REM - "dead letter office" Tablature

From: Rich Ormerod <Richard.Ormerod@newcastle.ac.uk>

Crazy (Pylon)
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{Here is tab for opening riff that goes throughout the song:}

(B) ----1--------1---------- {Notes in ()'s are optional,}
(G) ---(2)------(2)--------- {when one is above another,}
(D) -(0)-----(0)-----2------ {play them together }
(A) -2------3------2------0--..strum Am

{play riff}
The sun

{continue with riff}

You're funny and you don't know why
You're funny and you can't even cry
You're funny and you don't know why
You're funny and you don't even try
F C
Cause your head's shaking cause your arms are shaking
F G
And your feet are shaking cause the earth is shaking

{ play as before with riff}

You're hungry and you don't know why
You're hungry and you can't even cry
You're hungry and you don't know why
You're hungry and you don't even cry

{at this point in the song, the riff is altered slightly,
it looks something like this....
(E) -- 15 --
(B) -- 15 --
(G) ---------0-----0-- -2-1-2-1-
(D) -------2---------- Am --------- G G
(A) -0-2-3------2----- ---------
{let's see, the lyrics.. "nothing can hurt you "

You take a walk and you try to understand
Nothing can hurt you
Unless you want it to
There are no answers
Many reasons to be strong
You take a walk you take a walk
You take a walk and you try to understand

{break like chorus F C F G}

{go back to opening riff}

You're in love and you don't know why
You're in love and you can't even cry
You're in love and you don't know why
You're in love and you don't even try





There She Goes Again (The Velvet Underground)
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{ intro: B / / / B D /// E // A Asus2 X 2}

A D
There she goes again

A D
She's out on the street again
A D
She's down on her knees my friend
A D
Won't have to ask her please again

Bm Dsus2
Look a little closer there's no tears in her eyes
Bm Dsus2 E
You know she won't make it with just any guy
A Asus2
What can you do

See her walking down the street
With all your friends she's gonna meet
You'd better hit her {chords are like intro}

{Let's see if I can tab out the solo...

(E) -0-0-0---0-0-0-------10-10-12-10-
(B) -5-5-5---5-7-5-------10-10-10-12-
(G) -6-6-6---6-6-6-------11-11-11-11-
(D) -7-7-7---7-7-7--------0--0--0--0-
(A) -0-0-0---0-0-0------------------- ... repeat
basically an ^ basically ^
A chord ^ a D chord ^





Burning Down
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{Intro: A Asus2 A Asus2 X 4}
{experiment with the intro and you can pick out the melody}

A Bm
From the back of my neck
A Bm
Wired a glass jaw
A Bm
Plantation burning your boat is coming in
A Bm
Strum the juice off your weakened chin

E F#m
Running water on a sinking boat
E F# E
Going under but they've got your coat

{chords are like inro}
Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound

Johnny Mike is reading in the yard
History's timing
What river is it anyway radio
Not any boat in your ears

Bm C#m
You pick your island in the sun
Bm C# E
Take your island off he's got a gun

{chords are like intro}

Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound

He's cooking in the woods a brush fire in your neck
Feeling mighty mighty
You can pick your island in the sun
Take your island off he's got a gun





Burning Hell
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(A) ------------
(E) -0-0-h-3-p-0-
cont... B chord

A chord ------------ A (A) ------------0-0-2-3-2-0-
-0-0-h-3-p-0- (E) -0-0-h-3-p-0---- next line

{play riff}

Women got legs men got pants
I got the picnic you got the ants
Put it in the fire heaven knows
Take my torch and touch your toes in hell
It's a burning hell

C B A
You burn in Hell
C B A
They can burn in hell
C B A
You can burn in hell
C B { go back to riff}
It's a burning hell

{same as before}
Women don't fret boys don't bet
Let me see your silhouette in hell
Women above me take my love
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love

{same as before}
It's a burning hell
It's a burning hell
Baby, baby, baby, I'm hell
It's a burning hell

{The break/solo follows the chords: A B C D }

Girl stop moving boy behave
Baby, I'll put you in an early grave in hell
Love on the ceiling love on the floor
I'm gonna leave you burning for more
Burn in the country, burn downtown
All the best people are burning down in hell, hell, hell

It's a burning Hell
You'll burn in hell
It's a big, burning, giant, colossal matter
Hell
Oh baby, I'm hell





Pale Blue Eyes
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F
Sometimes I feel so happy
Bb
Sometimes I feel so sad
F Dm
Sometimes I feel just about everything
Bb C F
Lately I'm just feeling bad
Bb C F
Lately I'm just feeling bad

C F C F
Linger on your pale blue eyes

I thought of you as my mountain top
I thought of you as my peak
I thought of you as just about everything
I had but couldn't keep
I had but couldn't keep




Bandwagon
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C A7 F Bb
Come on aboard I promise you you won't hurt the horse
A7 Bb Fsus4 F
We treat him well, we feed him well
--- C A7 F Bb
There's lots of room for you on the bandwagon
A7 Bb F C
The road may be rough the weather may forget us
F C
But won't we all parade around and sing our songs
F C
The Magic Kingdom open arms

Greet us hello, bravo, name in lights
Passing on the word fellow passengers and players, passing in
Until you're tired looking at all the flags
And all the banners waving
This is some parade yesiree Bob
Could you have known
Yesiree Bob, could you have known?

G Em Am D
Look at all the flags and all the banners waving
G Em Am D F G
Open up our arms the Magic Kingdom open arms to greet us all





King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
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Trailers for sale or rent
F F# G C F
Trailers for sale or rent
G C
Rooms to rent, fifty cents
C F
No cars no pool no pets
G
I ain't got no cigarettes
C F
It takes four hours of pushing a broom
F# G C
To buy a four by twelve two bit room
C F F# G
I'm a man of men, by no means

King of the road

{ somewhere in the course of the whole song they go up a key and
play D G A D ...... }