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Bang And Blame

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

You can use a delay pedal for the riff but it also sounds nice to just play the notes.
In the verses, there's another guitar that plays Amadd9/E over the Am and a G6/D over the G.
[Chords]
Amadd9/E : x 7 7 5 0 0
G6/D     : x 5 5 4 3 0
Badd11   : 7 9 9 8 0 0
Aadd9    : 5 7 7 6 0 0
Delay riff - play over verse chords
e|-Am------------------------------|-G------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-8-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-|
G|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|
D|-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Intro]
Am     G
Am     G
[Verse 1]
AmIf you could see yourself now, baby
GIt's not my fault, you used to Ambe so in control
GYou're going to roll right over Amthis one
Just roll me Gover, let me go
You're laying Amblame
Take this as Gno, no, no, no, no
[Chorus]
You bAang, bang, bangC, bang, bang
Then bAlame, blame, blamGe
You bAang, bang, bangC, bang, bang
It's nBot my thing, so lBbet it go
[Verse 2]
Am     G
AmIf you could see yourself now, baby
GThe tables have turned, the whole world Amhinges on your swings
Your Gsecret life of indiscreet discrAmetions
I'd turn the sGcrew and leave the screen
Don't point your Amfinger
You kGnow that's not my thing you came to...
[Chorus]
ABang, bang, bang, Cbang, bang
To Ablame, blame, blamGe
ABang, bang, bangC, bang, bang
It's Badd11not my thing, so let it go now
[Break]
E     Badd11
E     Badd11
E     Badd11
Aadd9
[Verse 3]
AmYou've got a little worry
GI know it all too well
AmI've got your number
GBut so does every kiss and tell
Who dAmares to cross your threshold
HGappens on you way
Stop laying blAmame
You kGnow that's not my thing
OAmoooooohG  
OAmooooooh
You Gknow that's not my thing you came to
[Chorus]
ABang, bang, bCang, bang, bang
Then bAlame, blame, bGlame
ABang, bang, bCang, bang, bang
It's Bnot my thing so lBbet it go, you
ABang, bang, bCang, bang, bang
Then Ablame, blame, bGlame
ABang, bang, bCang, bang, bang
It's nBot my thing so lBbet it go
[Outro]
Am     G
You Amkiss on me, tug on me
GRub on me, jump on me
You Ambang on me, beat on me
GHit on me, let go on me
AmOooooooooh
You Ghave a go on me
AmOoooooooohG  
AmOoooooooohG  
AmOoooooooohG  
AmOoooooooohG  
AmOoooooooohG  
AmOoooooooohG  

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Bang And Blame

by R.E.M.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Badd11

Aadd9

You can use a delay pedal for the riff but it also sounds nice to just play the notes.

In the verses, there's another guitar that plays Amadd9/E over the Am and a G6/D over the G.

[Chords]

Amadd9/E : x 7 7 5 0 0

G6/D : x 5 5 4 3 0

Badd11 : 7 9 9 8 0 0

Aadd9 : 5 7 7 6 0 0

Delay riff - play over verse chords

Am G

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|-8-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-|

G|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|

D|-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|

A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Intro]

Am G

[Verse 1]

If you could see yourself now, baby

G Am

It's not my fault, you used to be so in control

G Am

You're going to roll right over this one

Just roll me over, let me go

You're laying blame

Take this as no, no, no, no, no

[Chorus]

A C

You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

A G

Then blame, blame, blame

A C

You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

B Bb

It's not my thing, so let it go

[Verse 2]

Am G

If you could see yourself now, baby

G Am

The tables have turned, the whole world hinges on your swings

G Am

Your secret life of indiscreet discretions

I'd turn the screw and leave the screen

Don't point your finger

You know that's not my thing you came to...

[Chorus]

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

A G

To blame, blame, blame

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

Badd11

It's not my thing, so let it go now

[Break]

E Badd11

Aadd9

[Verse 3]

You've got a little worry

I know it all too well

I've got your number

But so does every kiss and tell

Who dares to cross your threshold

Happens on you way

Stop laying blame

You know that's not my thing

Am G

Oooooooh

You know that's not my thing you came to

[Chorus]

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

A G

Then blame, blame, blame

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

B Bb

It's not my thing so let it go, you

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

A G

Then blame, blame, blame

A C

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

B Bb

It's not my thing so let it go

[Outro]

Am G

You kiss on me, tug on me

Rub on me, jump on me

You bang on me, beat on me

Hit on me, let go on me

Oooooooooh

You have a go on me

Am G

Oooooooooh

Am G

Oooooooooh

Am G

Oooooooooh

Am G

Oooooooooh

Am G

Oooooooooh

Am G

Oooooooooh

About Bang And Blame Chords by R.E.M.

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