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  SO. CENTRAL RAIN
  
  Original chords by:  ?
  Corrections by: alysia oakley (smo7146@oberlin.edu)
  
  
  { opening riff }
  E: ---------|-------------------|-----------------|----------0-|---0------0---
  B: ---------|----------3--------|-3---------------|------3-----|-3---3------0-
  G: ---------|--------2---2------|---2-0-----------|----2---2---|--------2-----
  D: -----2-3-|-0 {let ring out!}-|-------------2-3-|-0----------|--------------
  A: -3-3-----|-------------------|--------3-3------|------------|--------------
  
  
  C             Em   Gm         F
  Did you never call?  I waited for your call
         C           Cm      Bb    C
  These rivers of suggestion   are driving me away
  C              Em   Gm          F
  The trees will bend, the cities wash away
       C          Cm    Bb      C
  The city on the river has a girl without a dream
  
  
  chorus}  C  Dm                 x4
                I'm sorry       
  
  
  {bass solo}   C  x4
  
  {chords same as first verse}
  Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down
  The wise man wrote his words upon the rocks
  But I'm not bound to follow suit
  The trees will bend, the conversation's dimmed
  Go build yourself another home, this choice isn't mine
  
  
  chorus}  C  Dm                 x2
                I'm sorry       
   
  
  {Am riff} 
  	E(1) : -------------|-------0--------0----
  	B(2) : -1-----------|-------1-----1-------
  	G(3) : -2-----------|----------2--------2-                    x2
  	D(4) : -2-----------|----------------------
  	A(5) : -0-----------|----------------------
  
  
  
   {bass solo} G x4     C x4
  
  {same  chords as other verses}
  Did you never call?  I waited for your call
  These rivers of suggestion are driving me away
  The ocean sang, the cities wash away
  Go build yourself another dream, this choice isn't mine
  
  
  Am riff  x4
  {end very intensely on Am}
  
  -----
  
  From: Carlos Yuzo Shine (c_shine@mailexcite.com)
  
  SO. CENTRAL RAIN ("In The Attic" Version)
  
          Well, I've bought the "new" (actually, it's a EMI compilation) 
  R.E.M. album, and I heard that "Time After Time/Red Rain/So. Central Rain" 
  live medley that contains a really nice version of "So. Central Rain". 
  It's just Michael singing and Peter playing.
  
          To play this version, just replace the C on the bass solo:
     
            e --0---------------
            B ----1-----1-------
            G ------------(0)---
            D ------0h2---------
            A -3--------------3-
     
          and the G on the other bass solo:
  
            e ---3---------
            B -----3-------
            G -----------0-
            D -------------
            A -------0h2---
            E -3-----------
              (actually, Peter doesn't play this way, but I think
               this way is OK, too!)
  
          Play the other chords in harmonics.
  
  ----
  
  SO CENTRAL RAIN
  
  Transcripted by Stefan Jagd Nielsen 
  
  I have this version from a 1985 concert where Peter is picking thourgh the song. I´t may 
  work on the IRS version from Utrecht 1987 but I´m not sure. This is how I´m hearing it.
  
  Intro :
  
  E-----------------------------------I-----------------------------0--------0--------0-----
  B--------------------3-----3--------I--------------------3-----3-----3--------3--------0--
  G-----------------2-----2-----2--0--I-----------------2-----2-----------2--------2--------
  D--------2--3--0--------------------I--------2--3--0--------------------------------------
  A--3--3-----------------------------I--3--3-----------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------I-----------------------------------------------------
  
  Verse 1
  
  
               C-chord                                 C-chord
  E-----0--------0---0----------0--I-----0---------0---0-----------------0---------0----
  B--------1------------1----------I--------1-------------1-----------------1-----------
  G--------------------------------I----------------------------------------------------
  D----------0h2-----------0h2-----I-----------0h2----------0h2--0h2----------0h2-------
  A--3-------------3---------------I--3--------------3----------------3-----------------
  E--------------------------------I----------------------------------------------------
  
  Verse 2
  
  
         Em-Chord           Gm-chord         F-chord           C-chord       cm-chord    Bb-chord
  E-----0--------0--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0--------3--------1-----------------
  B--------0--------0--------3--------3--------1--------1--------1--------1---------4--------3------
  G-----------0-----------------3-----------------2-----------------0-----------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E--0-----------------3-----------------1-----------------3-----------------3---------1------------------
  
  
  C-chord
  E-----0---------0-----0----------0-I-------------------------------------------------------
  B--------1---------------1---------I------------------------------------------------
  G----------------------------------I----------------------------------------------
  D-----------0h2-------------0h2----I--Repeat verse 1 and 2------------------------------------------------
  A------------------3---------------I------------------------------------------------------
  E--3-------------------------------i------------------------------------------------------
  
  Chours same as intro
  
  Bridge :
  
  E--0--0---------0-------0--------0-I------3----------3-----3----------3-------------------------
  B--1-----1---------1-------1-------I---------3----------------3-------------------------
  G--2--------------------------2----I------------------------------------------------
  D--2--------0h2--------------------I----------------------------------------------------
  A--0------------------0------------I------------0h2--------------0h2--------------------------
  E----------------------------------I---3----------------3----------------------------------- 
  
  E------3----------3-----3----------3-I------------------------
  B---------3----------------3---------I----------------
  G------------------------------------I------------
  D------------------------------------I--Repaet verse 1--------------
  A------------0h2--------------0h2----I----------------------
  E---3----------------3---------------I--------------------
  
  At the end of the song when Michael is shouting Peter is struming the Am totally wild.
  
  

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