Tom: Gb
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Subject: TAB:"exhuming McCarthy" by R.E.M - correction
Exhuming McCarthy by R.E.M
>From the Album 'Document' Transcribed by Wayne Ellis (ELLIS_WAYNE_W@)
Verse 1
You're beautiful More beautiful than me You're honourable More honourable than me Loyal to the
Bank of America (It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
CHORUS
X X X
You're Walking To improve your You're Walking To improve your
sharpening on coals business acumen sharpening on coals business acumen
stones stones
Verse 2
Vested Interest United ties Land of Gentry Rationalise Look who bought the Myth Buy a jingle
hit note (4b5)
while bent
Buy America
Play CHORUS again
Verse 3
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing the realpolotik Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle
E--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-s-8--8-8-X-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-s-8--8-8-X-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| guitar 1
D-s-8--8-8-X-6-6-6-6-|--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-s-|--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8-s-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-s-|
A---6--6-6---4-4-4-4-|--3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3-s-|--6-6--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-s-|--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3-s-|
E--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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E--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--------------------|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-------8-------8-------8-------8---|-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G--------------------|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-------8-------8-------8-------8---|-------5-------5-------5-------5---| guitar 2
D--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| (play as
A--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| upstrokes)
E--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Buy America spoken quote: Let us not assasinate this man further than the truth,but you've done enough
but you've done enough, have you no
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sense of decency, sir, at long last have you left no sense of decency ?
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Verse 4
You're sharpening stones Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens You're sharpening stones Walking on coals To improve your
Business acumens
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing the realpolotik You've seen Stalin You've seen Dresden I always thought of you as
quick
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming
McCarthy
Notes
The main verse riff which centres around the
Ab and
Db chords ( and later modulates down to
Gb and
B ) often has the
Db chord (
B chord) played as a double-
stop on the
G and
B strings, this gives it a more 'jangley' sound.
b - bend half a step
X - slight mute
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