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R.E.M. - Carnival Of Sorts Chords

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Carnival Of Sorts Chords

(ver. 2)
R.E.M.
Tuning: Standard

Intro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
D|-2-4---4---4-2-4---4---4-2-4---4---4-2-4-------4-2-4---4---4-2-4---4---4-2-4---4---4-2-4-------4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
Bm A D G A Asus2 A

   Bm    A D   G   A     Asus2       A
e|-2-2---0-3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3---2-2-2-0-0-----2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
G|-4-4---2-3-3-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-4-4---2-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2---0-----2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------3-3---------------------|

Bm             A D     G A Asus2 A
There's a secret stigma, reaping wheel
Bm      A D      G      A Asus2 A
Diminish, a carnival of sorts
Bm         A  D      G     A Asus2 A
Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel
Bm      A D        G        A Asus2 A
Stranger, stranger to these parts

Pre-chorus:
G         A                 Bm          A*
Gentlemen don't get caught, cages under cage
G         A
Gentlemen don't get caught

(*Tip: Peter Buck plays this chord and adds some jangling on the high strings live, like this:

   A
e|-0-0-------------|
B|-2---2---3-2-0---|
G|-2-----2-------2-|
D|-2---------------|
A|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|

Also: You can jangle the other chords instead of just strumming them, sounds even 
better. The last G and A chords are played by strumming quickly the low strings.)

Chorus:
Bm     G      A*
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A*
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A*
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A*
Bm     G      A*

(*Note: Peter seems to play the chorus jangling the strings following some pattern that 
I can't figure it out, but you can make it sound fine strumming the chords loosely. Each 
A chord always ends with this phrase:

   A
e|-0-0-0---------|
B|-2-2-2-3-2-0---|
G|-2-2-2-------2-|
D|-2-2-2---------|
A|-0-0-0---------|
E|---------------|)

Bm    A D    G A Asus2 A
Secret stigma, reaping wheel
Bm      A D      G      A Asus2 A
Diminish, a carnival of sorts
Bm         A  D      G     A Asus2 A
Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel
Bm      A D        G A Asus2 A
Stranger, stranger

G         A                 Bm          A
Gentlemen don't get caught, cages under cage
G         A
Gentlemen don't get caught

Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Bm     G      A

Bridge:
(Intro riff)
Cages under, cages under, cages under cage
Cages under, cages under, cages under cage

G         A                 Bm          A
Gentlemen don't get caught, cages under cage
G         A
Gentlemen don't get caught

Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Bm     G      A

Bm             A D     G A Asus2 A
There's a secret stigma, reaping wheel
Bm      A D        G        A Asus2 A
Stranger, stranger to these parts
Bm         A  D      G     A Asus2 A
Chronic town, poster torn, reaping wheel
Bm      A D        G        A Asus2 A
Diminish, stranger

Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Box cars (are pulling) out of town
Bm     G      A
Bm     G      A

Bm    G     A         Bm     G    A
Boxcars are pulling a carnival of sorts
       Bm G A
Out of town, out of town

(Note: Keep playing the chord progression till the end of the song, then finishes with Bm)            
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