Strange Currencies

REM, from Monster in 1994. They didn’t make a video for it, but here is a live performance:

Fill:
    e-|-----------
    B-|-----------
    G-|-----------
    D-|--2p0---0--
    A-|------3----
    E-|-----------

    Pattern 1:
         C           Fmaj7        C           Fmaj7
    e-|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3------
    B-|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1----
    G-|------0-----0---2-------2-|-----0-----0---2-------2--
    D-|----2---------3-----------|--2----------3------------
    A-|--3-----------------------|-3------------------------
    E-|--------------------------|--------------------------

    Pattern 2:
         C           Fmaj7 Am7     Dm          G
    e-|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3------
    B-|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-------3---3----
    G-|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2---0-------0--
    D-|----2---------3-----2-----|-0------------------------
    A-|--3-----------------------|--------------------------
    E-|--------------------------|-------------3------------  

    [Fill] [Pattern 1]

    [Pattern 1]
    I don't ..
    [Pattern 2]
    When ..
    [Pattern 1]
    I don't ..
    [Pattern 2]
    turn ..

      C     G     F     C      Dm        G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
    G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
    These ..

      C     G     F     C      Dm                     G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
    G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
    These ..

    [Pattern 1]
    The ..
    [Pattern 2]
    But ..
    [Pattern 1]
    I'm ..
    name, ..
    [Pattern 2]
    make ...

      C     G     F     C      Dm        G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
    G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
    These ..

      C     G     F     C      Dm                     G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
    G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
    These ...,

      Am          G            Am          G
    E|------0-----3-----3-----|------0-----3-----3-----|
    B|1-------1---3-------3---|1-------1---3-------3---|
    G|2---------2-0---------0-|2---------2-0---------0-|
    D|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0-----------|
    A|0-----------X-----------|0-----------X-----------|
    E|X-----------3-----------|X-----------3-----------|

      I ...

      Am        F     C    Dm         G   G
    E|------0-----------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-------|
    B|1-------1---------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-------|
    G|2---------2-------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0------0--0-------|
    D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-------|
    A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------|
    E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-------|
      What ...

    [Pattern 1]
    You ..
    [Pattern 2]
    And ..
    [Pattern 1]
    I need ..,
    a word, ..
    [Pattern 2]
    just ..

      C     G     F     C      Dm        G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
    G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
    These ..

      C     G     F     C      Dm                     G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
    G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
    These ...

      C     G     F     C      Dm        G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
    G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
     These ...

      C     G     F     C      Dm                     G
    E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
    B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
    G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
    D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
    A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
    E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
    These ...

    [Repeat Above (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [Fill] and C chord]

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