Gardening at Night

R.E.M.

  • A
  • A7
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • Em
  • F#m
  • G
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Key:
A7 riff: (listen to the song for exact rhythm) E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| B|---3-3-3-3-2-2-0-2--| G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
{Intro:} (G) ---2---2-4-2---2---2-4-2---| repeat
(D) -0---0-------0---0---------| {then}:
(D)--5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
(B)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
(G)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| (x 4)
(D)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
(A)--?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D C I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
G A7 Though all the feelings that broke through that door
D just didn't seem to be too real.
D C The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes.
G A7 D Somewhere it must be time for penitence. Gardening at night is never where.
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G A D G A D G A D Gardening at night. Gardening at night. Gardening at night.
Em F#m The neighbors go to bed at ten.
Em F#m Call the prayer line for a change.
Em F#m The charge is changing every month.
Em D A D They said it couldn't be arranged.
D C G We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
A7 D We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.
D C I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
G A7 Though all the feelings that broke through that door
D just didn't seem to be too real.
G A D G A D G A D Gardening at night. Gardening at night. Gardening at night.
Em F#m Your sister said that you're too young.
Em F#m They should know they've been there twice.
Em F#m The call was two and fifty-one.
Em D A D They said it couldn't be arranged.
D C I see your money on the floor, I felt the pocket change.
G A7 Though all the feelings that broke through that door
D just didn't seem to be too real.
D C G We ankled up the garbage sound, but they were busy in the rows.
A7 D We fell up, not to see the sun, gardening at night just didn't grow.
G A D G A D G A D Gardening at night. Gardening at night. Gardening at night. Outro:
(D)--5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
(B)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
(G)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| (x 4)
(D)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
(A)--?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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Composition: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, and Michael Stipe

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