#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: hyson@cis.ohio-state.edu (david lincoln hyson) I saw a request awhile back for this, and haven't seen a response. Here's my try, constructive criticisms are appreciated. REM The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight ----------------------------- Intro, same as chorus: D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ The transition to the verses: C (x32010@1) Eme---------0-----|---------0---------| (022000@1)B-------------1-|-------------0-----| G---------------|-------------------| D-----2---------|-------------------| A-3-------------|-----2-------------| E---------------|-0-----------------| Verse 1: (* For all the verses, the F's, C's, and Am's are played as barre chords, the F's in A formation, the C's and Am's in E form. He upstrokes them in pairs, on what sounds like a big hollowbody electric. The placement of the chords over the words here is inteneded only to to denote their *approximate* temporal location. Listen to the song and you'll be able to hear and feel where they actually go.*) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) CThis (x32010@1)here is the place where I will be stayin' F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)CThere (x32010@1)isn't a number you can call on the payphone, let it ring a long,long, long, long time F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)CIf (x32010@1)I don't pick up, hang up, call back let it ring some more F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)C[Untranscribable (x32010@1)Stipe yodel] F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) CC If I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil Chorus 1 (*I won't even try to pretend that I know what he's D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em (*play as noted above for transition*) Verse 2: F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) CThere's (x32010@1)scratches all around the coinslot, like a heartbeat baby, tryin' to wake up F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)CBut (x32010@1)this machine can only swallow money, you can't lay a patch by computer design F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)CWith (x32010@1)just alot of stupid, stupid signs F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)C["Tell (x32010@1)her" yodeled] F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)CTell (x32010@1)her she can kiss my ass and say that you were F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)AmOnly (x02210@1)kidding, that way she'll know that it's really, really, really, CC really me Chorus 2: (*Same as chorus one, including transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em Verse 3: (*Short verse*) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)CBaby (x32010@1)eat some soup, does it really grab me today I need something more C (x32010@1)Csub-stub-sub-substantial (x32010@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)CA (x32010@1)can of beans, some black eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice F (133211@1)F (133211@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) CC A candy bar, a fall(*en/in'*) star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss Chorus 3: D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em (*Same as above*) Bridge: (*During the bridge, Am and Bm are played as A barres, and the picking pattern is like this: Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) Ame---------2------|---------2------|---------0------|---------0------| (x02210@1)B-------------3--|-------------3--|-------------1--|-------------1--| G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D-----4----------|-----4----------|-----2----------|-----2----------| A-2--------------|-2--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------| E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| The C below is picked in the same pattern, i.e. A str, D str, e str, B str*) Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) AmThe (x02210@1)cat in the hat came back, and wrecked alot of havoc Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) AmOn (x02210@1)the way, always had a smile and a reason to pretend Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) CThat (x32010@1)their world, was flat back brown, too little, need to sleep but to dream Em (022000@1) EmThe (022000@1)sidewinder sleeps on his back Chorus 3 and outro: (*The chorus is the same*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ (*But now this transition thing changes to what we'll call the New Transition*) C (x32010@1) Eme---------0-----|-0-------0-----| (022000@1)B-------------1-|-0-------0-----| G---------------|-0-------0-----| D-----2---------|-2-------2-----| A-3-------------|-2-------2-----| E---------------|-0-------2-----| D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em (*New transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C Em (*New transition*) D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ D////G//C//Am/ C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) DWe (xx0232@1)got a boogy-woogy groove on this one From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray) Chorus: D (xx0232@1)D/F#D D/F# (200232@1) G5 (355xxx@1) C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Am (x02210@1) Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her D (xx0232@1)D/F#D D/F# (200232@1) G5 (355xxx@1) C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Am (x02210@1) Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her D (xx0232@1)D/F#D D/F# (200232@1) G5 (355xxx@1) C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Am (x02210@1) Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her