R.E.M. – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
192 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Monster 1993]
Intro
D D G G D D. * A. G G
Verse 1
A D
What's the frequency Kenneth is
Bm G A D A G
your-rrr Benzedrine-eee… uh-huh…
A D
I was brain-dead…
Bm G A D Bm.. e E
locked out… numb… not up to speed…
Pre Chorus 1
G G A A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream-mmm…
G G A A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen-nnn…
Chorus 1
D A
I never understood
D G A A G.. a A
the frequency-yyy… uh-huh…
D A
You wore our expectations
D G A A G A
like an armored… suit… uh-huh…
Interlude
* D (D)
Verse 2
A D
I'd studied your cartoons…
Bm G A D A G
radio music… TV movies… magazines-sss…
A D
Richard said “withdrawal in
Bm G A D Bm.. e E
disgust is not the same as apathy-yyy…”
Pre Chorus 2
G G A A
A smile-eee like the cartoon… tooth for a tooth-hhh…
G G A A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth-hhh…
Chorus 2
D A
You wore a shirt of
D G A A G.. a A
vi-iio-lent green-nnn… uh-huh…
D A
I never understood
D G A A G A
the frequency-yyy… uh-huh…
Interlude
* D (D)
Solo
Bm Bm A A Bm Bm A A
Bm Bm A A A A G A
Interlude
* D (D)
Verse 3
A D
What's the frequency Kenneth is
Bm G A D A G
your-rrr Benzedrine-eee… uh-huh…
A D
Butterfly decal…
Bm G A D Bm.. e E
rearview mirror… dogging the scene…
Pre Chorus 3
G G A A
A smile-eee like the cartoon… tooth for a tooth-hhh…
G G A A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth-hhh…
Chorus 3
D A
You wore a shirt of
D G A A G.. a A
vi-iio-lent green-nnn… uh-huh…
D A
I never understood
D G A A G A
the frequency-yyy… uh-huh…
Chorus 4
D A
You wore our expectations
D G A A G.. a A
like an armored… suit… uh-huh… I couldn't understand…
D A
You said that irony was the
D G A A G A
shackles of youth-hhh… uh-huh… I couldn't understand…
Outro
D A
You wore a shirt of
D G A A G.. a A
vi-iio-lent green-nnn… uh-huh… I couldn't understand…
D A
I never understood…
D G A A G A * D
don’t fuck with me-eee… uh-huh…
Russian
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