New Test Leper
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NEW TEST LEPER
DI can't Asay that I Glove AJesus
Dthat would Abe a hollow Gclaim.
DHe did Amake some GobservaAtions
Dand I'm Aquoting them Gtoday.
D"Judge Anot lest Gye be judAged."
Dwhat a Abeautiful Grefrain.
DThe stuAdio audienGce disAagrees.
DHave his Alambs all gone Gastray?
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D
D"You are Alost and GdisillusAioned!"
Dwhat an aAwful thing to Gsay.
DI know Athis show dGoesn't mAatter.
DIt means nAothing to Gme.
DI thoughAt I might Ghelp them uAnderstand
Dbut what an Augly thing to Gsee.
D"I am Anot an GanimalA"
Dsubtitled Aunder the Gscreen.
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D
{Bridge}: Bm D
Bm D
Bm D A
DWhen I Atried to Gtell my Astory
DThey cut me off Ato take a bGreak.
DI sat Asilent G5 commercAials
DI had nothing Aleft to Gsay
DThe talk show Ahost was Gindex-carAded
DAll orAganized and bGlank
DThe other Aguests were Gscared and hAardened
DWhat a Asad Gparade.
A B C# DWhat a sad parade
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
A B C# D ACall me a Gleper
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NEW TEST LEPER
D A G^ A
I can't say that I love Jesus
Dthat would be a Ahollow cGlaim.
D A G^A
He did make some observations
Dand I'm quoting Athem today.G
D A G^A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
Dwhat a beautAiful refrGain.
D A G^ A
The studio audience disagrees.
HDave his lambs aAll gone astray?G
Bridge1: A/B-/A/D/D
A Gbridge1
Call me a leper
A Gbridge 1
Call me a leper
A Gbridge1
Call me a leper
"You are lost and disillusioned!"
what an awful thing to say.
I know this show doesn't matter.
It means nothing to me.
I thought I might help them understand
but what an ugly thing to see.
"I am not an animal"
subtitled under the screen.
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
bidge2:B-/B-/D/G/B-/B-/D/G/A
When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent 5 commercuials
I had nothing left to say
The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade.
What a sad parade
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Bridge 1 till the end....
Bridge 1 tab:
EB 2 3 2 3
G 2 4 2 2 2
D 2 4 2 0
A 0 2 0
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for New Test Leper, and also the chords to strum over the tab. Here
goes.
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----2----------2----------4----------------------2-------2-----0-------0-----|
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chords to strum over the tab are....
0 (an A) 0 0 2 ( A D) an Achord A Gchord
2 3 5 3
2 2 4 2
2 0 4 0
0 2 0 x
0 x x x
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Enclosed is my slightly different attempt at working out the basic chord
>A*:540005
>
> D A G-A* D A G(4x, me thinks)
(This bit is more or less right - though on the slide up to the fifth fret
I'm not sure if the bass notes are being played)
> G A B C D C(3x) G A B C D(that may be wrong - it's >from memory)
>
> Bm A D(4x, me thinks)
>and end on Em(7?)
A, Bm, C#m, D
A, G ('Call me a leper')
(on last time - just A)
(Bm, D, GX2), A
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New Test Leper
by R.E.M.
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D
A
G
B
C#
Bm
A/B
E
C
C#m
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NEW TEST LEPER
D A G A
I can't say that I love Jesus
D A G
that would be a hollow claim.
D A G A
He did make some observations
D A G
and I'm quoting them today.
D A G A
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D A G
what a beautiful refrain.
D A G A
The studio audience disagrees.
D A G
Have his lambs all gone astray?
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D
D A G A
"You are lost and disillusioned!"
D A G
what an awful thing to say.
D A G A
I know this show doesn't matter.
D A G
It means nothing to me.
D A G A
I thought I might help them understand
D A G
but what an ugly thing to see.
D A G A
"I am not an animal"
D A G
subtitled under the screen.
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D
Bm D
{Bridge}:
Bm D
Bm D A
D A G A
When I tried to tell my story
D A G
They cut me off to take a break.
D A G A
I sat silent 5 commercials
D A G
I had nothing left to say
D A G A
The talk show host was index-carded
D A G
All organized and blank
D A G A
The other guests were scared and hardened
D A G
What a sad parade.
A B C# D
What a sad parade
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
A B C# D A G
Call me a leper
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NEW TEST LEPER
D A G A
^
I can't say that I love Jesus
D A G
that would be a hollow claim.
D A G A
^
He did make some observations
D A G
and I'm quoting them today.
D A G A
^
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
D A G
what a beautiful refrain.
D A G A
^
The studio audience disagrees.
D A G
Have his lambs all gone astray?
A/B A D D
Bridge1: -///
A G
bridge1
Call me a leper
A G
bridge 1
Call me a leper
A G
bridge1
Call me a leper
"You are lost and disillusioned!"
what an awful thing to say.
I know this show doesn't matter.
It means nothing to me.
I thought I might help them understand
but what an ugly thing to see.
"I am not an animal"
subtitled under the screen.
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
B D G D G A
bidge2:-/B-///B-/B-///
When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break.
I sat silent 5 commercuials
I had nothing left to say
The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade.
What a sad parade
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Bridge 1 till the end....
Bridge 1 tab:
E
B 2 3 2 3
G 2 4 2 2 2
D 2 4 2 0
A 0 2 0
----
for New Test Leper, and also the chords to strum over the tab. Here
goes.
------------------------------------------5----------0-------------0---------|
-------2----------3----------5---------7-----------2---2---------2---2-------|
----2----------2----------4----------------------2-------2-----0-------0-----|
------------------------------------0----------2-----------------------------|
-0----------2----------4-------------------------------------2---------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
chords to strum over the tab are....
A A D A A G
0 (an ) 0 0 2 ( ) an chord chord
2 3 5 3
2 2 4 2
2 0 4 0
0 2 0 x
0 x x x
-----
Enclosed is my slightly different attempt at working out the basic chord
A
>*:540005
>
D A G A D A G
> -* (4x, me thinks)
(This bit is more or less right - though on the slide up to the fifth fret
I'm not sure if the bass notes are being played)
G A B C D C G A B C D
> (3x) (that may be wrong - it's >from memory)
>
Bm A D
> (4x, me thinks)
>and end on Em(7?)
A Bm C#m D
, , ,
A, G ('Call me a leper')
(on last time - just A)
Bm D G A
(, , X2),
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