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Automatic Album Chords

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Sender: djb@maths.bath.ac.uk Hi, I downloaded this file a while ago, and found some seriously wrong chords in Try Not To Breathe and Everybody Hurts, so here's the corrected file in its entirety. -- Duncan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From: ssp5688@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu (BANANAFISH <><) ------ AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE Contains: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Everybody Hurts, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Ignoreland, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River, First We Take Manhattan (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 2 Also, 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) DmG Smack, .. Dm Dm Tie .. Dm Hey .. G Dm Dm Nobody .. F What .. What .. G G Tick, .. Em What .. Em Dm Dm What .. Dm Hey .. G Dm Dm Nobody .. Dm Hey .. G Dm Dm maybe .. F Maybe .. Am Baby .. G G Tick, .. Em Maybe .. Em Dm Dm Maybe .. Am Hey .. G Dm Dm maybe .. Am Ollie ... Am Dm Dm Ollie .. Am Hey .. G Dm Dm Dm Dm Nobody .. Dm Smack, .. G Dm Dm Tie .. Dm Hey ... G Dm Dm Nobody .. F Maybe .. Am Maybe .. G G Tick, .. Em Maybe .. Em Dm Dm Maybe .. Am Hey .. Am Dm Dm Nobody .. Am Hey .. Am Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Nobody .. Ending: Dm (Strum) ---- "TRY NOT TO BREATHE" Intro: (12/8 time: / = an eighth note) D// Am// C// G// D// Am// C// G// D Am I will .. C G D Am I can .. C G D// Am// C// These .. G D// Am// C// G// shiver .. D Am I will .. C G D Am This .. C G Am C and .. G// D// G// D// Oh Am G D G// D// I need .. Am C///// I need .. D Am C G I will .. I .. Just .. I will .. Leave .. Am C G// D// G// D// I .. Am (you ..) I ...(something ..) G D G// D// Over ..(you ..) Am C ///// I ..(something ..) Baby .., Why ..(I ..) I ..(something ..) Over ..(I ..) I .. Bridge: Em (One Bar) Am Em Am Em I .. Leave .. I .. Am (you ..) I ..(something to fly) G D G// D// Over ..(you ..) Am C///// I ..(something ..) Baby .. Why ..(I ..) I .. I ..(I ..) 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, C, and A's are barre chords} F C This .. F There .. C F Let .. Am C F C If ..Ohhhhhhh... F Am C If .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am Call ... C Em {Play using above riff} Ohhhh..... F F There .. C Like .. F C But ... you .. F Am C Just ... F C Tell .. F C F Tell .. Am C That .. D G C G Am Call ... D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am C Em Call .. F Baby, .. C Today .. F C A can .. F Am C Candy .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am C Em Call .. Bridge: (*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the picking pattern 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 Am Bm The ... Am Always .. Bm Am C Their .. Em The .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am Call .. D G C G Am C Em (*) Call .. (*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 Em D You .. ----- "EVERYBODY HURTS" INTRO: D G D G D G D G D When .. G D G When .. E(low)---3---2---0-- Em A Em A Em A D G Don't .. D G D Sometimes .. G D When ..) G D If .. G D G If .. E(low)---3---2---0-- Em A Em A Em Cause .. A F# Bm F# Bm Everybody .., F# Bm C don't .. G C Am D If you .. G D G D If .. G D G When .. E(low)---3---2---0-- E A E Well .. A E A NC D G Everybody .. D G D G D But .. G D G D G Hold .. D G D G Everybody .. D G D G D G You ... Picking 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 D2 Readying .. D D2 What .. D D2 I .. D D2 Distance .. D D2 Listen ... D D2 What .. D D2 I .. D D2 Distance .. Bb C Bb C D D Oh, .. D D2 It's .. D D2 Live .. D D2 I .. D D2 It's .. Bb C Bb C D D Oh, .. Bb C Bb C D D Oh, .. D D2 It's .. D D2 Live ... D D2 Yea, .. D D2 Lost .. Bb C Bb C D D Oh, .. Bb C Bb C D D Oh, .. ----- "MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL" (Capo 3rd fret) Intro: Em G Em G Em G D C Em Em G Em G Monty .. Em G D C Em But .. Em G Em G Now .. Em G D C Em D C Em But ... Em G Em G I .. Em G D C Em A .. Em G Em G So I .. Em G D C Em D C Em A woman .. G D C Em G D C Em you .. G D C D C Em Don't .. Em G Em G That ... Em G D C Em But .. Em G Em G Now .. Em G D C Em D C Em Mischief .. D C Em D C Em Just ..o G D C Em G D C Em