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Talk About the Passion

R.e.m.
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TALK ABOUT THE PASSION

Original tab by: ?

Corrections by: George Belkin (gxb101@psu.edu)

{Main riff:}

E------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------3-------------3-2-0------|
G-2-2-------2-2-------------0---0---------0-------2----|   (repeat)
D-0-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-2-4-0---2-------2-----2--------------|
A-----------------------3-----------3-0----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

{Verse riff #1:}

E-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
B-2-2-0-2-2-0--2-2-0-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3---------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|

This is like A, Asus, and a variation on E-minor

{Verse riff #2:}

E-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-0-0----------------|
B-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3-3----------------|
G---2-------------0-------------2-------------0-----0-0----------------|
D-3---------3---2---------2---3---------3---2-------2-2----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

{Bridge riff:}

E-2-2-3-5--2-2-3-5--3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-------2-0--------------------------|
B-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

The fourth verse begins the same way as the other three and fades out

repeating the A / Em stuff.

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Intro: {main riff}

{Main riff}

Empty prayer, empty mouths, combien reaction

Empty prayer, empty mouths, talk about the passion

Not everyone can carry the weight of the world

Not everyone can carry the weight of the world

{Verse riff #1}

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

{Main riff}

Empty prayer, empty mouths, combien reaction

Empty prayer, empty mouths, talk about the passion

{Verse riff #2:}

Combien, combien, combien de temps?

{Verse riff #1}

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

{Bridge riff}

{Main riff}

Not everyone can carry the weight of the world

Not everyone can carry the weight of the world

{Verse riff #2:}

Combien, combien, combien de temps?

{Verse riff #1}

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

Talk about the passion

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