REM - "welcome to the occupation" Tablature

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REM - WELCOME TO THE OCCUPATION TAB

INTRO PART

E-------0-----0-------2------------------------------|
B---------0-----0-----3------------------------------|
G --------------------2------------------------------|
D ---2----------------0------------------------------|
A ---2-----------------------------------------------|
E ---0-----------------------------------------------|


VERSE 1

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|-----------------------------0---|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A----2----------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Hang your collar up inside Hang your dollar on me Listen to the water still
Listen to the causeway, you are


E---------0-------0-----0---------|---------0-------0-----0---------|---------0--
---0-----0--2--0-----|
B------0-------------3-----3---0--|------0-------------3-----3---0--|------0-----
------3-----------0--|
G---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4
---------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
You are Man and educated Primitive and wild Welcome to the occupation



VERSE 2

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|-----------------------------0---|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A--2------------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Here we stand and here we find All your fallen heroes Held and died and skinne
d alive Listen to the Congress buyer




E---------0-------0-----0------0--|---------0-------0-----0-----0---|---------0--
---0-----0--2--0-----|
B------0-------------3-----3------|------0-------------3-----3------|------0-----
------3-----------0--|
G---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4
---------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|

Offering the educated Primitive and loyal Welcome to the occupation

VERSE 3

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|-----------------------------0---|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A--2------------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Hang your collar up inside Hang your freedom higher Listen to the buyer still
listen to the congress where we


E---------0-------0-----0------0--|---------0-------0-----0-----0---|---------0--
---0-----0-----------|
B------0-------------3-----3------|------0-------------3-----3------|------0-----
------3------3--0----|
G---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4
---------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|

Propagate confusion Primative and wild Fire on the hemispheres, below

E--0----0----0---0----0----0------|--0----0----0---0----0----0------|--0----0----
0---0----0----0------|--0---0------3-3-3--3-2-2--2----|
B---------------------------------|----0----0--------0----0---------|------------
---------------------|----0---0----3-3-3--3-3-3--3----|
G-----5----5--------5----5--------|---------------------------------|-----5----5-
-------5----5--------|-----------x-0-0-0--0-2-3--2----|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|-----------x-0-0-0--0-0-0--0----|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|-------------2-2-2--3-----------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|-------------3-3-3--3-----------|

Oooh ..................................



VERSE 4

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|-----------------------------0---|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A----2----------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Sugar caine and coffee Cup Copper steel and cattle An annotated history The
forest for the fire

E---------0-------0-----0------0--|---------0-------0-----0-----0---|---------0--
---0-----0--2--0-----|
B------0-------------3-----3------|------0-------------3-----3------|------0-----
------3-----------0--|
G---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4---------------------|---4-------4
---------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|

Where we open up the floodgates Freedom reigns supreme Fire on the hemisphere,
below

VERSE 5

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|-----------------------------0---|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A--2------------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me

E-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|------------
-----------------0---|---------------------------------|
B-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-----3-|-------0----
------3------0-----3-|-------0----------3------0-------|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------
---------------------|---------------------------------|
A----2----------2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|----2-------
---2-----------------|----2----------2-----------------|
E--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|--0-------2-
-3-------2-0---------|--0-------2--3-------2-0---------|

Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me





ENDING

let ring
E--------------0-------------------------------------|
B--------------0-------------------------------------|
G ---4----7----0-------------------------------------|
D ---4----7----2-------------------------------------|
A ---2----5----2-------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
B5 D5 Em

B5, D5 and Em should be played such that they are slightly arpeggiated.

I believe there is also an acoustic guitar very low in the mix, its quite difficu
lt to hear
as it blends in with the percussion, what its likely to be playing are the chord
indicated below.

Verse Chords
Em G Em D2 (X4)
Am7 D2 Cmaj7 D2

Hang your collar up inside
Hang your dollar on me
Listen to the water still
Listen to the causeway,you are
Man educated primitive and wild
Welcome to the occupation

Here we stand and here we fight
All your fallen heroes
Held and died and skinned alive
Listen to the Congress fire
Offering the educated primitive and loyal
Welcome to the occupation

Hang your collar up inside
Hang your freedom higher
Listen to the buyer still
Listen to the Congress
Where we propagate confusion
Primitive and wild
Fire on the hemisphere below


Break: (Fmaj7 Em (x2)) G D

Sugar cane and coffee cup
Copper steel and cattle
An annotated history the forest for the fire
Where we open up the floodgates
Freedom reigns supreme
Fire on the hemisphere below

Listen to me

Feel free to mail me with any suggestions/corrections

Cheers
Wayne (e-mail address ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk)

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