REM - "drive" Tablature

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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 21:28:32 +0100 (MET)
From: Tim Fooy <tfoo@urania.be>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: Drive by R.E.M.


Tablature of Drive
Group: R.E.M.

this is what i made out of it
i think it sounds good (enough)

A Dm in the verses can mean that you have to play these intro-lines


Dm
E---------1------1------1---1----------1------1------1---1------------
B------------3------3-----------3---------3------3-----------3--------
G-------2-----------------0----------2-----------------0--------------
D----0---------0------0-------3---0---------0------0-------3----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------1------1------1---1----------1------1-----------------------
B------------3------3-----------3---------3------3---3---3---3--------
G-------2-----------------0----------2---------------0/2-0---0--------
D----0---------0------0-------3---0---------0------0-------3----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

verses

Dm G Dm
Smack, crack, bushwacked. Tie another one to the racks, baby.
Dm G Dm
Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
F Am
What if I ride? What if you walk? What if you rock around the clock?
G
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
Em Em G Dm
What if you did? What if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby?


Dm G Dm
Hey kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
Dm G Dm
Hey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.
F Am
Maybe you did, maybe you walked. Baby, you rocked around the clock.
G
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
Em Em G Dm
What if you did? What if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby.

then they use distortion

Dm G Dm
Hey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.
E-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-------
B---8-6------------------------------------------------------------8-6---
G-------7-5-------------------5p7----5-----------------------------------
D---------5--------------------------5-----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------



E---------------------------------------------------------------5--------
B-----------------------------6-----------------------------------8-6----
G-------7-------------------------------7-----------------------------7--
D-------7-------------------------------7--------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm
Ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, in come free,
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---------------------------------5p7------5---------------------------
D-5------------------------------------------5---------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm Dm
baby. Hey kids, where are you?
E-5------------------------------5---------------------------------------
B---8-6-------------6--------------8-6-----------------------------------
G-------7------------------7-----------7-5-------------------5p7---------
D-------7------------------7-------------5-------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

G Dm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4--------------------------2-0-----2----------------------------------
D--5------------------------5-----3/--0----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm G Dm
Smack, crack, shack a lack. Tie another one to your backs, baby.
Dm G Dm
Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
F Am
Maybe you did, maybe you walked. Maybe you rock around the clock.
G
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
Em Em G Dm
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk, maybe I drive to get off, baby.

(with distortion again)

Dm Dm
Hey kids, shake a leg. Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby.
E-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-------
B---8-6------------------------------------------------------------8-6---
G-------7-5-------------------5p7----5-----------------------------------
D---------5--------------------------5-----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------



E---------------------------------------------------------------5--------
B-----------------------------6-----------------------------------8-6----
G-------7-------------------------------7-----------------------------7--
D-------7-------------------------------7--------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm
Ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, ollie, in come free,
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-5---------------------------------5p7------5---------------------------
D-5------------------------------------------5---------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm Dm
baby. Hey kids, where are you?
E-5------------------------------5---------------------------------------
B---8-6-------------6--------------8-6-----------------------------------
G-------7------------------7-----------7-5-------------------5p7---------
D-------7------------------7-------------5-------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

G Dm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4--------------------------2-0-----2----------------------------------
D--5------------------------5-----3/--0----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Em Em G Dm
Hey kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
E--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----1----------
B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----3----------
G--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----2----------
D--2--------------------------2--------------------------2----0----------
A--2--------------------------2--------------------------2---------------
E--0--------------------------0--------------------------0---------------

Em Em G Dm
Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
E--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----1----------
B--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----3----------
G--0--------------------------0--------------------------0----2----------
D--2--------------------------2--------------------------2----0----------
A--2--------------------------2--------------------------2---------------
E--0--------------------------0--------------------------0---------------

Dm Dm Dm
Baby, baby.

enjoy it, comments are welcom

Tim Fooy
tfoo@urania.be

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