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I Took Your Name Chords by R.E.M.

I Took Your Name chords by R.E.M.

Guitar chords with lyrics

I TOOK YOUR NAME (Last Updated: 8/14/96)

Chords/tab by : Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no)
Corrections by: Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)

amp tremelo
Main riff:
e--------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G--7--7--7--7-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--
D--7--7--7--7-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-- repeat etc.
A--5--5--5--5-7--7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--
E--0-open E is played throughout riff---

there's a fill in there somewhere, over the choruses and ending:
e-------------------------
B--------5--5--3----------
G--0-2-4---------4-2--2-4-4--
D--------------------------
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Alternate fill (from David Wagner):

b-------3-3h5-3-3h5-3
g---2-4---------------4-2--2h4


[Riff]
I wore..
I ..
If ..

[Riff]
I ..
I ..
I'm ...


C       A
  If ..
Main riff 1x
  who's ..
C  A  Main riff 1x
     who's ..


[Riff]
I ..
I ..
I ..
and ..

[Riff]
I ..
I ..
I ..
daddy ..


C       A
  If ...

  who's ..?
C  A  Main riff 1x
     who's ..

{Break:}

B-------------------9s7---------------7s5--
G--9-9-9-9s11-11-11-----7-7-7-7s9-9-9------
D--9-9-9-9s11-11-11-----7-7-7-7s9-9-9------ repeat
A--7-7-7-7s9--9--9------5-5-5-5s7-7-7------


C A D E (repeat)


[Riff]
I ..
I ..
I ..



[Riff]
I'll ..,
devil..
I don't ...


C       A
  If ..
C       A
  If ..
C       A
  If ..
Main riff 1x
  who's ..
C  A  Main riff 1x
     who's ..


Submitted by: Meantabber90

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