R.E.M. - Green (Album) Tabs

Intro riff by:  Bob Troutman  (Bob_Troutman@kaplan.com)


Intro:

e-------2-----------
B--open-------------
G------------4------
D------------4------
A---x---------------
E---x---------------



Verse:
B                    A          D
Divide your cultured pearls and paste 
I'm looking for to lay to waste
Of all the things I cannot taste
This is not the wasted race
They spoke loud

E
I believe in what you do
I believe in watching you
It's what you do

B                A      D
I could turn you inside out
I could turn you inside-out
But I choose not to do
 
Given the choice
Given the heart
Given the tool
Given the word
Given the cheers


HAIRSHIRT

{This song repeats these 8 measures throughout the verses:

G / / / G / / / A7 / / / A7 / / / C / / / C / / / G / / / G / / /}

I am not the type of dog
That could keep you waiting
For no good reason
Run a carbon-black test on my jaw
And you will find it's all been said before

 G    A7             C                      Am
I can swing my megaphone and long arm the rest
       Am
It's easier and better
                            C      C
To just beat it from the chest
Of desire       G

{verse}
I could walk into this room
And the waves of conversation are enough
To knock you down in the undertow
So alone so alone in my life
Feed me banks of light
And hang your hairshirt on the lowest rung
It's a beautiful life
And I can hang my hairshirt
Away up high in the attic of the wrong dog's life chest
Or bury it at sea
All my life I've searched for this

Here I am here I am in your life
It's a beautiful life
My life
It's a beautiful life
Your life




I REMEMBER CALIFORNIA

Main Riff from _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_
Riff #2 from Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)
Riff #3 from Driver 9 (gt3677a@prism.gatech.edu)


{Main Riff}:
E-------------------------------
B----1p0-1p0----------3--1p0----
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-------------2-3---------------
e--0---------------1------------


{Riff #2}:
E--0------------
B-----0---------
G--------4------
D---------------
A---------------
e---------------


{Riff #3}:
e----------------------5--7------5--7-----------------------
B---------7-----5-------------5----------------------------- repeat
G-----/4-----/4-----4--------------------------------------- several
D----------------------------------------------------------- times
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------


Intro:  Main Riff (x 4)


{Bass}
I remember redwood trees, bumper cars and wolverines
The ocean's Trident submarines
Lemons, limes and tangerines
I remember this
I remember traffic jams
Motor boys and girls with tans
Nearly was and almost rans
I remember this


{Main Riff  x 4}


           {Riff #2}
History is made
                {Riff #2}       {Riff #2}
History is made to seem unfair
I recall that you were there
                          {Riff #2}
Golden smile and shining hair
                    {Riff #2}
I recall it wasn't fair
                     {Riff #2}
Recollect it wasn't fair
                       {Riff #2}
Remembering it wasn't fair outside


{Main Riff}
The willow at high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
The simple wave I must confide
I guess we took a slow ride


{Riff #3}
I guess it's just a gesture


{Bass}
I remember this defense
Progress fails pacific sense
All those sweet conspiracies
I remember all these things


                     {Riff #2}
I remember traffic jams
                           {Riff #2}
Motor boys and girls with tans
                        {Riff #2}
Nearly was and almost rans
                 {Riff #2}
I remember this
This


{Main Riff x 4}


{Main Riff}
The willow at high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
The simple wave I must confide
I guess we took a slow ride


{Riff #3}
I guess it's just a gesture
At the end of the continent
At the edge of the continent



(UNTITLED)

Riffs & corrections by: glenn cohen (grc105@psu.edu)


{riff 1a}:
E-----------------|---------------|
B--8-8-8-5---3---1|--------1-3-1-3| (slide back up to 8 and repeat)
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e


{riff 2}:
E-----------------|---------------|
B--5-5-5-3--------|5-5-5-3---5-3-5| (slide back up to 8 and after this play riff
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|  riff 1b}
   e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e


{riff 1b}:              play riff as "to keep you strong" is sung.
E-----------------|---------------|
B--8-8-8-5---3---1|1-------3-1-3--| (go straight into chorus after this)
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e



C
This world is big and so-awake
G                   C
I stayed up late to hear your voice
C
This light is here to keep you warm
                               G
This song is here to keep you strong


{break:    F  C   F  G}


I made a list of things to say
But all I really want to say
All I really want to say is
Hold her and keep him strong
While I'm away from here


{break:    F  C   F  G}


Hold her and keep her strong
While I'm away from here
Hold her and keep him strong
While I'm away from here


{break:    F7   C   F7   G}


I've seen the world and so-awake
And stay up late to hear me sing
Just hold her
I've seen the world and so-awake
And stay up late to hear me sing
Just hold him
Hold her and keep her strong
While I'm away from here
Hold him and keep him strong
While I'm away from here