R.E.M. – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? INTRO D A G D A G VERSE 1

^A “What’s the frequency, ^DKenneth?” Is your^Bm Benzedrine,^G uh-hu^Ah. ^D ^A ^G ^A I was ^Dbrain-dead, locked out^Bm, numb, ^Gnot up to ^Aspeed.^D ^Bm ^E ^G I thought I pegged you an ^Aidiot’s dream. ^G Tunnel vision from the ^Ainsider’s screen. ^D I never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe frequen^Gcy, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D You wore our ^Aexpectations ^Dlike an armoured^G suit, uh^A-huh.^G ^A ^D

VERSE 2

^A I’d studied you’re ^Dcartoons, radio, ^Bmmusic, TV, ^Gmovies, maga^Azine^Ds. ^A ^G ^A Richard said, “^Dwithdraw in dis^Bmgust is not the ^Gsame as apa^Athy.^D” ^Bm ^E ^G A smile like the cartoon, ^Atooth for a tooth. ^G You said that irony was the ^Ashackles of youth. ^D You wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D I never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe frequen^Gcy, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D

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^A “What’s the frequency, ^DKenneth?” Is your^Bm Benzedrine,^G uh-hu^Ah. ^D ^A ^G ^A Butterfly ^Ddecal, rear-view ^Bmmirror, ^Gdogging the ^Ascene.^D ^Bm ^E ^G You smile like the cartoon, ^Atooth for a tooth. ^G You said that irony was the ^Ashackles of youth. ^D You wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D I never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe frequen^Gcy, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D You wore our ^Aexpectations ^Dlike an armoured^G suit, uh^A-huh.

VERSE 4

^G I couldn’t under^Astand. ^D You said that ^Airony was the ^Dshackled of ^Gyouth, uh-hu^Ah. ^G I couldn’t under^Astand. ^D You wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-hu^Ah. ^G I couldn’t under^Astand. ^D I never ^Aunderstood, ^Ddon’t fuck with ^Gme, uh-hu^Ah. ^G ^A ^D

R.E.M. - Whats the frequency kenneth