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The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

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R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming.

R.E.M. released its first single—"Radio Free Europe"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone.

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Song: The sidewinder sleeps tonite
Artist: R.E.M.
Composers: Bill Berry, Peter Buck,
Mike Mills & Michael Stipe
Album: Automatic for the people
Tabbed by: DJ
7th May 2016

TUNING: Slightly sharp of concert pitch,
approx. +10 on a chromatic tuner

D = xx0232 Em = 022000 G/B = x20033
D/F# = xx4232 F = 133211 Am7 = x02010
G = 320033 C = x32010 Bm = x24432
Cadd9 * = x32033 Cadd9 = x32030 Em/B = x22000
Am = x02210 Cmaj7 = x32000 D/A = x00232
C/G = 332010

^ = Emphasise the beat

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[Intro]
D D/F# D D/F#
| / /__/ /__/ / |

G Cadd9 * G Am D D/F# D D/F#
| / / / / | / /__/ /__/ / |

G Cadd9 * G Am D D/F# D D/F#
Dee, dee, dee -dee! | / /__/ /__/ / |

C/G Em
| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]
F C
This here, is the place where I will be staying,
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C F
| / / / / | There isn't a number,
F
You can call the pay-phone,
C C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C F
Let it ring a long, long, long, long time,
F Am
If I don't pick- up, ...hang up, ...call back,
C F C C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Let it ring some more! Oh----! | / / / / |
F
If I don't pick- up, ...pick- up,
Am C C
The sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil!
^ ^
[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
C/G Em
Oh---------!

[Verse 2]
F
There are scratches all around the coin slot,
C C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C F
Like a heartbeat, baby, try - ing to wake up,
C
But this machine can only swallow money,
F
You can't lay a patch by com - puter design,
Am C
It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs,
F C C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Tell her-------, | / / / / |
F C
Tell---- her she can kiss my ass,
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C F
Then laugh, and say that you were only kidding,
F Am
That way, she'll know that it's really, really,
C C
Really, really me,...me!
^ ^

[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
C/G Em
Oh---------!

[Verse 3]
F
Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me,
C C Cadd9
To - day I need something more sub... sub...
Cmaj7 C F
Sub...sub - stantial,
F
A can of beans, or black-eyed peas,
C C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Some Nescafe and ice,
F
A candy bar, a fallen star,
Am C C
Or a reading from Doctor Suess!
^ ^
[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
C/G Em
Oh---------!

[Bridge]
Bm
The cat in the hat came back,
Am Bm
Wreaked a lot of havoc on the way,
Am
Always had a smile, and a reason to pretend,
Bm
But their world ...has flat backgrounds,
Am C
And little need to sleep, but to dream,
Em Em
The sidewinder sleeps on his back!
^ ^
[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
C/G Em Em
Oh---------! ^ ^

[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
C/G Em Em
Oh---------! ^ ^

[Chorus]
D D G
Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G
I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^
D D G
I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 * G/B Am7
(Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^

[Coda]
C Em/B D/A
You got a boogie-boogie groove on this one!
^ ^ ^ ^