin that you could hearI hear them screeching through the doorfrom our drivewayHey love, look into your parlor, honest heartletters there from you, been signed, this love, desireI've changed the locks,now at this gesture (question?)?? ??Have we lost our minds??? ??Will this never end??? Bb Eb Dm GmIt could depend on your takeYou, me, we used to be on fireIf keys are all that stand betweenCan I throw in the ring our gasolineJust fuck me kittenYou are wild, and I am your possessionNothing's free,so fuck me kittenI'm in your possessionso fuck me kitten------"MAN ON THE MOON"Dadd4/add2 x54030[C] [Dadd4/add2]|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-| |-1-------1---1-------1---1---1-|-1-/-3---3---3-------3---3---3-| |-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-| |-2-------2---2-------2---2---2-|-2-/-4---4---4-------4---4---4-| |-3-------3---3-------3---3---3-|-3-/-5---5---5-------5---5---5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|[C]|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-| |-3--1---1---1-------1---1---1-|-1-------1---1-------1---1---1-| |-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-| |-4--2---2---2-------2---2---2-|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2-| |-5--3---3---3-------3---3---3-|-3-------3---3-------3---3---3-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|Repeat 4 measures.VERSE:[C]Mott the Hoople and the [Dadd4/add2]game of Life, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Andy Kaufman in the [Dadd4/add2]wrestling match, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Monopoly, 21, [Dadd4/add2]checkers, and chess, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Mr. Fred Blasy, and a [Dadd4/add2]breakfast mess, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Let's play Twister, [Dadd4/add2]let's play Risk, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]I'll see you in heaven if you [Dadd4/add2]make the list, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahPRE-CHORUS:[Am]Now Andy did you hear about [G]this one, [Am]tell me are you locked in the [G]punch?[Am]Andy are you goofing on [G]Elvis, hey [C]baby, [D]are we losing touch?CHORUS:G Am C(III) Bm G Am DIf you believe they put a man on the moon, (man on the moon)G Am C(III) Bm AmIf you believe there's nothing up their sleeve and nothing is cruelVERSE:[C]Moses went walking with a [Dadd4/add2]staff of wood, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Newton got beaned by the [Dadd4/add2]apple good, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Egypt was troubled by the [Dadd4/add2]horrible asp, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Mr. Charles Darwin had the [Dadd4/add2]gall to ask, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahPRE-CHORUS:[Am]Now Andy did you hear about [G]this one, [Am]tell me are you locked in the [G]punch?[Am]Andy are you goofing on [G]Elvis, hey [C]baby, [D]are we losing touch?CHORUS:G Am C(III) Bm G Am DIf you believe they put a man on the moon, (man on the moon)G Am C(III) Bm AmIf you believe there's nothing up their sleeve and nothing is cruelGUITAR SOLO:[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [D] Solo (approximation)------12---|-----------|------12---|-----------|------12---|-------- 12-12----12|-----------|12-12----12|-----------|12-12----12|-------- -----------|---11-12-11|-----------|---11-12-11|-----------|---11-12 -----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------- -----------|12---------|-----------|12---------|-----------|12------ -----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------VERSE:[C]Here's a little agit for the [Dadd4/add2]never believer, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Here's a little ghost for the [Dadd4/add2]offering, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Here's a truck stop [Dadd4/add2]instead of St. Peter's, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[C]Mr. andy Kaufman's gone [Dadd4/add2]wrestling, [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahPRE-CHORUS:[Am]Now Andy did you hear about [G]this one, [Am]tell me are you locked in the [G]punch?