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Texarkana

R.e.m.
Bass Tab
4.6(15)

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Song

Tempo : 143 bpm

OPENING PATTERN:

|Solo Riff|

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

Riff X2

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|
G-|---------------------------------| |------------|
D-|---------------------------------| |------------|
A-|---------------------------------| |-------2----|
E-|-0--0-0--5--5-5-5--0-3--3-3--3-3-| |-0-3/5---0--|

Verse 1 00:28

Part1

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Twenty thousand miles to an oasis

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

Twenty thousand years will I burn

Part2

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Twenty thousand chances I wasted

G-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
D-|---------------------------|-|-5--4--2---|
A-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
E-|-0--0-0--5--5-5-5--0-3--3--|-|-----------|

Waiting for the moment to turn

00:52

G-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
D-|--------|--------|--------|-5--4/2-|-4/5-7--|--------------|
A-|--------|-5--5/5-|-5--5/5-|--------|--------|-3--3/3--2----|
E-|-7--7/7-|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------5--|

I would give my life to find it

I would give it all

Catch me if I fall

Bridge 01:04

G-|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|------------|
D-|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|------------|
A-|-------2---|-7-5---5-|-------2---|-7-5---5-|-------2----|
E-|-0-3/5---0-|-----7---|-0-3/5---0-|-----7---|-0-3/5---0--|

Verse 2 01:11

Part1

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Walking through the woods I have faced it

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

Looking for something to learn

Part2

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Thirty thousand thoughts have replaced it,

G-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
D-|---------------------------|-|-5--4--2---|
A-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
E-|-0--0-0--5--5-5-5--0-3--3--|-|-----------|

Never in my time to return

01:38

G-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
D-|--------|--------|--------|-5--4/2-|-4/5-7--|--------------|
A-|--------|-5--5/5-|-5--5/5-|--------|--------|-3--3/3--2----|
E-|-7--7/7-|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------5--|

I would give my life to find it

I would give it all

Catch me if I fall

Bridge 01:47

G-|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|------|
D-|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|------|
A-|-------2---|-7-5---5-|-------2---|-7-5---5-|------|
E-|-0-3/5---0-|-----7---|-0-3/5---0-|-----7---|-0~~--|

Interlude 01:55 X2

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

Riff 02:08

G-|---------|------------|------------|----------------|
D-|---5-----|-5-4--2-5-5~|-5-4--2-4-4~|-5-4-2~~-7-9~~--|
A-|-7---5~--|------------|------------|----------------|
E-|---------|------------|------------|----------------|

All alone

Waiting to fall

. . . .

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

Verse 3 02:21

Part1

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Forty thousand stars in the evening

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

Look at them fall from the sky

Part2

G-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-|----------|
A-|--------------------2/5-5-5--0/2/5-5-|-|----------|
E-|-0--0-0--0/3--3-3-3------------------|-|-0-5/7-0--|

Forty thousand reasons for living

G-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
D-|---------------------------|-|-5--4--2---|
A-|---------------------------|-|-----------|
E-|-0--0-0--5--5-5-5--0-3--3--|-|-----------|

Forty thousand tears in your eye

01:38

G-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
D-|--------|--------|--------|-5--4/2-|-4/5-7--|--------------|
A-|--------|-5--5/5-|-5--5/5-|--------|--------|-3--3/3--2----|
E-|-7--7/7-|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------5--|

I would give my life to find it

I would give it all

Catch me if I fall

OUTRO PATTERN 02:57 (x5):

G-|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|
D-|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|
A-|-------2---|-7-5---5-|-------2---|-7-5---5--|
E-|-0-3/5---0-|-----7---|-0-3/5---0-|-----7----|

Catch me if I fall Catch me if I fall

END: 03:37

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