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"TAINTED OBLIGATIONS"  (As performed by the Community Trolls)

Chords by:  Chris Bray  (cbray@comp.uark.edu)

(This song has Michael Stipe singing lead vocals, and can be found on a number
of R.E.M. bootlegs, including "Those Were the Days", "Life's Rich Pageant
and More".  I'm also pretty sure that Matthew Sweet is singing backing vocals.)


(D)                        (G)           (D)
I saw the shoals at night, with the moon above.
                          (A7sus4)
I felt an obligation, and heard your voice again.
(D)                             (G)
If you were here once, you were here a hundred times.
(D)                          (A7sus4)
If I reached out tonight, I found I couldn't fight it.
B (x2444x@1)              A (x02220@1)                           BIf (x2444x@1)you were here once, you were here a hundred times.
        AOhhhhhh (x02220@1)

D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)                DBest (xx0232@1)as a wishing star, I saw you better far away,
                           A7sus4and (002033@1)I felt obligation, and heard your voice again.
D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)              DHear (xx0232@1)the rush of water, passing over the shoals.
                             A7sus4Hear (002033@1)my heartbeat rather, if I reached out tonight.
B (x2444x@1)            A (x02220@1)                      BIf (x2444x@1)I reach out tonight and find I can't fight it,
                Aand (x02220@1)look to the stars, and wander towards a

D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)                   Dheartfelt (xx0232@1)obligation, a place that you called home
                     A7sus4and (002033@1)heard your voice again, but it's too late.
D (xx0232@1)                               GYou (320003@1)left long ago, and now you're probably dead and gone,
    D (xx0232@1)                    A7sus4 (002033@1)                   B (x2444x@1)         Aand (x02220@1)I'm left here with the water and the shoals and a tainted obligation.
B (x2444x@1)     AOhhhhhh (x02220@1)

D  G  D  A7sus4
D  G  D  A7sus4


B (x2444x@1)         ATainted (x02220@1)obligations
B (x2444x@1)         ATainted (x02220@1)obligations

B (x2444x@1)     AOhhhhhh (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1)     AOhhhhhh (x02220@1)
{continue to end}