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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
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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)                     C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
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,
          C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
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)          C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
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# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">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# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">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# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">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