'Welcome To The Occupation' by R.E.M. - Guitar Tutorial
AdvancedGtp chords: ▶ Play GTP
Song lyrics:
Intro PART
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B---------0-----0-----3------------------------------
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D ---2----------------0------------------------------
A ---2-----------------------------------------------
E ---0-----------------------------------------------]
VERSE:
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A----2----------2---------------------2----------2---------------------2----------2---------------------2----------2-----------------
E--0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0---------]
Hang your collar up inside
Hang your dollar on me
Listen to the water still
Listen to the causeway, you are
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B------0-------------3-----3---0--------0-------------3-----3---0--------0-----------3-----------0--
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A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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You are Man and educated
Primitive and wild
Welcome to the occupation
VERSE:
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E--0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0---------]
Here we stand and here we find
All your fallen heroes
Held and died and skinned alive
Listen to the Congress buyer
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Offering the educated
Primitive and loyal
Welcome to the occupation
VERSE:
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E--0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0---------]
Hang your collar up inside
Hang your freedom higher
Listen to the buyer still
listen to the congress where we
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B------0-------------3-----3------------0-------------3-----3------------0-----------3------3--0----
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Propagate confusion
Primative and wild
Fire on the hemispheres, below
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G-----5----5--------5----5----------------------------------------------5----5--------5----5-------------------x-0-0-0--0-2-3--2----
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Oooh ..................................
VERSE:
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E--0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0---------]
Sugar caine and coffee Cup
Copper steel and cattle
An annotated history
The forest for the fire
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A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Where we open up the floodgates
Freedom reigns supreme
Fire on the hemisphere, below
VERSE:
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A--2------------2---------------------2----------2---------------------2----------2---------------------2----------2-----------------
E--0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0-----------0-------2--3-------2-0---------]
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
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Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
ENDING:
let ring
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B--------------0-------------------------------------
G ---4----7----0-------------------------------------
D ---4----7----2-------------------------------------
A ---2----5----2-------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------]
B5 D5 Em
B5, D5 and Em should be played such
that they are slightly arpeggiated.
Verse Chords:
Em G Em Dsus2 } X4
Am7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Hang your collar up inside
Hang your dollar on me
Listen to the water still
Listen to the causeway,you are
Man educated primitive and wild
Welcome to the occupation
Here we stand and here we fight
All your fallen heroes
Held and died and skinned alive
Listen to the Congress fire
Offering the educated primitive and loyal
Welcome to the occupation
Hang your collar up inside
Hang your freedom higher
Listen to the buyer still
Listen to the Congress
Where we propagate confusion
Primitive and wild
Fire on the hemisphere below
Break: (Fmaj7 Em }x2 G D
Sugar cane and coffee cup
Copper steel and cattle
An annotated history the forest for the fire
Where we open up the floodgates
Freedom reigns supreme
Fire on the hemisphere below
Listen to me