REM - "New Test Leper" Tablature

REM
New Test Leper
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interpreted by Andrew McKenzie (nominalize@ou.edu)

Notes: 6/8 time, longer measures show 16th notes as well (12/16) for clarity.
: Space after notes indicate how long they are held.

Verse 1:

D A G A D A G
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------|
d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | | x 2
a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
I can't...
He did...

D A G A
g|| 7 ------|--------7 --|------------|------------|
d||:----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |79 7-054-2-0|
a||:------5 7 --|------------|------7 ----|------------|
e|| ------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Judge not lest ye be judged
stu-di-o au- dience dis a - grees

D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------ ||
d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--:|| REPEAT!
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------:||
e|------------|------------|------------|------------ ||
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
What a beautiful refrain
Have his lambs all gone astray?

Chorus:
note: those are 11th and 12th frets, on the C#-D

A B C# D
g|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
d||:7 |9 s11 s12 | last time
a||:------------|------------| ------------| ------------| al Coda
e|| ------------|------------| ------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

A G A
g||------------|------------ || |------------|--------4 6 |
d||7 0h2 |------------:|| |7 | ----| into Verse
a||------------|------------:|| |------------|------------|
e||------------|3 ---- || |------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
call me a leper
what a sad parade

Coda:

A G Em
g||------------|------------|------------||
d||7 0h2 |------------|------------|| END
a||------------|------------|------------||
e||------------|3 3 2 |0 ||
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6





2nd Verse:

D A G A D A G
g|7 |------|------|------|7 |------|------|------|
d|------|7 |5 |7 |------|7 |5 | |
a|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
e|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
You are... What an...

D A G A
g|7 ----|------------|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 7 |5 4 5 |79 7-054-2-0|
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I know this show does- n't matter

D A G
g|7 |------------|------------|------------|
d|------------|7 |5 0|55-5-054-2-0|
a|------------|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
it means nothing to me

D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----|
d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 |
a|------5 7 --|------------|------------| ------------|
e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I thought I might help them un -der - stand

D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--|
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
what an ugly thing to see

D A G A
g|7 ----|--------7 --|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |5 --4 5 |7 7 77- |
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|--------2 4 |
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I am not an ani mal su-b-

D A G
g|------------|------------|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus
a|5 --7 --|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
titled un-der the screen

Chorus...




Bridge:

B D G
g|------------|------------|------------|------------|
d|------------|------------|0 --|------------| x 2
a|2 2 --|2 2 4 |----------0 |----------0 |
e|----------2 |------------|------------|3 --|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

A
g||------------|------------|
d||------2 |------------| to 3rd
a||0 ------|0 2 4 | verse
e||------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

3rd Verse:

bass tacet
When I tried to tell my story, they cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent five commercials; I had nothing left to say.

D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 |------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---|9 7 05 4 0 |
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Talk show host was index car -ded

D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--|
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------|
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
all organized and blank The

D A G A
|----4-----|
g|7 ------|--------7 --s9 7 ---7 s11 9 7-----|
d|----------5 |7 s9 --9 |---- 9 ---| --------9 7 |
a|--------7 --|------------|------------| ------------|
e|------------|------------|------------| ------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
other guests were scared and hardened

D A G
g|7 ------|------------|------------|------------|
d|----------5 |7 s9 |5 5 545 5 |54-2-042-0--| to Chorus
a|--------7 --|------------|------------|------------| and Coda
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
What a sad parade