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Song
REM
New Test Leper
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interpreted by Andrew McKenzie (nominalize@ou.edu)
Notes: 6/8 time, longer measures show 16th notes as well (12/16) for clarity.
: Space after notes indicate how long they are held.
<i>Verse 1:</i>
D A G A D A G
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------| d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | | x 2 a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
I can't...
He did...
D A G A
g|| 7 ------|--------7 --|------------|------------| d||:----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |79 7-054-2-0| a||:------5 7 --|------------|------7 ----|------------| e|| ------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Judge not lest ye be judged
stu-di-o au- dience dis a - grees
D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------ || d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--:|| REPEAT! a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------:|| e|------------|------------|------------|------------ ||
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
What a beautiful refrain
Have his lambs all gone astray?
<i>Chorus:
note: those are 11th and 12th frets, on the C#-D</i>
A B C# D
g|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
d||:7 |9 s11 s12 | last time
a||:------------|------------| ------------| ------------| al Coda e|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A G A
g||------------|------------ || |------------|--------4 6 | d||7 0h2 |------------:|| |7 | ----| into Verse a||------------|------------:|| |------------|------------| e||------------|3 ---- || |------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
call me a leper
what a sad parade
<i>Coda:</i>
A G Em
g||------------|------------|------------|| d||7 0h2 |------------|------------|| END a||------------|------------|------------|| e||------------|3 3 2 |0 ||
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
<i>2nd Verse:</i>
D A G A D A G
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------| d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | | a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
You are... What an...
D A G A
g|7 ----|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 7 |5 4 5 |79 7-054-2-0| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I know this show does- n't matter
D A G
g|7 |------------|------------|------------| d|------------|7 |5 0|55-5-054-2-0| a|------------|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
it means nothing to me
D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 | a|------5 7 --|------------|------------| ------------| e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I thought I might help them un -der - stand
D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
what an ugly thing to see
D A G A
g|7 ----|--------7 --|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |7 7 77- | a|--------7 --|------------|------------|--------2 4 | e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I am not an ani mal su-b-
D A G
g|------------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus a|5 --7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
titled un-der the screen
<i>Chorus...</i>
<i>Bridge:</i>
B D G
g|------------|------------|------------|------------| d|------------|------------|0 --|------------| x 2 a|2 2 --|2 2 4 |----------0 |----------0 | e|----------2 |------------|------------|3 --|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A
g||------------|------------| d||------2 |------------| to 3rd a||0 ------|0 2 4 | verse e||------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
<i>3rd Verse:</i>
<i>bass tacet</i>
When I tried to tell my story, they cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent five commercials; I had nothing left to say.
D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 |------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---|9 7 05 4 0 | a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Talk show host was index car -ded
D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
all organized and blank The
D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----| d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 | a|--------7 --|------------|------------| ------------| e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
other guests were scared and hardened
D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------| d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| and Coda e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
What a sad parade
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