THE SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONITE As recorded by R.E.M. (from the 1992 Album "Automatic For The People")

Transcribed by Doetje2 Words by Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe Music by Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe

F F C C AAmm BmBm EmEm DD/A/A x o o xo o x o ooo xoo

A Intro Moderately P = 126 D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb c c c 1 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 j k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II f 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am c c c c 4 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

C Em

7 g 2 V V V 4 V V V V I 4 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V u V u V V V V let ring (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 T (1) 1 1 1 0 (2) 2 2 0 0 0 A (2) 2 2 0 2 2 B (0) 0 0 3 2 0

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B Verse F C f Gtr II______c c V V V V 10 f j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u Gtr I ff 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F C ______c c V V V V 14 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F Am C ______c c V V V V 18 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V V V u u u u 1 1 1 1 5 5 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 5 5 9 9 B

F C ______c c V V V V 22 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

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F Am C D D/FbD D/Fb ______c c V V 26 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V V V

Gtrs I, II 1 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 3

C Chorus G5 Cadd9 G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb c c 30 g V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am c c c c 32 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

C Em

35 g 2 V V V 4 V V V V I 4 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V u V u V V V V let ring (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 T (1) 1 1 1 0 (2) 2 2 0 0 0 A (2) 2 2 0 2 2 B (0) 0 0 3 2 0

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D Verse F C f Gtr II______c c V V V V 38 f j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u Gtr I ff 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F C ______c c V V V V 42 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F Am C ______c c V V V V 46 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V V V u u u u 1 1 1 1 5 5 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 5 5 9 9 B

F C ______c c V V V V 50 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

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F C ______c c V V V V 54 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F Am C D D/FbD D/Fb ______c c V V 58 j V k V j j V k V j j V k k V j V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V V V

Gtrs I, II 1 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 3

E Chorus G5 Cadd9 G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb c c 62 g V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am c c c c 64 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

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C Em

67 g 2 V V V 4 V V V V I 4 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V u V u V V V V let ring (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 T (1) 1 1 1 0 (2) 2 2 0 0 0 A (2) 2 2 0 2 2 B (0) 0 0 3 2 0

F Verse F C f Gtr II______c c V V V V 70 g j f V k V j j f V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u Gtr I ff 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F C ______c c V V V V 74 g j f V k V j j f V k V j j V k k V j j V k k V j I V V V V u u u u

1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 T 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 A 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 B

F Am C D D/FbD D/Fb ______c c V V 78 g j f V k V j j f V k V j j V k k V j V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V V V

Gtrs I, II 1 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 3

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G Chorus G5 Cadd9 G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb c c 82 g V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am c c c c 84 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

C Em

87 g 2 V V V 4 V V V V I 4 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V u V u V V V V let ring (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 T (1) 1 1 1 0 (2) 2 2 0 0 0 A (2) 2 2 0 2 2 B (0) 0 0 3 2 0

H Bridge Bm Am Gtr II______90 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I u u V V V u V u Gtr I 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 1 1 A B 2 2 0 0

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Bm Am ______94 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I u u V V V u V u 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 1 1 A B 2 2 0 0

Bm Am C Em D D/FDb D/Fb ______

98 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V u V u u V u V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 0

I Chorus G5 Cadd9 G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb c c 103 g V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

G5 Cadd9G5 Am D D/Fb D D/Fb G5 Cadd9G5 Am c c c c 105 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

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1., 2. C Em D D/Fb D D/Fb

3x 108 g 2 V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V let ring (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 T (1) 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 (2) 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 A (2) 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 B (0) 0 0 3 2 2 0 0

3. Em D/A

111 g V V V V (U I V V V V U V V V V U V V V V U 0 0 2 2 2 T 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

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