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/ R.E.M. / Eponymous (1987) / Gardening At Night guitar tab

GARDENING AT NIGHT

From: Ken Mandell (kmandell@ishtar.med.jhu.edu)

Tuning:  EADGBD

Chords:   D  xx0230             C  x32010               G  320000
         Em  022000           F#m  244222              A7  (use riff)

A7 riff:   (listen to the song for exact rhythm)
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
B---3-3-3-3-2-2-0-2--
G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--


{Intro:}

(G) ---2---2-4-2---2---2-4-2---    repeat
(D) -0---0-------0---0---------

{then}:

(D)--5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
(B)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
(G)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--    (x 4)
(D)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
(A)--?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--


D                       C
I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
       G                                        A7
Though all the feelings that broke through that door
                           D
just didn't seem to be too real.

D                         C
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes.
        G                         A7                                   D
Somewhere it must be time for penitence.  Gardening at night is never where.


G    A       D       G    A       D       G    A       D
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.


Em                          F#m
The neighbors go to bed at ten.
Em                            F#m
Call the prayer line for a change.
Em                             F#m
The charge is changing every month.
Em                          D A     D
They said it couldn't be arranged.
D                        C                                G
We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
                           A7                                  D
We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.


D                       C
I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
       G                                        A7
Though all the feelings that broke through that door
                           D
just didn't seem to be too real.
  G   A         D      G    A        D     G     A        D
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.


Em                               F#m
Your sister said that you're too young.
Em                                  F#m
They should know they've been there twice.
Em                   F#m
The call was two and fifty-one.
Em                          D A     D
They said it couldn't be arranged.


D                       C
I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
       G                                        A7
Though all the feelings that broke through that door
                           D
just didn't seem to be too real.
D                        C                                G
We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
                           A7                                  D
We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.

  G   A         D      G    A        D     G     A        D
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.


Outro:

(D)--5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
(B)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
(G)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--    (x 4)
(D)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
(A)--?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--

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GARDENING AT NIGHT

Transcribed by David Hyson (hyson@erinet.com)

Original by Ken Mandell (kmandell@ishtar.med.jhu.edu)

Tuning:  EADGBE

Chords:   
	
Dsus2  	xx0230		C6-9	x30230		G6/B	X20030
A11	x02030		G6/D	xx0320		Aadd4/D	xx0650
E5	xxx400		A/C#	xxx560		Dadd2	xx0770
C	x32010

{Intro:}

(G) ---2---2-4-2---2---2-4-2---    repeat four times
(D) -0---0-------0---0---------

{then}:

E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---| Strum the C chord 
B|8---8---|7---7---|5---5---|3---3---| for the next four
G|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|	     bars

repeat above riff four times

Dsus2                   C6-9
I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
       G6/B                                        A11
Though all the feelings that broke through that door
                           Dsus2
just didn't seem to be too real.                         
Dsus2                     C6-9 
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes.
        G6/B                         A11                                 Dsus2
Somewhere it must be time for penitence.  Gardening at night is never where.

G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.

(The E5 and A/C# are arpeggiated, upstroked in a very typical Peter Buck fashion.  As you go into the Dadd2, begin strumming again.)

E5                          A/C#
The neighbors go to bed at ten.
E5                            A/C#
Call the prayer line for a change.
E5                             A/C#
The charge is changing every month.
E5                       Dadd2   A/C#    Dsus2
They said it couldn't be arra  -  a   -  anged.
Dsus2                    C6-9                             G6/B
We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
                           A11                                 Dsus2
We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.
Dsus2                   C6-9
I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
       G6/B                                     A11
Though all the feelings that broke through that door
                           Dsus2
just didn't seem to be too real.

G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.

E5                               A/C#
Your sister said that you're too young.
E5                               A/C#
She should know she's been there twice.
E5                   A/C#
The call was two and fifty-one.
E5                       Dadd2   A/C#    Dsus2
They said it couldn't be arra  -  a   -  anged.
2
just didn't seem to be too real.                         
Dsus2                    C6-9                             G6/B
We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
                           A11                                 Dsus2
We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.
Dsus2                     C6-9 
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes.
        G6/B                         A11                                 Dsus2
Somewhere it must be time for penitence.  Gardening at night is never where.

G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2   G6/D Aadd4/D Dsus2
Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.  Gardening at night.

(The outro section is the same as the second part of the intro, but ends on
a G6/B.)


R.E.M. albums
2004 Around the Sun
2001 Reveal
1998 Up
1996 New Adventures In Hi-Fi
1994 Monster
1992 Automatic For The People
1991 Out Of Time
1988 Green
1987 Eponymous
1983 Murmur
Eponymous tabs
01Radio Free Europe tabbass tab
02Gardening At Night tabbass tab
03Talk About The Passion tabbass tab
04So. Central Rain tabbass tab
05(Donīt Go Back To) Rockville tabbass tab
06Canīt Get There From Here tabbass tab
07Driver 8 tabbass tab
08Romance tabbass tab
09Fall On Me tabbass tab
10The One I Love tabbass tab
11Finest Worksong tabbass tab
12Itīs The End Of The World As We Know It tabbass tab

 

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