SO. CENTRAL RAIN Original chords by: ? Corrections by: alysia oakley (smo7146@oberlin.edu) { opening riff } E: ---------|-------------------|-----------------|----------0-|---0------0--- B: ---------|----------3--------|-3---------------|------3-----|-3---3------0- G: ---------|--------2---2------|---2-0-----------|----2---2---|--------2----- D: -----2-3-|-0 {let ring out!}-|-------------2-3-|-0----------|-------------- A: -3-3-----|-------------------|--------3-3------|------------|-------------- C Em Gm F Did you never call? I waited for your call C Cm Bb C These rivers of suggestion are driving me away C Em Gm F The trees will bend, the cities wash away C Cm Bb C The city on the river has a girl without a dream chorus} C Dm x4 I'm sorry {bass solo} C x4 {chords same as first verse} Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down The wise man wrote his words upon the rocks But I'm not bound to follow suit The trees will bend, the conversation's dimmed Go build yourself another home, this choice isn't mine chorus} C Dm x2 I'm sorry {Am riff} E(1) : -------------|-------0--------0---- B(2) : -1-----------|-------1-----1------- G(3) : -2-----------|----------2--------2- x2 D(4) : -2-----------|---------------------- A(5) : -0-----------|---------------------- {bass solo} G x4 C x4 {same chords as other verses} Did you never call? I waited for your call These rivers of suggestion are driving me away The ocean sang, the cities wash away Go build yourself another dream, this choice isn't mine Am riff x4 {end very intensely on Am} ----- From: Carlos Yuzo Shine (c_shine@mailexcite.com) SO. CENTRAL RAIN ("In The Attic" Version) Well, I've bought the "new" (actually, it's a EMI compilation) R.E.M. album, and I heard that "Time After Time/Red Rain/So. Central Rain" live medley that contains a really nice version of "So. Central Rain". It's just Michael singing and Peter playing. To play this version, just replace the C on the bass solo: e --0--------------- B ----1-----1------- G ------------(0)--- D ------0h2--------- A -3--------------3- and the G on the other bass solo: e ---3--------- B -----3------- G -----------0- D ------------- A -------0h2--- E -3----------- (actually, Peter doesn't play this way, but I think this way is OK, too!) Play the other chords in harmonics. ---- SO CENTRAL RAIN Transcripted by Stefan Jagd Nielsen I have this version from a 1985 concert where Peter is picking thourgh the song. I´t may work on the IRS version from Utrecht 1987 but I´m not sure. This is how I´m hearing it. Intro : E-----------------------------------I-----------------------------0--------0--------0----- B--------------------3-----3--------I--------------------3-----3-----3--------3--------0-- G-----------------2-----2-----2--0--I-----------------2-----2-----------2--------2-------- D--------2--3--0--------------------I--------2--3--0-------------------------------------- A--3--3-----------------------------I--3--3----------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------I----------------------------------------------------- Verse 1 C-chord C-chord E-----0--------0---0----------0--I-----0---------0---0-----------------0---------0---- B--------1------------1----------I--------1-------------1-----------------1----------- G--------------------------------I---------------------------------------------------- D----------0h2-----------0h2-----I-----------0h2----------0h2--0h2----------0h2------- A--3-------------3---------------I--3--------------3----------------3----------------- E--------------------------------I---------------------------------------------------- Verse 2 Em-Chord Gm-chord F-chord C-chord cm-chord Bb-chord E-----0--------0--------3--------3--------1--------1--------0--------0--------3--------1----------------- B--------0--------0--------3--------3--------1--------1--------1--------1---------4--------3------ G-----------0-----------------3-----------------2-----------------0----------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--0-----------------3-----------------1-----------------3-----------------3---------1------------------ C-chord E-----0---------0-----0----------0-I------------------------------------------------------- B--------1---------------1---------I------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------I---------------------------------------------- D-----------0h2-------------0h2----I--Repeat verse 1 and 2------------------------------------------------ A------------------3---------------I------------------------------------------------------ E--3-------------------------------i------------------------------------------------------ Chours same as intro Bridge : E--0--0---------0-------0--------0-I------3----------3-----3----------3------------------------- B--1-----1---------1-------1-------I---------3----------------3------------------------- G--2--------------------------2----I------------------------------------------------ D--2--------0h2--------------------I---------------------------------------------------- A--0------------------0------------I------------0h2--------------0h2-------------------------- E----------------------------------I---3----------------3----------------------------------- E------3----------3-----3----------3-I------------------------ B---------3----------------3---------I---------------- G------------------------------------I------------ D------------------------------------I--Repaet verse 1-------------- A------------0h2--------------0h2----I---------------------- E---3----------------3---------------I-------------------- At the end of the song when Michael is shouting Peter is struming the Am totally wild.