What's the frequency, Kenneth?

REM

Intro: | " chord is just played once) "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen I never understood the frequency, uh-huh You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy" A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth You said that irony was the shackles of youth You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh I never understood the frequency, uh-huh Chords over solo: (x3) Solo: (grad. release) e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- B|-----------------------------|--------------7----------------|- G|---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4--|- D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- (grad. bend) e|------------------------|-------------------------------|- B|------------------------|-------------------------------|- G|---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7--------|- D|-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7--|- A|------------------------|-------------------------------|- E|------------------------|-------------------------------|- e|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| B|------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------| G|------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------| D|--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)7-| A|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| E|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| e|------------------------|------------|- B|------------------------|------8b----|- G|------------------------|------7b----|- D|--5------------7b--(7)--|------------|- A|------------------------|------------|- E|------------------------|------------|- "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth You said that irony was the shackles of youth You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh I never understood the frequency, uh-huh You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh I couldn't understand You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh I couldn't understand You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh I couldn't understand I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh End on {D}. Fill 1: e|------------------ B|------------------ G|----9b---(9)------ D|--------------7--- A|------------------ E|------------------ Fill 2: e|----------------- B|----------------- G|----------------- D|------5h4-------- A|-------------7--- E|----------------- Rhythm Fill 1: w/ amp tremolo e|------------------------- B|------------------------- G|-----2------------------- D|-----2------------------- A|-----0------------------- E|-------------------------

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