Tablatures: Rem New Test Leper

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NEW TEST LEPER

O.K., this should settle for once and for all the majority
of chords for "New Test Leper". Don't try to play it on an
electric (it just doesn't sound the same!)

Chords Used:

D: XX0232
A: X02220
G6:X55430
A*:X77650
Bm:X24432
Em:022000

Verse:

D A G6 (slide) A*
D A G6
D A G6 (slide) A*
D A G6

Chorus:

A B C# D (like everyone else, I haven't figured out the riff yet).
A G6

A B C# D
A G6

A B C# D
A (hold)

Bridge:

I think it's:

Bm A D
Bm A D
A (hold)

Ends on Em.

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D A G A
I can't say that I love Jesus
D A G
that would be a hollow claim.
D A G A
He did make some observations
D A G
and I'm quoting them today.
D A G A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D A G
what a beautiful refrain.
D A G A
The studio audience disagrees.
D A G
Have his lambs all gone astray?

A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D

D a G A
"You are lost and disillusioned!"
D A G
what an awful thing to say.
D A G A
I know this show doesn't matter.
D A G
It means nothing to me.
D A G A
I thought I might help them understand
D A G
but what an ugly thing to see.
D A G A
"I am not an animal"
D A G
subtitled under the screen.

A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D

{Bridge}: Bm D
Bm D
Bm D A

D A G A
When I tried to tell my story
D A G
They cut me off to take a break.
D A G A
I sat silent 5 commercials
D A G
I had nothing left to say
D A G A
The talk show host was index-carded
D A G
All organized and blank
D A G A
The other guests were scared and hardened
D A G
What a sad parade.

A B C# D
What a sad parade
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper

NEW TEST LEPER

try out these chords:
Dsus2: X57755
A : XX7650
G : XX5430
Bm : X24432
C#m : X46654
A(reg):X02220
intro/verse:
Dsus2 A G (slide up to) A
Dsus2 A G (hold)
(do as many times as it's played...)
chorus:
(one beat for the first 4 chords; two for the final 2)
A(reg) Bm C#m Dsus2 A G (3x)
A(reg) Bm C#m Dsus2 A (hold)
note that in the chorus, the second 'A' chord DOES NOT have '(reg)'
behind it!

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NEW TEST LEPER

D A G ^ A
I can't say that I love Jesus
D A G
that would be a hollow claim.
D A G ^A
He did make some observations
D A G
and I'm quoting them today.
D A G ^A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D A G
what a beautiful refrain.
D A G ^ A
The studio audience disagrees.
D A G
Have his lambs all gone astray?

Bridge1: A/B-/A/D/D

A G bridge1
Call me a leper
A G bridge 1
Call me a leper
A G bridge1
Call me a leper

"You are lost and disillusioned!"
what an awful thing to say.
I know this show doesn't matter.
It means nothing to me.
I thought I might help them understand
but what an ugly thing to see.
"I am not an animal"
subtitled under the screen.

Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper

bidge2:B-/B-/D/G/B-/B-/D/G/A

When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent 5 commercuials
I had nothing left to say
The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade.

What a sad parade

Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper

Bridge 1 till the end....

Bridge 1 tab:
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|--------2------------3--------------2--------------3--
G|--------2------------4--------------2--------2---2----
D|----2------------4-------------2---------0------------
A|-0-----------2-------------0--------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------

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Anyway, I have tabbed the little lead in from the verses to the chorus
for New Test Leper, and also the chords to strum over the tab. Here
goes.

------------------------------------------5----------0-------------0--------
-------2----------3----------5---------7-----------2---2---------2---2-----
----2----------2----------4----------------------2-------2-----0-------0----
------------------------------------0----------2----------------------------
-0----------2----------4-------------------------------------2--------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
chords to strum over the tab are....

0 (an A) 0 0 2 (a D) an A chord a G chord

2 3 5 3
2 2 4 2
2 0 4 0
0 2 0 x
0 x x x

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Bridge correction

Bm Bm7 D G
Bm Bm7 D G A

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Artist: R.E.M.
Album : New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Title : “New Test Leper”

I have a suggested change for the chorus part, using bar chords. It
accompanies an organ playing the same notes.

A B A D A G-D
Call me a leper
A B A D A G-D
Call me a leper
A B A D A G-D
Call me a leper
A B A D A G-D

For first three lines:
A B A D A D
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------5-------5-------|
G|---------------------------7------------------7-----|
D|------7------9------7----7--------7-------7-----7---|
A|----7------9------7----5--------7-------5-----------|
E|--5------7------5-------------5-------5-------------|

For last (lead-in) line:
A B A D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------5--5----------|
G|---------------------------7---------------7---7---|
D|------7------9------7----7--------7----------7-----|
A|----7------9------7----5--------7------------------|
E|--5------7------5-------------5--------------------|