From: etlcrcy@bugs.ericsson.se (Chris Cleverly)
Subject: Re: REQ:REM's "S.Central RAIN"
Organization: Ericsson Cellular Division
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:58:36 GMT

In recent request for REM tab,

I pulled this off ftp.nevada today - hope they are of use..


COUNTRY FEEDBACK - REM
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  {This song is in 2/2. It repeats these 8 measures over and over and 
   over for the entire song.  }
Intro:  Em  G  D  C    G   D  Cmaj7 /
> 
 Em     G
> This flower is scorched
        D
> This film is on
 C                G
> On a maddening loop
           D       Cmaj7 / 
> These clothes
        Em                         G
> These clothes don't fit us right
  D      C
> I'm to blame
        G          D
> It's all the same
               Cmaj7
> It's all the same
> 
  {...and so on..}

> You come to me with a bone in your hand
> You come to me with your hair curled tight
> You come to me with positions
> You come to me with excuses
> Ducked out in a row
> You wear me out
> You wear me out
> 
> We've been through faith breakdown
> Self hurt
> Plastics collections
> Self help self pain yes
> Psychics fuck off
> I was central
> I had control
> I lost my head
> I need this
> I need this
> A paper weight junk garage
> Winter rain a honey pot
> Crazy, all the lovers have been tagged
> Hotline wanted ad
> Crazy what you could have had
> It's crazy what you could have had
> It's crazy what you could have had
> I need this
> I need this

--

ME IN HONEY - REM
-----------------

Here is a neat lick to simulate the groovy bass
to Me In Honey.  Only play the four strings 
indicated in the tab.  It's basically a C# chord
that's been modified a bit.  The h stands for 
"hammer-on".The numbers stand for frets. This is 
my first attempt to write compu - tab. (Hint: barre
the 4th fret)
                                      
       {high} E (1st) |  xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
              B (2nd) |  6-6---6-6-6-6-
      string: G (3rd) |  6-6---6-6-6-6-
              D (4th) |  4-4-h-6-6-6-4-
              A (5th) |  4-4---4-4-4-4-.....repeat
         {low}E (6th) |  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


{see "lick" }   
I sat there looking ugly looking ugly and mean,
Knew what you were saying, you were saying to me
Baby's got some new rules, baby said she's had it with me
Seems a shame to waste your time on me
Seems alot to waste your time on me
G#
Left me to love,
            G#7   lick
What it's doing to me 

There's wild honey in this world
Baby there's honey so sweet
If you got to do what you do, do it with me
Seems a shame to waste your time on me
G#
Left me to love,
          G#7      lick
What it's doing to me 

Knocked a silly knock flat, sideways down
Those things they pick you up, turn you around
Say your piece, say you're sweet for me
If it's all the same, share the pain with me
If it's all the same, save the shame for me
G#
Left me to love,
            G#7    lick
What it's doing to me 

Baby's got some new rules, baby said she's had it with me
There's a fly in the honey, baby's got a baby with me
That's a part, that's a part of me
G#
Left me to love,
          G#7      lick
What it's doing to me 
G#  
Left me to love,
           G#7     lick
What it's doing to me 

What about me
What about me

--

NEAR WILD HEAVEN - REM
----------------------

{intro:    D    A      G   G D G}

A            G              A    G
Whenever we hold each other, we hold each other
F#m                       G     F#m               G
There's a feeling that's gone, something has gone wrong
      A                   G             A 
And I don't know how much longer I can take it
      G                 A
How speed of heart can break it
        G                        A              G
Take my head in your hands and shake it in this near wild heaven
                D         A                  G
Not near enough (living inside, living inside)
                           D               A             G
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)

Whatever it takes I'm giving, it's just a gift I'm giving
Try to live inside, try to move inside
And I always thought that it would make me smarter
But it's only made me harder
My heart flown open wide in this near wild heavan
Not near enough (living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven

Holding my hands together, holding my feet together
Holding myself together in this near wild heaven
not near enough (living inside, living inside)
Not near enough (living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)
Near wild heaven (living inside, living inside, living inside)

--

ORANGE CRUSH - REM (From the album "Green")
------------------

Intro/Main Guitar Riff:
E-0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----------
B---0---0---0-----0---0---0-------------
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

E------------0---0----------------------
B--3-0-----3---3---3--------------------
G------0-2------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
  (Repeat this entire riff twice)

Intro:   Em      G        D2
 
  Em         
 Follow me don't follow me
       G                 D     
 I've got my spine I've got my orange crush
  Em                 
 Collar me don't collar me
       G                 D
 I've got my spine I've got my orange crush
  Em            G
 We are agents of the free
        D
 I've had my fun and now its time to
  Em            
 Spread your conscience overseas
  G              D
 Coming in fast over me


{the break is:   Emajor     B        F#     B   as many times as necessary}
   
 Paid in full

--

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE - REM
------------------------

{intro:   G   Em    Bm    C}        chord:    E        B     A     B
                                    string: E(1) -2-0-2-0---------0---2-0
E       B     A     B                       B(2) ---------0-0-0-2---0---
Shiny happy people laughing
F#m           F#m7    A       E
Meet me in the crowd, people, people
F#m           F#m7       A       E
Throw your love around, love me, love me
F#m                 A       E
Take it into town, happy, happy
F#m                    A               E
Put it in the ground where the flowers grow
B                E
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Everyone around, love them, love them
Put it in your hands, take it, take it
There's no time to cry, happy, happy
Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
(Here we go)
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
People, happy people
People, happy people

--

STAND - REM
-----------

{These are just the basic chords. Peter plays a lot of single notes.
 I figure if you have the skill to play what he does. You could probably
 pick it out a lot easier than I could type it in.}

{intro:  E   A   B}
> 
   E           A                B
> Stand in the place where you live
  A    A/G# E    
> Now face North
  E            A
> Think about direction
          F#        B  A    E
> Wonder why you haven't before
       E            A               B
> Now stand in the place where you were
  A  A/G#  E
> Now face West
  E                 A
> Think about the place where you live
  F#              B  A   E
> Wonder why you haven't before
> 
  E             A       C#       C    B
> If you are confused check with the sun
  E        A         G        A B
> Carry a compass to help you along
       E         A       C#    C   B
> Your feet are going to be on the ground
       E         A       G     G A B
> Your head is there to move you around
> 
> Your feet are going to be on the ground
> Your head is there to move you around
> If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
> Listen to reason
> The reason is calling

{at the end of this song, it goes up a key, so the chords are:
F#  B  C# .....
then they go up again to:
G#  C#  D# .....
however, the song ends on:
     E
>so STAND!

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   I've got REM tab which I've done myself but I'll be away until Jan 4th...

   Bye, for now.

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