[Am]Andy are you goofing on [G]Elvis, hey [C]baby, [D]are we losing touch?CHORUS:G Am C(III) Bm G Am DIf you believe they put a man on the moon, (man on the moon)G Am C(III) Bm AmIf you believe there's nothing up their sleeve and nothing is cruel< GUITAR SOLO >CHORUS: Play 3 times.[Em]-----"NIGHTSWIMMING"Intro....G B(note)->CG B(note)->DNightswimming deserves a quiet night...G B(note)->C DG B(note)->C A C D(over and over again for the whole song... the two lines above are playedfor each line)Nightswimming deserves a quiet nightThe photograph on the dashboard taken years agoTurn around backwards so the windshield showsEvery streetlight reveals a picture and a verseStill It's so much clearerI forgot my shirt at the water's edgeThe moon is low tonightNightswimming deserves a quiet nighti'm not sure all these people understandIt's not like years agoThe fear of getting caughtThe recklessness in waterThey cannot see me nakedThese things they go awayReplaced by every dayNightswimming remembering that nightSeptember's coming sooni'm pining for the moonand what if there were twoSide by side in orbitAround the fairest sunA bright type could never drawncould not describe, NightswimmingYou I thought I knew you, you I cannot judge,you I thought you knew me, this one laughing quietly, underneath my breathNightswimmingThe photograph reflects every streetlight a reminderNightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night----"FIND THE RIVER"-------2---------0---- ----3--3------3--3---- Intro Riff: --2----2----0----0---- X 2 0------0--2------2---- ---------------------- ----------------------[D] [F] [A7su4] [G] [D] [F] [A7sus4] [D]Hey now little [F]speedy head the [A7sus4]read on the [G]speedometer says[D]you have to go the [F]task in the [A7sus4]cityWhere people drown and [F]people serve[A7sus4]Don't be shy, your [G]just deserve is [D]only just [F]light years to [A7sus4]goMe my thoughts are [A]flowers strewn, an [D]ocean storm may [Em]bury them[G]I have got to [A]leave to find my [D]way[G]Watch the road and [A]memorize this [D]life that passed [Em]before my eyesand [G]nothing is [A]going my [D]way[D] [F] [A7sus4] [G] [D] [F] [A7sus4] [D]The ocean is the [F]river's goal, the [A7sus4]need to leave the [G]water knows[D]We're closer now, but [F]light years to[A7sus4] goI have got to [A]find the river, [D]Bergamot and [Em]bed of rose[G]Run through my [A]head and far [D]away[G]Leave the road and [A]memorize this [D]life that passed [Em]before my eyesand [G]nothing is [A]going my [D]wayREPEAT INTRO RIFF[D]There's no one left to [F]take the lead, but [A7sus4]I'll tell you and [G]you can see[D]We're closer now and [F]light years to [A7sus4]goPick up here and [F]chase the ride, [A7sus4]river empties [G]to the tide[D]Fall [F]into the [A7sus4]oceanRiver to the [A]ocean goes a [D]fortune for the [Em]undertow[G]None of this is [A]going my [D]way[G]There is nothing [A]left to grow but [D]ginger, mint, and [Em]indigo[G]Coriander stem and [A]rows of [D]hay[G]Strength and courage [A]overrides, these [D]privileged and [Em]weary eye[G]River poets [A]search [D]naivete[G]Pick up here and [A]chase the ride, the [D]river empties [Em]to the tide[G]All of this is [A]coming your [D]wayREPEAT INTRO RIFF------FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN (Leonard Cohen) (B-Side to "Drive")They sen[Dm]tenced me to twenty years of bo[Am]redomFor try[Dm]ing to change the system from wi[Am]thinI'm com[Dm]ing now I'm coming to rew[Am]ard themFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]inI'm gui[Dm]ded by a signal in the hea[Am]vensI'm gui[Dm]ded by this birthmark on my[Am] skinI'm gui[Dm]ded by the beauty of our we[Am]aponsFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]inI'd [C]really like to live beside you, b[G]abyI love your bo[C]dy and your spirit and your cl[Am]othesBut you s[C]ee that line there moving through the st[Am]ationI to[G]ld you I to[F]ld you I to[E]ld you I was one of tho[Am]seYou lov[Dm]ed me as a loser but now your wo[Am]rried that I just might winYou k[Dm]now the way to stop me but you [Am]don't have the disciplineHow m[Dm]any nights I prayed for this: to l[Am]et my work beginFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]in[Dm]I don't like your fashion business, m[Am]ister[Dm]I don't like these drugs that keep you t[Am]hin[Dm]I don't like what happened to your s[Am]isterFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]in (chorus)And I t[Dm]hank you for those items that you [Am]sent meThe [Dm]monkey end the plywood viol[Am]inI pr[Dm]acticed every night and now I'm r[Am]eadyFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]inRem[Dm]ember me, I used to live for m[Am]usicRem[Dm]ember me, I brought your groceries i[Am]nIt's Fa[Dm]ther's Day and everybody's w[Am]oundedFi[G]rst we take Manhatt[F]an,[E] then we take Berl[Am]in-----"Arms Of Love" (Robin Hitchcock) (B-Side to "Man on the Moon")I've tried to lay out the rythym as graphically as possible.(d = down, ^ = up)d d ^ ^ d ^ d d ^ ^ d ^ d d ^ ^ d d d ^ ^ d ^[G](intro, same as firs[C]t sung line)[G] Maybe to[C]night you're [G]achin'[G] For someone you're [F]dreamin' o[C]f[D]Tomorrow [D]you'll be [C]wakin [C]Into theD D/G* C CArms, into the arms of Love(*You could use either a D, D/G, or a G here, whatever suits you best.)Maybe tonight you're cryinLike a poor wounded doveTell me you'll soon be flyingInto the Arms, into the arms of loveMaybe tonight you're takinYou couldn't get enoughHoney you'll soon be wakin'Into the Arms, into the arms of Love(Interlude, use same three lines of chords that run through the sungverse.)Maybe the world is fallingIt wasn't strong enoughTell me you'll soon be crawlingInto the Arms, into the arms of Love(repeat to end)------"FRETLESS" (B-Side to "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite")Verses:Chords: Em/Bm (?) (I don't think its a chord, just some random Peter stuff)/Galternate w/:Em/Bm (?)/G/Bm (?)tab goes like this:E - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - B - 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 G 0 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -alternate with:E - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - B - 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 G 0 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -Prechorus (if that is what it is): ("They come and they come...")[B/A/D/E] Chorus: ("Don't talk to me...")chords: G/F/Emtab goes like this:E - - - 3 - - 3 B - 0 - - 0 - - G 0 - 0 - - 0 - E - - - 1 - - 1 B - 1 - - 1 - - G 2 - 2 - - 2 - E - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - G 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 -"FRETLESS"He's got his work, and she comes easyThey each come around when the other is goneMe, I think I got stuck somewhere in betweenI wouldn't confide in the prodigal son,The dye has been cast, the battle is wonThe bullets were blanks, a double locked gunI couldn't admit to a minute of fun.And they come and they come and they comeI accept it with a gentle tongueNo words spoken, no ? keptTake it, stomp twice, ring bellTether that ringing, freezeEnough with the rifle and talk alreadyWe all know what it meansTake this conversation to your great divideI can only swallow what I ate,And I don't hate him, and I don't hate her.And they come and they come and they comeI accept it with a gentle tongueNo heart broken, no ? keptDon't talk to me about being aloneDon't talk to me about being aloneDon't talk to me about being aloneReach for each other before you leaveReach peace, P-E-A-C-EDon't threaten me with a gentle tease,Don't threaten me with angryPlease please please don't try to tell me what I amAnd they come and they come and they comeI accept it with a gentle tongueNo words spoken, no ? exceptDon't talk to me about being aloneDon't talk to me about being aloneDon't talk to me about being alone....Ends on Em.-----"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (B-Side to "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight")[G]In the jungle, [C]the mighty jungle, [G]the lion sleeps [D]tonight.[G]In the village, [C]the peaceful village, [G]the people sleep [D]tonight.[G]Aweem away, aweem away, [C]aweem away, aweem away, [G]aweem away, aweem away,[D]aweem away, aweem away------ Forwarded message ends here ------
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