This is a great, mellow tune from the Oxford American Magazine "Why Not Smile."
Here are the lyrics, chords and a bit of tab.
I don't think that this is perfect, but it's a easonable facsimile, and I think
it sounds decent.
This is the first tab that I've posted, so I'd love to hear some feedback. Thanks.
D D G A
|--------2--------|--------2--------|--------3--------|--------0--------|
|----3-----3---3--|----3-----3---3--|----3-----3---3--|----2-----2---2--|
|--2---2-----2----|--2---2-----2----|--0---0-----0----|--2---2-----2----|
|0----------------|0----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|0----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|3----------------|-----------------|
The rest of the song pretty much follows that pattern.
You should probably be able to figure it out.
If not, drop a line, and I'll see what I can do.
At the (*) there is some little fill. It's something like this:
|2-0---
|----3-
|------
|------
|------
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A6 : 0-0-2-2-2-2
D D G A
The concrete broke your fall
D D G A6
To hear you speak of it
D D G A
I'd have done anything
D D G A6
I would do anything
G A D F#m
I'd feel like a cartoon brick wall
G A6 * D
To hear you speak of it
G A D D
You've been so sad, it makes me worry
G A6 D D
Why not smile?
G A D D
You've been sad for a while
G A6 G A6 D F#m
Why not smile?
G A6 * D D
I would do anything
G A D D
To hear you speak of it
G A6 D D
Why not smile?
G A D D
You've been sad for a while
G A G
You've been sad for a while
A6 D F#m G ... guitar fades out with same chords as organ comes in
-Enjoy
One more note :
Many thanks to David Wagner(wagner@mindspring.com) for the chords/lyrics.
(I just added the finger picking part.)
From: DJ Allan (djgreedo@hotmail.com)
Firstly, the tab of the Daysleeper riff as I believe Peter was
playing it on David Letterman:
{--------------------!------------------!--------------------!------------------!}
|-----------8--------|------------8-----|-----------8--------|------------8-----||
|--------9--------0--|-------0----------|--------9--------0--|-------0----------||
|--10---------10-----|--9---------------|--10---------10-----|--9---------------||
|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
[--------------------@------------------@--------------------@------------------@]
Intro:
4x C Cmaj7
VERSE:
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Receiving department, 3 AM
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Staff cuts have socked up the overage
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Directives are posted No call backs, complaints
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Everywhere is calm
VERSE TO CHORUS:
D# Dm
Hong Kong is present, Taipei wakes up
F G
Talk of circadian rhythm
CHORUS:
C Dm Am Em
I see today with a newsprint frame
C D G
My night is colored headache-grey
C Dm Am Em
Daysleeper, daysleeper
C D G
daysleeper
{Verse Chords}
The bull and the bear are marking their territories
They're leading the blind with their international glories
{Verse to Chorus Chords}
I('m the) screen, the blinding light
I('m the) screen, I work at night
{Chorus Chords}
I see today with a newsprint frame
My night is colored headache-grey
Don't wake me
(You're) so much
Daysleeper
2x Dsus4
BRIDGE:
C Cmaj7 C
I cried the other night
C Cmaj7 C
I can't even say why
C Cmaj7 C
flourescent, flat, caffeine lights
C Cmaj7 C
It's furious balancing
{Verse To Chorus Chords}
I('m the) screen, the blinding light
I('m the) screen, I work at night
{Chorus Chords}
I see today with a newsprint frame
My night is colored headache grey
Don't wake me (you're) so much
The ocean machine is set to night
I'll squeeze into heaven and Valentine
My bed is pulling me, gravity, daysleeper
Daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper
End on C
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Daysleeper by R.E.M
From Anders Kjeldsen 29.10.98 (AndersK@gangstah.net)
Bb 113331
Bbmaj7 113231
F 133211
G 355411
C 032010
D 000232
Am 002210
E 022100
e-|---3---3---3------------------3----------------------------------
B-|---1---1------0-h-1r--0------------------------------------------
G-|---0---0------------------0--------------------------------------
D-|---2---2---------------------------------------------------------
A-|---3---3---------------------------------------------------------
E-|---0---0---------------------------------------------------------
(or Cmaj7)
Receiving dept., 3 a.m.
Staff cuts have sucked up the overage
directives are posted.
no callbacks, complaints.
everywhere is calm.
Bb
Hong Kong is present
Bbmaj7
Taipei awakes
F G
all talk of circadian rhythm
C D Am E
I see today with a newsprint fray
C D G
my night is colored headache grey
C D Am E
daysleeper
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