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Song:  Can't Get There From Here
Artist:  R.E.M.
Album:  Fables of the Reconstruction

Words and Music by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe
Tab by Dan Ruprecht (ruprecht@lclark.edu)

Symbols:  "t" between notes indicates a tie which means hold
             the note instead of playing it again
          "s" indicates staccato, a note which is released
             immediately after it is picked

           vertical lines divide measures


INTRO

    (rest)    3  +  4  +            1 (rest) +  4  +   1

G-------------4--2--0----|---|---|-------------------|-----
D----------------------2-t-2-t-2-|-----------4--3--2-t-2---
A------------------------|---|---|--2----------------|-----
E------------------------|---|---|-------------------|-----

    2 (rest) +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest) +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest)

G--------------------|---------------------|---------------
D---2--------4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2----------
A---s--------------2-t-2--2----------------|----s----------
E--------------------|----s----------------|---------------

    +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest) +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest) +  4  +  (1)

G-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--
D---4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2--------4--0----|--
A---------2-t-2--2----------------|----s--------------2-t-2
E-----------|----s----------------|---------------------|--

    2 (rest) +  4  +  (1) 2  3  4

G--------------------|------------|------------------------
D------------4--3--2-t-2--2--2--2-|------------------------
A---2----------------|------------|------------------------
E---s----------------|------------|------------------------

VERSE

    1  2 (3) +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest)   +  4  +  (1) 2 (rest)

G--------------------|-----------------------|-------------
D---------------0--2-t-2--2----------4--0----|-------------
A---2--0-----2-------|----s----------------2-t-2--2--------
E--------------------|-----------------------|----s--------

 (3) + (4) +  (1) +  2  +  3 (4)    1  2  (3)  +  4  +  (1)

G------------|-------------------|---------------------|---
D------------|-------------------|----------------0--2-t-2-
A----2-----0-t-0--2--2--0--2-----|--2--0-------2-------|---
E------------|-------------------|---------------------|---

    2 (rest)   +  4  +  (1) (2) (3) + (4) +    1  +  2  +

G----------------------|--------------------|--------------
D---2----------4--0----|--------------------|--7--7--7--7--
A---s----------------2-t-2----------2-----2-|--------------
E----------------------|--------------------|--------------

    3  +  4  +   1  2  3  + (4) +   1  2  3  + (4) +    1

G--------------|------------------|------------------|-----
D---7--7--5--4-|-2--2--2--2-----4-|------------------|-----
A--------------|------------------|-4--4--4--4-----6-|--2--
E--------------|------------------|------------------|-----

    2  3  + (4) +  (1) +  2  +  3  + (rest)

G-----------------|-------------------------|
D-----------------|-------------------------|
A---2--2--2-------|----------------2--------|
E---------------4-t-4--4--4--4--4-----------|

VERSE (1ST ENDING)

    1 (2) +  3 (4) +   1 (2) +  3  4   1  3   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|
D--------------------|---------------|----4-|-2-3-4-2-3-4-4-O|
A--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|
E---3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--5--3-|-2----|----------------|

VERSE (2ND ENDING) AND CHORUS

    1  2  + (3) + (rest)   1 (2) +  3  4   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D---------5-------------|-----------7--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A------5--------5-------|--------5-------|-----------------|
E---3-------------------|--3-------------|-----------------|

    1 (rest) 3  +  4  +  (1) 2  3  4  +  (1) 2  3  +  4  +  (1)

G------------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|--
D---4-----------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2
A---s-------------------|---------------|------------------|--
E-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--

    2  3  4  +  (1) 2  3  +  4  +  (1) 2  3  4  +  (1) 2

G------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|--------
D---2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4---
A--------------|------------------|---------------|--------
E--------------|------------------|---------------|--------

                                         *to bridge (after
                                          2nd chorus)
    3  +  4  +  (1) 2  3  4  +  (1) 2  3    1 (2) + (3)
     						     *
G---4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------2-|--4--------------
D------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4----|-----------------
A--------------|---------------|---------|--------2--------
E--------------|---------------|---------|-----------------

   (4) +  (1) 2  + (3) + (4) +  *to verse (after 1st chorus)

G--------|---------------------|---------------------------
D--------|---------------------|---------------------------
A------2-t-2--2--2-----2-----2-|---------------------------
E--------|---------------------|---------------------------

BRIDGE

    1  2  + (3) +  4     1  2  + (3) +  4     1  2  +  (3)

G---------------------|--------------------|---------------
D---------------------|--------------------|---------------
A---2--2--2-----2--4--|--5--5--5-----5--7--|--0--0--0------
E---------------------|--------------------|---------------

    +  4     1  2  + (3) +  4  *repeat 4 times and then go
                                back to verse

G---------|-------------------|----------------------------
D---------|-------------------|----------------------------
A---0--0--|--2--2--2-----2--2-|----------------------------
E---------|-------------------|----------------------------

OUTRO

    1  +  2  3   1  3     1

G---4--2--0----|-------|-----|-----------------------------
D------------2-|-2--2--|--2--|-----------------------------
A--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------
E--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------

SONG PROGRESSION:
Intro
Verse 1 (take 1st ending)
Verse 2 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Verse 3 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 4 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus (2x)
Outro
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Copyrights:

Author: Bill Berry (2), Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck

Composer: ?

Publisher: I.R.S. Records

Details:

Released in: 1985

Language: English

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