Why Not Smile - R.E.M.
(Oxford American Version)
From: Matt Egan (mde1583@rit.edu)
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-
|------
|------
|------
|------
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.)
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