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R.E.M. - New Test Leper Tabs

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New Test Leper Tabs

(ver. 1)
R.E.M.


D       A          G    A
I can't say that I love Jesus
D          A           G
that would be a hollow claim.
D      A         G      A
He did make some observations
D       A            G
and I'm quoting them today.
D      A        G        A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D      A         G
what a beautiful refrain.
D      A         G     A
The studio audience disagrees.
D        A             G
Have his lambs all gone astray?


A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D


D        a        G       A
"You are lost and disillusioned!"
D        A             G
what an awful thing to say.
D      A          G       A
I know this show doesn't matter.
D         A         G
It means nothing to me.
D       A         G          A
I thought I might help them understand
D           A             G
but what an ugly thing to see.
D     A      G     A
"I am not an animal"
D         A         G
subtitled under the screen.



A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D


{Bridge}:  Bm  D
           Bm  D
           Bm  D  A


D      A        G       A
When I tried to tell my story
D               A          G
They cut me off to take a break.
D     A      G        A
I sat silent 5 commercials
D             A       G
I had nothing left to say
D             A        G        A
The talk show host was index-carded
D     A            G
All organized and blank
D         A           G           A
The other guests were scared and hardened
D      A   G
What a sad parade.

A B C# D
           What a sad parade
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper
A B C# D   A         G
           Call me a leper


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NEW TEST LEPER

D         A        G      ^ A
I can't say that I love Jesus
D              A        G
that would be a hollow claim.
D          A              G     ^A
He did make some observations
D              A            G
and I'm quoting them today.
D            A         G        ^A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D           A        G
what a beautiful refrain.
D           A           G    ^  A 
The studio audience disagrees.
 D              A                 G
Have his lambs all gone astray?

Bridge1: A/B-/A/D/D

   A          G        bridge1
Call me a leper
 A            G        bridge 1
Call me a leper
A              G       bridge1
Call me a leper


"You are lost and disillusioned!"
what an awful thing to say.
I know this show doesn't matter.
It means nothing to me.
I thought I might help them understand
but what an ugly thing to see.
"I am not an animal"
subtitled under the screen.

Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper

bidge2:B-/B-/D/G/B-/B-/D/G/A

When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent 5 commercuials
I had nothing left to say
The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade.

What a sad parade

Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper

Bridge 1 till the end....


Bridge 1 tab:
E
B         2            3              2              3
G         2            4              2        2    2
D     2            4             2         0
A  0           2             0         


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 Anyway, I have tabbed the little lead in from the verses to the chorus
for New Test Leper, and also the chords to strum over the tab. Here
goes.



------------------------------------------5----------0-------------0--------
-------2----------3----------5---------7-----------2---2---------2---2-----
----2----------2----------4----------------------2-------2-----0-------0----
------------------------------------0----------2----------------------------
-0----------2----------4-------------------------------------2--------------
         chords to strum over the tab are....


 0 (an A)    0          0          2 (a D)      an A chord    a G chord    
 2           3          5          3
 2           2          4          2
 2           0          4          0 
 0           2          0          x
 0           x          x          x


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Enclosed is my slightly different attempt at working out the basic chord
structure of this song - (taken from the acoustic version).

(I've done it as 'corrections' to the version you already had)

NEW TEST LEPER

the verse goes like this:
A*:540005

D  A  G -A*   D  A  G  (4x, me thinks)

(This bit is more or less right - though on the slide up to the fifth fret
I'm not sure if the bass notes are being played)

the chorus (im pretty sure about this) goes like this:

G  A  B C D C(3x)  G  A  B  C  D  (that may be wrong - it's >from memory)

Bridge:
Bm A D(4x, me thinks)  
and end on Em(7?)

I would guess the chorus is:

A, Bm, C#m, D
A, G ('Call me a leper')
(on last time - just A)

And the bridge I would say is:
(Bm, D, G X2), A
            
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