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I Took Your Name

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Song

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I TOOK YOUR NAME

From: Acetone1@aol.com

Verse:

G---------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5-------------------|
A---5/7---7-7-7-7-7-----5-5-------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------5---5----|
A---3-3--3-3-3---------5-5--5/7--7-7-7-7-7---------7--5----------|
E-------------------5-5------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A---3-3--3-3-3---------5-5--5/7--7-7-7-7-7---|
E-------------------5-5----------------------|

Guitar Solo:

G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---7/9--9--9\7------7/9--9-------------5/7--7-7-7-7--7-5-4---|
E--------------------9------------5---5-5---------------------|

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I Took Your Name (corrected version)

originally from: Acetone@aol.com

corrected by:unknown@bellatlantic.net

REM's I Took Your Name

note-each hyphen represents a half beat (eighth note/rest)

intro

1 &2&3&4&

- -------|---0----|- -------|--------|
- -------|-----0-0|- -------|--------|
5/77-7-7-|7-------|5/77-7-7-|7----7-7|
- -------|--------|- -------|--------|

verse seg1

1 &2&3&4&

- -------|---0----|- -------|--20----|
- -------|-----0-0|- -------|-----0-0|
5/77-7-7-|7-------|5/77-7-7-|7-------|
- -------|--------|- -------|--------|

verse seg2

1 &2&3&4&

- -------|---0----|- -------|---2--0-|
- -------|-----0-0|- -------|-------0|
5/77-7-7-|7-------|5/77-7-7-|7-------|
- -------|--------|- -------|--------|

lead up

--------|--------|
--------|--------|
3-3--333|0--0-333|
--------|--------|

chorus

- -------|---2--0-|--------|--------|- -------|--------|
- -------|--------|--------|--------|- -------|--------|
5/77-7-7-|7------0|3-3--333|0--0-333|5/77-7-7-|7--7--7-|
- -------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|

solo /*corrections would be appreciated for rhythm or notes*/

- ---- ---|--------|- -------|--------|
- ---- ---|--------|- -------|--------|
7/99-9/7--|5--4--3-|5/77-7-7-|7-5-4---|
- ---- ---|--------|- -------|--------|

ending

- -------|---2--0-|--------|--------|
- -------|-------0|--------|--------|
5/77-7-7-|7-------|3-3--333|0--0-333|
- -------|--------|--------|--------|

the end

- -------|
- -------|
5/77-----|
- -------|

it goes like this:

intro, vs1 *3,vs2, leadup, chorus, vs1 *3, vs2,leadup, chorus,

solo *2, leadup, chorus, vs1 *3,vs2, leadup *3, leadup, leadup,

ending *4, the end

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