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Sing For The Submarine Tab by R.E.M.

Sing For The Submarine tab by R.E.M.

Guitar Tab 

Sing for the Submarine - REM
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Tabbed by: stonegolem13
Album: Accelerate
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)


Intro:

e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse 1:

e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It feels in dreams                   That everything is there for you


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    The city breathes and pulses         It's fuel electron blue


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
    I knew            that you           could see right through it


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------5--------7--------|2--------3--------5--------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    So this           is where           I give in to the machine


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------5--------7--------|2--------3--------5--------10-------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Lift up your voice feel gravity's pull, drown out the siren's ring


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--9--------(9)-----(9)------(9)----9-7|-9-------(9)------9-7-9------(9)----|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Oh________________________________



Chorus:

    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all here where I keep it        It's all in the submarine


    Am                                   Dm
e|--17----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----17-------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------17--17h19---17----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all a lot less frightening      than you would have had it be


    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    And that's the good news my darling  It is what it's going to be


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
So  sing,             sing       for the sub______mar______ine



Verse 2:

e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------5--------7--------|2--------3--------5--------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------5--------7--------|2--------3--------5--------10-------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    I tried to explain how it all begins, How its all destroyed and built again


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--9--------(9)-----9-7-9------(9)--9-7|-9-------(9)------(9)------(9)-/12\-|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    I knew            that you        could not      be____lieve   me


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--7--------(7)------(7)------(7)------|(7)------(7)------(7)------(7)------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    But now you're here and it's different, How the light shines in your eyes


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--7--------(7)------(7)------(7)------|(7)------(7)------(7)------(7)------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    In every second or situ,             It's then that I realised


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|9-7--------(7)-----7-5-7------(7)-----|7--------(7)-----7-5-7------(7)-----|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    That the world as we know it, The High speed train, We'll pick it all up and start again



Chorus:

    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all here where I keep it,       It's all in the submarine


    Am                                   Dm
e|--17----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----17-------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------17--17h19---17----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all a lot less frightening,     than we would have had it be


    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    But that's the good news my darling, It is what it's going to be


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
So  sing,             sing       for the sub______mar______ine



Breakdown:

    F#m               Bbm                C#m               Em
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4/9-------8-------8/12------|11------11/12-----14---\----7-------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


    F#m               Bbm                C#m               Em
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4/9-------8-------8/12------|11------11/12-----14---\----12------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


    F#m               Bbm                C#m               Em
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4/9-------8-------8/12------|11------11/12-----14---\----7-----9-|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--(14)-----(14)-----(14)-----(14)-----|(14)-----(14)-----(14)-----(14)-----|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



Verse 3:

e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    The city did not collapse in a shudder, The rain it never came


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------5--------7--------|2--------3--------5--------10-------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    At least my confessions made you laugh, I know it's a little crazed


e|-----0---------0-------0---------0----|---0--------0--------0---------0----|
B|----3--3------3--3----3--3------3--3--|--3--3-----3--3-----3--3------3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|2------2h3--------2------2h3--------|
 |                                      |                                    |
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--9--------(9)------9-7-9------(9)----|-9-------(9)------9-7-9------(9)----|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    But these dreams, they seem          so real             to me



Chorus:

    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all here where I keep it,       It's all in the submarine


    Am                                   Dm
e|--17----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----17-------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------17--17h19---17----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all a lot less frightening,     than we would have had it be


    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    And that's the good news my darling, It is what it's going to be


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
So  sing,             sing       for the sub______mar______ine


    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    So this is where you trust me,       And this where it begins


    Am                                   Dm
e|--17----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----17-------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------17--17h19---17----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    It's all a lot less frightening,     Your tear you let it in


    Am                                   Dm
e|--5-----------------------------------|10----------------------------------|
B|-----5--------------------------------|---10-------------------------------|
G|--------5----5h7----5-----------------|------10--10h12---10----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Tyrel and his mechanical owl,        A moth disguised as a leaf...


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Don't tell me what tomorrow brings,  Climb into the hidden machine and


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Sing,    sing,    sing,              sing,    sing,    sing


    C                 C                  B        G        Em
e|--8-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------|---------8--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----------------|------------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------10-------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    sing,             sing       for the sub______mar______ine

    Am
e|--5-------(5)------(5)------(5)-------|
B|--b10-----(10)-----(10)-----(10)------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|




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|              🏷Legend              |
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|                                  |
| /   slide up                     |
| \   slide down                   |
| h   hammer-on                    |
| p   pull-off                     |
| ~   vibrato                      |
| x   Mute note                    |
| b   Bend                         |
| pb  Pre-bend                     |
| br  Bend release                 |
| pbr Pre-bend release             |
| brb Bend release bend            |
| ()  ghost/hold                   |
|                                  |
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