Chords with lyrics
I saw a request awhile back for this, and haven't seen a response. Here's my try, constructive criticisms are appreciated. REM The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight ----------------------------- Intro, same as chorus: D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ The transition to the verses: C majorC E minorEm e---------0-----|---------0--------- B-------------1-|-------------0----- G---------------|------------------- D-----2---------|------------------- A-3-------------|-----2------------- E---------------|-0----------------- Verse 1: (* For all the verses, the F's, C's, and Am's are played as barre chords, the F's in A augmentedA formation, the C's and Am's in E MajorE 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.*) FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC This .. FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC There ... long, .. FF FF FF FF A minorAm A minorAm C majorC C majorC If I .. FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC [Untranscribable Stipe yodel] FF FF FF FF A minorAm A minorAm C majorC C If I .. 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 majorC E minorEm (*play as noted above for transition*) Verse 2: FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC There's .. wake up FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC But ... design FF FF FF FF A minorAm A minorAm C majorC C majorC With .. FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC ["Tell her" yodeled] FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC Tell .. FF FF FF FF A minorAm A minorAm Only .. C majorC C really .. Chorus 2: (*Same as chorus one, including transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C majorC E minorEm Verse 3: (*Short verse*) FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC Baby .. C majorC C majorC sub-.. FF FF FF FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC A augmentedA can .. FF FF FF FF A minorAm A minorAm C majorC C A augmentedA .. Chorus 3: D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C majorC E minorEm (*Same as above*) Bridge: (*During the bridge, A minorAm and B minorBm are played as A augmentedA barres, and the picking pattern is like this: B minorBm B minorBm A minorAm A minorAm e---------2------|---------2------|---------0------|---------0------| B-------------3--|-------------3--|-------------1--|-------------1--| G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D-----4----------|-----4----------|-----2----------|-----2----------| A-2--------------|-2--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------| E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| The C majorC below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A augmentedA str, D MajorD str, e str, BB str*) B minorBm B minorBm A minorAm A minorAm The cat .. B minorBm B minorBm A minorAm A minorAm On .. B minorBm B minorBm A minorAm C majorC That .. E minorEm E minorEm The ..
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 majorC E minorEm 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 majorC E minorEm (*New transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C majorC E minorEm (*New transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C majorC E minorEm D MajorD D MajorD We got a boogy-woogy groove on this one Chorus: D MajorD D/F#D/F# D MajorD D/F#D/F# G5G5 C9C9 G5G5 A minorAm Call me .. D MajorD D/F#D/F# D MajorD D/F#D/F# G5G5 C9C9 G5G5 A minorAm Call me .. D MajorD D/F#D/F# D MajorD D/F#D/F# G5G5 C9C9 G5G5 A minorAm Call me ..
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