you .. G D C G D C Em Don't .. ---- "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 lots optional riff after G: D:--5-5-5-4-0--- funk D(xx023x) G(xx0033) A:------------0- Bastards .. D G Wrecking .. D G The .. D G lost, .. C(335553) D(557775) C D They .. C D Dm7 Dm7+4 marched .., Dm7 heartless, .. Dm7 Dm7+4 mega .. Riff defense, ... (Riff over and over) Ignoreland .. {same as above} D G The ... D G 1980, .. D G Hard .. D G Hard ... C(335553) D(557775) C D They .. C D Dm7 Dm7+4 Calculate ... Dm7 Dm7+4 lies .. Dm7 Dm7+4 on a .. Riff I'm .. (Riff over and over) Fuck .. G(355433) If .. Bm Maybe .. Bb(113331) D(577455) But I'm .. {same as above} D G I know .. D G But .. C(335553) D(557775) C D They .. C D Dm7 Dm7+4 capital ... Dm7 heartless.. Dm7 Dm7+4 mega .. Riff defense.. (Riff over and over) Ignoreland [..] (Riff over and over) Ignoreland [.. "This i.." ----- "STAR ME KITTEN" Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Humans .. Dm Bb C Bb C Nothing's .. Bb C I've .. Bb Eb Dm Gm And .. You, .. The .. I .. from .. Hey .. letters .. I've .., now .. ?? ?? Have .. ?? ?? Will .. ?? Bb Eb Dm Gm It .. You, .. If .. Can .. Just .. You .. Nothing's .. so .. I'm ... so .. ------ "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 Dadd4/add2 C Mott .. C Dadd4/add2 C Andy .. C Dadd4/add2 C Monopoly, .. C Dadd4/add2 C Mr. .. C Dadd4/add2 C Let's ... C Dadd4/add2 C I'll .. PRE-CHORUS: Am G Am G Now .. Am G C D Andy .. CHORUS: G Am C(III) Bm G Am D If you .. G Am C(III) Bm Am If you .. VERSE: C Dadd4/add2 C Moses .. C Dadd4/add2 C Newton .. C Dadd4/add2 C Egypt .. C Dadd4/add2 C Mr. ... PRE-CHORUS: Am G Am G Now .. Am G C D Andy .. CHORUS: G Am C(III) Bm G Am D If you .. G Am C(III) Bm Am If you .. GUITAR 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 Dadd4/add2 C Here's .. C Dadd4/add2 C Here's .. C Dadd4/add2 C Here's .. C Dadd4/add2 C Mr. .. PRE-CHORUS: Am G Am G Now .. Am G C D Andy . CHORUS: G Am C(III) Bm G Am D If ... G Am C(III) Bm Am If .. < GUITAR SOLO > CHORUS: Play 3 times. Em ----- "NIGHTSWIMMING" Intro.... G B(note)->C G B(note)->D Nightswimming deserves a quiet night... G B(note)->C D G B(note)->C A C D (over and over again for the whole song... the two lines above are played for each line) verse verse verse You I .. you I .. Nightswimming The .. Nightswimming .. ---- "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 F A7sus4 G Hey .. D F A7sus4 you .. D F Where .. A7sus4 G D F A7sus4 Don't .. G A D Em Me my .. G A D (Dsus) I .. G A D Em Watch .. G A D and .. D F A7sus4 G D F A7sus4 D F A7sus4 G The .. D F A7sus4 We're .. G A D Em I have .. G A D Run .. G A D Em Leave .. G A D and .. REPEAT INTRO RIFF D F A7sus4 G There's.. D F A7sus4 We're .. D F A7sus4 G Pick .. D F A7sus4 Fall .. G A D Em River .. G A D None .. G A D Em There .. G A D Coriander .. G A D Em Strength .. G A D River .. G A D Em Pick .. G A D All .. REPEAT INTRO RIFF ------ FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN (Leonard Cohen) [B-Side to "Drive"] Dm Am They .. Dm Am For .. Dm Am I'm .. G F E Am First .. Dm Am I'm .. Dm Am I'm .. Dm Am I'm .. G F E Am First .. C G F I'd .. C Am I love .. C Am But .. G F E Am I told .. Dm Am You .. Dm Am You .. Dm Am How ... G F E Am First .. Dm Am I don't .. Dm Am I don't .. Dm Am I don't .. G F E Am First .. Dm Am And .. Dm Am The .. Dm Am I .. G F E Am First .. Dm Am Remember .. Dm Am Remember .. Dm Am It's .. G F E Am First .. ----- "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 C G C G (intro, same as first sung line) G C G C G Maybe .. G F C C For .. D D C C Tomorrow .. D D/G* C C Arms, .. (*You could use either a D, D/G, or a G here, whatever suits you best.) Maybe .. Like .. Tell .. Into .. Maybe .. You ... Honey .. Into .. [Interlude, use same three lines of chords that run through the sung verse.] Maybe .. It .. Tell .. Into .. (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)/G alternate 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/Em tab 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 - Ends on Em. ----- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (B-Side to "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight") G C G D In the ... G C G D In the ... G C G Aweem .. D aweem .. ------ Forwarded message ends here ------

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