Whats The Frequency Kenneth Chords Version 2 - R.e.m.

Intro

| D A | G | D A | G | (the "A" chord is just played once)

Verse

A D Bm G A D A G "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh A D Bm G A D Bm E I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed

Pre-Chorus

G A I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream G A Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen

Chorus

D A D G A A G A I never understood the frequency, uh-huh D A D G A A G A D You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh

Verse 2

A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"

Pre-Chorus

G A A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth G A You said that irony was the shackles of youth

Chorus

D A D G A A G A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh D A D G A A G A D I never understood the frequency, uh-huh Chords over solo Bm A (3x) A A G A D

Solo

(grad. release)

{tab: e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: B|-----------------------------|--------------7-----------------|}

{tab: G|---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4---|}

{tab: D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|}

(grad. bend)

{tab: e|------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: B|------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: G|---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7---------|}

{tab: D|-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7---|}

{tab: A|------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: E|------------------------|--------------------------------|}

{tab: e|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|}

{tab: B|------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------|}

{tab: G|------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------|}

{tab: D|--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)\7-|}

{tab: A|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|}

{tab: E|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|}

{tab: e|------------------------|-------------|}

{tab: B|------------------------|------8b-----|}

{tab: G|------------------------|------7b-----|}

{tab: D|--5------------7b--(7)--|-------------|}

{tab: A|------------------------|-------------|}

{tab: E|------------------------|-------------|}

Verse 3

A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene

Pre-Chorus

G A You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth G A You said that irony was the shackles of youth

Chorus

D A D G A A G A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh D A D G A A G A I never understood the frequency, uh-huh D A D G A A You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh G A I couldn't understand D A D G A A You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh G A I couldn't understand D A D G A A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh G A I couldn't understand D A D G A A G A I never understood, don't f**k with me, uh-huh

Ending

D Fill 1

{tab: e|------------------|}

{tab: B|------------------|}

{tab: G|----9b---(9)------|}

{tab: D|--------------7---|}

{tab: A|------------------|}

{tab: E|------------------|}

Fill 2

{tab: e|-----------------|}

{tab: B|-----------------|}

{tab: G|-----------------|}