D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ The transition to the verses:
C Em
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. He
upstrokes them in pairs, on what sounds like a big hollowbody electric.
The placement of the chords over the words here is inteneded only to
to denote their *approximate* temporal location. Listen to the song
and you'll be able to hear and feel where they actually go.*)
This h F ere F is the plac F e w F here I will be s C tayi C n' C C
F The F re isn't a number you can ca F ll F on the payphone, let i C t r C ing a long,l C ong C ,
long, long time
F If F I don't pi F ck F up, hang up, Am call Am back let it r C ing C some more
F (Un F transcrib F abl F e Stipe yodel C ) C C C
If I F don F 't pick up, p F ick F up, the sidewinder s Am leep Am , sleep, sleeps in a coil C C
Chorus 1 (*I won't even try to pretend that I know what he's
D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em (*play as noted above for transition*)
Verse 2:
There's sc F rat F ches all around th F e c F oinslot, like a heartbea C t b C aby, tryi C n' t C o
wake up
F But F this machin F e c F an only s C wal C low money, y C ou C can't lay a patch by computer
design
F Wit F h just al F ot F of stup Am id, Am stupid sig C ns C
F ("T F ell her" F yod F eled) C C C C
F Tel F l her she c F an F kiss my a C ss C and say th C at C you were
F Onl F y kidding, that way she'll k F now F that it's rea Am lly, Am really, really,
really me C C
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*)
Baby ea F t s F ome soup, does it really g F rab F me today I n C eed C something more
C sub C -stub-sub-substantial
F A c F an of beans, som F e b F lack eyed peas, some Nesca C fe C and ice C C
A can F dy F bar, a fall(*en/in F '*) F star, or a readin Am g fr Am om Doctor Seus C s C
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
The C below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A str, D str, e str, B str*)
Bm The cat in the ha Bm t came back, and wrec Am ked alot of hav Am oc
Bm On the way, always had a smile and a re Bm ason to Am pretend Am
Bm That their world, was flat back brown, Bm too little, n Am eed to sleep but to dr C eam
The sidewinder s Em leeps on his b Em ack
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
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 We got a b Em oogy-woogy groove D on this D one
From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)
Chorus:
D D/F# Call D me when you D/F# try to wake G5 her up, C9 call G5 me when you try to Am wake her
D D/F# Call D me when you D/F# try to wake G5 her up, C9 call G5 me when you try to Am wake her
D D/F# Call D me when you D/F# try to wake G5 her up, C9 call G5 me when you try to Am wake her
R.E.M.
