Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:09:21 +0100 (BST) From: "Peter Cox" "Strange Currencies" REM - from the Album "Monster" Initial tab by Steve Krulewtz (skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu) Another initial tab by Chris Barran (C.D.Barran@shef.ac.uk) Combined and corrected by Peter Cox (pdc194@soton.ac.uk) Fill: E|----------- B|----------- G|----------- D|--2p0---0-- A|------3---- E|----------- Pattern 1: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 E|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| B|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1---| G|------0-----0---2-------0-|-----0-----0---2-------0-| D|----2---------3-----------|---2---------3-----------| A|--3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Pattern 2: C Fmaj7 Am7 Dm G E|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3-----| B|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-----------3---| G|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2-----0-----0-| D|----2---------3-----2-----|-0-------------0---------| A|--3-----------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------3-----------| [Fill] [Pattern 1] [Pattern 1] I don't know why you're mean to me [Pattern 2] When I call on the telephone, [Pattern 1] And I don't know what you mean to me, but I want to turn you on [Pattern 2] Turn you up, figure you out, I wanna take you on. CHORUS C G F C F G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---| G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------| These words, "You will be mine" C G F C Dm G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------| G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|----------------2p0---0-| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------3---| E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------3-----------| These words, "You will be mine," All the time, [Pattern 1] "The Fool" might be my middle name [Pattern 2] But I'd be foolish not to say [Pattern 1] Gonna make whatever it takes, ring you up, call you down, sign your name, Make it rhyme, [Pattern 2] Take you in and make you mine? CHORUS C G F C F G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---| G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------| These words, "You will be mine" C G F C Dm G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---| G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------| These words, "You will be mine," all the time, oh Am G Am G E|------0-----3-----3-----|------0-----3-----3-----| B|1-------1---3-------3---|1-------1---3-------3---| G|2---------2-0---------0-|2---------2-0---------0-| D|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0-----------| A|0-----------X-----------|0-----------X-----------| E|X-----------3-----------|X-----------3-----------| I tripped and fell, did I fall? Am F C Dm G E|------------------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------| B|1-----------------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------| G|2-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------| D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-----------| A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------| E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-----------| What I want to feel, I want to feel it now. [Pattern 1] You know with love comes strange currencies, [Pattern 2] And here is my appeal: [Pattern 1] I need a chance, a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, a word, a signal, a nod, a little breath [Pattern 2] Just to fool myself, to catch myself, to make it real, real CHORUS C G F C F G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---| G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------| These words, "You will be mine" C G F C Dm G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---| G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------| These words, "You will be mine," all the time, C G F C F G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---| G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------| These words, "You will be mine" C G F C Dm G E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----| B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---| G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-| D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------| A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------| E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------| These words haunt me, hunt me down, catch in my throat make me pray, say, Love's combined, oh [Repeat above tab (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [fill] and a C Chord.] Lyrics from the REM web site at http://www.halcyon.com/rem/ Happy Picking. :-)