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R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
D D G C G Am D D
G C G Am
D D G C G Am F Em
F C
This here is the place where I will be staying
F
There isn't a number, you can call the payphone
C F
Let it ring a long long, long long time
Am C
If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more
F C
O-o-o-o-o-o-h
F
Am D
If I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder sleep-sleep-sleeps in a coil
Chorus:
D G
C-G Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, Call me when you try to wake her
D G
C-G Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, Call me when you try to wake her
D G
C-G Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, Call me when you try to wake her
Repeat chords for remaining verses
There's scratches all around the coin-slot like a
Heartbeat, baby, trying to wake up
But this machine can only swallow money
You can't play a path by computer design, but just another stupid, stupid
sign
Tell he-e-e-e-e-r, Tell her she can kiss my ass and laugh
And say that you were only kidding, that way she'll know
That its really really really really me - me
Chorus
Baby this soup doesn't really grab me
Today I need something more sub-stub-sub-substantial
A can of beans, some black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from Doctor Zeuss
Chorus
Bm Am
The Cat in the Hat came back, wrecked a lot of havoc on the way
Bm Am
Always had a smile and a reason to pretend,
Bm
Am C
Their world's flat backgrounds and little need to sleep but to dream
Em D
The sidewinder sleeps-on-his-back
Chorus