{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1843399,"song":"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite","artist":"R.E.M.","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11408188-the-sidewinder-sleeps-tonite-chords-by-r-e-m/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1843399?type=chord","rating":4.88942,"votes":92,"content":"FINE TUNING:\r\nstandard tuning. \r\n\r\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\r\n\r\nD = xx0232 Em = 022000 G/B = x20033\r\nD/F# = xx4232 F = 133211 Am7 = x02010\r\nG = 320033 C = x32010 Bm = x24432\r\nCadd9 = x32033 Cadd9 * = x32030 Em/B = x22000\r\nAm = x02210 Cmaj7 = x32000 D/A = x00232\r\nC/G = 332010\r\n\r\n^ = Emphasise the beats\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n| / /__/ /__/ / |[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n| / / / / | / /__/ /__/ / |[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nDee, dee, dee - dee!| / /__/ /__/ / |[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n| / / / / | / / / / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis here, is the place where I will be staying,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n There isn't a number,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou can call the pay-phone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLet it ring a long, long, long, long time,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf I don't pick-up, ...hang up, ...call back,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet it ring some more! Oh----![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf I don't pick-up, ...pick-up,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil![/tab]\r\n ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----![/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere are scratches all around the coin slot,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike a heartbeat, baby, try - ing to wake up,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this machine can only swallow money,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou can't lay a patch by com - puter design,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTell her-------,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTell---- her she can kiss my ass, then laugh,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd say that you were only kidding,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nThat way, she'll know that it's really, really,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nReally, really me, ...me![/tab]\r\n ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----![/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBaby, instant soup doesn't really grab me,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] *\r\nTo - day I need something more sub... sub...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSub ...sub - stantial,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA can of beans, or black-eyed peas,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] * [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome Nescafe and ice,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA candy bar, a fallen star,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr a reading from Doctor Suess![/tab]\r\n ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----![/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n The Cat in the Hat came back,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWreaked a lot of havoc on the way,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAlways had a smile and a reason to pretend,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut their world ...has flat backgrounds,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd little need to sleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut to dream the sidewinder sleeps on his back[/tab]\r\n ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can al - ways sleep standing up![/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----! ^ ^[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I can al - ways sleep standing up![/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----! ^ ^[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCall me when you try to wake her up,[/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can al - ways sleep standing up![/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can al - ways sleep standing up![/tab]\r\n^ ^ ^\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n(Call me when you try to wake her!)[/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\n You got a boogie-boogie groove on this one![/tab]\r\n ^ ^ ^ ^\r\n=====================================================\r\nFor the chord box diagrams to better match my\r\nD/F# <3 of 20> Cadd9 <2 of 10>\r\nG <2 of 27> G/B <2 of 21>\r\nAll the other chord boxes should be the default\r","plain_text":"FINE TUNING:\nstandard tuning. \n\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\n\nD = xx0232 Em = 022000 G/B = x20033\nD/F# = xx4232 F = 133211 Am7 = x02010\nG = 320033 C = x32010 Bm = x24432\nCadd9 = x32033 Cadd9 * = x32030 Em/B = x22000\nAm = x02210 Cmaj7 = x32000 D/A = x00232\nC/G = 332010\n\n^ = Emphasise the beats\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n[Chorus]\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n\n^ ^ ^\n\n ^ ^ ^\n[Coda]\n\n ^ ^ ^ ^\n=====================================================\nFor the chord box diagrams to better match my\nD/F# Cadd9 \nG G/B \nAll the other chord boxes should be the default","chords":["D","Em","G/B","D/F","F","G","C","Bm","Cadd9","Em/B","Am","D/A","C/G","D/F#","Cmaj7","Am7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}