Learn Music: Why Not Smile guitar chords - Rem tabs

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  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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