Tuning:

[Intro] | D A | G | D A | G | (the "A" chord is just played once) [Verse]

^A"What's the frequency, ^DKenneth?" is your ^BmBenze^Gdrine, uh-^Ahuh ^D ^A ^G ^AI was ^Dbrain-dead, ^Bmlocked out,^G numb, not up to^A speed ^D ^Bm ^E

[Pre-Chorus]

^GI thought I'd pegged you an ^Aidiot's dream ^GTunnel vision from the ^Aoutsider's screen

[Chorus]

^DI never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe fre^Gquency, uh^A-huh ^A ^G ^A ^DYou wore our ^Aexpectations like an ^Darmored ^Gsuit, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^G ^A ^D

[Verse 2] A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy" [Pre-Chorus]

^GA smile like the cartoon, ^Atooth for a tooth ^GYou said that irony was the ^Ashackles of youth

[Chorus]

^DYou wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^G ^A ^DI never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe fre^Gquency, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^G ^A ^D

[Chords over solo] Bm A (x3) A A G A D [Solo] (grad. release) e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|--------------7-----------------| G|---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4---| D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------| (grad. bend) e|------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------------| G|---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7---------| D|-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7---| A|------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| B|------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------| G|------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------| D|--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)\7-| A|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| E|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------| B|------------------------|------8b-----| G|------------------------|------7b-----| D|--5------------7b--(7)--|-------------| A|------------------------|-------------| E|------------------------|-------------| [Verse 3] A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene [Pre-Chorus]

^GYou smile like the cartoon, ^Atooth for a tooth ^GYou said that irony was the ^Ashackles of youth

[Chorus]

^DYou wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^G ^A ^DI never ^Aunderstood ^Dthe fre^Gquency, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^G ^A ^DYou wore our ^Aexpectations like an ^Darmored ^Gsuit, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^GI couldn't ^Aunderstand ^DYou said that ^Airony was the ^Dshackles of ^Gyouth, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^GI couldn't ^Aunderstand ^DYou wore a ^Ashirt of ^Dviolent ^Ggreen, uh-^Ahuh ^A ^GI couldn't ^Aunderstand ^DI never ^Aunderstood,^D don't f^Guck with m^Ae, uh-huh ^A ^G ^A

[Ending] D [Fill 1] e|------------------| B|------------------| G|----9b---(9)------| D|--------------7---| A|------------------| E|------------------| [Fill 2] e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|------5h4--------| A|-------------7---| E|-----------------| [Rhythm Fill 1] w/ amp tremolo e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----2-------------------| D|-----2-------------------| A|-----0-------------------| E|-------------------------| ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | b Bend | h Hammer-on ************************************

R.E.M. - Whats the frequency kenneth