REM - "Psa" Tablature

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PSA (BAD DAY)

Chords by: Mark Bettis (JJY515@mgvax.ulst.ac.uk)

Notes:

Verse: The F C Bb hammer on the chords you can do the Peter buck
jangles using these chord shapes but he goes back to F from Bb before
Beginning the next F C Bb progression.

Chorus: Use strummed chords, not Buck-esque jangles, and unlike the verse
section, the Bb's do go jangle back to F before beginning the next F C Bb
phrase



{Intro}: Eb (6th fret A-shape barre) four times


F (hammer-on) C Bb
A public service announcement followed me home the other day,
F C Bb
I bade it nevermind, go away.
F C
The shit's so thick, you could stir it with a stick,
Bb F C Bb
the paper wouldn't lie, wisdom got lost to mankind, we gloat and jeer with it


{Bridge}:

C(8th fret) Bb(6th fret)
Broadcast me a joyful noise into the times, Lord,
C Bb A(5th) C
count your blessings, ignore the lowest fear, well you can't send us, listen,


F C Bb
Radio no, play the game, three words, first one short,
F C Bb
magazine, book, cinema, N - O - down,
F C Bb
many fears are gone, step down, step down,
F C Bb
watch a heel crush, ah this means war


F C Bb (x2)


F C Bb
I saw the light, it can't be right


F C Bb


{Bridge}:

C(8th fret) Bb(6th fret)
Broadcast me a joyful noise into the times, Lord,
C Bb A(5th) C
count your blessings, ignore the lowest fear, well you can't send us, listen,


{Chorus}:

F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please don't take my picture,
F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please
F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please don't take my picture,
F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please


{Break}: D(5th) C(3rd) E(7th) D(5th)
D(5th) C(3rd) E(7th) D(5th)
Bb(6th) A(5th) C(8th)


F C Bb
A public service announcement followed me home the other day,
F C Bb
I bade it nevermind, go away.
F C
The shit's so thick, you could stir it with a stick,
Bb F C Bb
the paper wouldn't lie, wisdom got lost to mankind, we gloat and jeer with it


C Bb

F C Bb (x2)


F C Bb
I saw the light, it can't be right


F C Bb


{Bridge}:

C(8th fret) Bb(6th fret)
Broadcast me a joyful noise into the times, Lord,
C Bb A(5th) C
count your blessings, ignore the lowest fear, well you can't send us, listen,


{Chorus}:

F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please don't take my picture,
F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please
t F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please don't take my picture,
F C Bb
It's been a bad day, please


{Ending}: Eb (6th fret A-shape barre) four times


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From: Bill Johnson (waj@keene.edu)

{riffs through the song}

intro: a barred Eb

el------------------------------------------l
bl-------------------------------(1)--------l
gl------------------------------------------l
dl------------3---3---2---0-----------------l
al0---1---3-------------------3---3--3--3--3l
el------------------------------------------l


el---------------------------------------------l
bl---------------------------------------------l
gl--------------3---3---2---0---2---2--2--2--2-l repeat as heard
dl---------------------------------------------l
al--0---1---3----------------------------------l
el---------------------------------------------l

this is pretty straight forward

the part after this last part is a touch in the background, but its just two
climbs and descents along the G string that mirrors and or is just off the
vocals by a beat or so

the other part that I have to offer is the little bit I think separates
the chorus from the third verse, or there abouts

it seems to be just a veriation of the F chord

el----------1----------1---l
bl-------------------------l
gl-------2----------2------l
dl-3--0-------3--0---------l
al-------------------------l
el-------------------------l

perhaps exchange the A for a C (?)