R.E.M. ? What?s The Frequency, Kenneth?
INTRO
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
VERSE 1
[A] ?What?s the frequency, [D]Kenneth' Is your[Bm] Benzedrine,[G] uh-hu[A]h.[D][A][G]
[A] I was [D]brain-dead, locked out[Bm], numb, [G]not up to [A]speed.[D][Bm][E]
[G] I thought I pegged you an [A]idiot?s dream.
[G] Tunnel vision from the [A]insider?s screen.
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] You wore our [A]expectations [D]like an armoured[G] suit, uh[A]-huh.[G][A][D]
VERSE 2
[A] I?d studied you?re [D]cartoons, radio, [Bm]music, TV, [G]movies, maga[A]zine[D]s.[A][G]
[A] Richard said, ?[D]withdraw in dis[Bm]gust is not the [G]same as apa[A]thy.[D]?[Bm][E]
[G] A smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth.
[G] You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A][D]
INSTRUMENTAL (BUCK'S NEW VERSION, NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORD)
[D] [A] [D] [G] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A]
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[G] [A] [D]
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VERSE 3
[A] ?What?s the frequency, [D]Kenneth' Is your[Bm] Benzedrine,[G] uh-hu[A]h.[D][A][G]
[A] Butterfly [D]decal, rear-view [Bm]mirror, [G]dogging the [A]scene.[D][Bm][E]
[G] You smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth.
[G] You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] You wore our [A]expectations [D]like an armoured[G] suit, uh[A]-huh.
VERSE 4
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] You said that [A]irony was the [D]shackled of [G]youth, uh-hu[A]h.
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] I never [A]understood, [D]don?t fuck with [G]me, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A][D]
INTRO
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
VERSE 1
[A] ?What?s the frequency, [D]Kenneth' Is your[Bm] Benzedrine,[G] uh-hu[A]h.[D][A][G]
[A] I was [D]brain-dead, locked out[Bm], numb, [G]not up to [A]speed.[D][Bm][E]
[G] I thought I pegged you an [A]idiot?s dream.
[G] Tunnel vision from the [A]insider?s screen.
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] You wore our [A]expectations [D]like an armoured[G] suit, uh[A]-huh.[G][A][D]
VERSE 2
[A] I?d studied you?re [D]cartoons, radio, [Bm]music, TV, [G]movies, maga[A]zine[D]s.[A][G]
[A] Richard said, ?[D]withdraw in dis[Bm]gust is not the [G]same as apa[A]thy.[D]?[Bm][E]
[G] A smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth.
[G] You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A][D]
INSTRUMENTAL (BUCK'S NEW VERSION, NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORD)
[D] [A] [D] [G] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-23-2-33--2---23-2-3-23------232--232--232--232--232-23-|
G|-2-4--------------24---------2---24---24---24---24---24-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|1
[G] [A] [D]
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B|-2---------------3--------------------------------------------|
G|----0-2-4-2--2-4---2------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|1
VERSE 3
[A] ?What?s the frequency, [D]Kenneth' Is your[Bm] Benzedrine,[G] uh-hu[A]h.[D][A][G]
[A] Butterfly [D]decal, rear-view [Bm]mirror, [G]dogging the [A]scene.[D][Bm][E]
[G] You smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth.
[G] You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] I never [A]understood [D]the frequen[G]cy, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A]
[D] You wore our [A]expectations [D]like an armoured[G] suit, uh[A]-huh.
VERSE 4
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] You said that [A]irony was the [D]shackled of [G]youth, uh-hu[A]h.
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-hu[A]h.
[G] I couldn?t under[A]stand.
[D] I never [A]understood, [D]don?t fuck with [G]me, uh-hu[A]h.[G][A][D]
