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