R.E.M.

^A "What's the ^D frequency, ^Bm Kenneth?" is your ^G Benzedrine, uh- ^A huh ^{D A G
A} I was ^D brain-dead, ^Bm locked out, ^G numb, not up to ^A speed ^{D Bm Em
G} I thought I'd pegged you an ^A idiot's dream
^G Tunnel vision from the ^A outsider's screen
^D I never ^A understood ^D the fre ^G quency, uh ^A -huh ^{A G A
D} You wore our ^A expectations like an ^D armored ^G suit, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A D
A} I'd studied your ^D cartoons, ^Bm radio, music, ^G tv, movies, ^A magazines ^{D A G
A} Richard ^D said, "Withdrawal in ^Bm disgust is not the ^G same as apa ^A thy" ^{D Bm Em
G} A smile like the cartoon, ^A tooth for a tooth
^G You said that irony was the ^A shackles of youth
^D You wore a ^A shirt of ^D violent ^G green, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A
D} I never ^A understood ^D the fre ^G quency, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A}
(guitar solo): Bm A (x3)
^{A A G A A} "What's the ^D frequency, ^Bm Kenneth?" is your ^G Benzedrine, uh- ^A huh ^{D A G
A} Butterfly ^D decal, ^Bm rearview mirror, ^G dogging the ^A scene ^{D Bm Em
G} You smile like the cartoon, ^A tooth for a tooth
^G You said that irony was the ^A shackles of youth
^D You wore a ^A shirt of ^D violent ^G green, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A
D} I never ^A understood ^D the fre ^G quency, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A
D} You wore our ^A expectations like an ^D armored ^G suit, uh- ^A huh ^A
G I couldn't ^A understand
^D You said that ^A irony was the ^D shackles of ^G youth, uh- ^A huh ^A
G I couldn't ^A understand
^D You wore a ^A shirt of ^D violent ^G green, uh- ^A huh ^A
G I couldn't ^A understand
^D I never ^A understood ^D the freq ^G uency, uh- ^A huh ^{A G A}
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csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray
cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1
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As I bit into the sweet, tangy nectarine, and tasted the juices
running down my chin, I looked down, and realized that it wasn't a
nectarine at all, but a HUMAN HEAD!
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