Final Straw Bass Tabs by Rem

Song: Final Straw
Artist: REM
Album: Around The Sun
Tabbed By: MrOoze (Mrooze@yahoo.com)

Not an intensely entertaining song, but powerful in it's message.
Comments and corrections always welcome.

Tuning is standard
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = Hammer


Verse 1
"As I raise my head..."
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D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|--------------------------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------5-----------\-0-|3-------3---3-0---5---5-5-----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----0-3---0---5-------------0-|3-----0-3---3-0---5---5-5-----7-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-------0---2---3---|0-------------------------------|	
A|0---2---3-------3---------------|----------------5-------------3*|
E|--------------------------------|--------------5-----------------|
  Repeat From Beginning
  * = Second Time Only

"Now, I don't believe..."
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G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--3-----3---3-5-----------------|3-------3---5-------------------|
A|------3-----------5-----5-----3-|------3---------5-------------3-|
E|----------------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--3-----3---3/5-----------------|------------0-------0---2---3---|
A|------3-----------5-----5-----5-|0---2---3-------3---------------|
E|----------------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|--------------5---------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|

G|7-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------7---5-------7---|
A|----------------5---------------|5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-|----------------------------|


"For this fear will not..."
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G|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------5-----------\-0-|3-----3-3---3-0---5---5-5-----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----0-3---0---5-------------0-|--3---3-3---3-0---5---5-5-----7-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-------0---2---3---|0-------------------------------|
A|0---2---3-------3---------------|----------------5-----------\-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------5-----------------|

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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3---3-0---5---5-5-----0-|3-----0-3---0---5-------5-----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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D|--------------------------------|------------0-------0---2---3---|
A|3-----3-3---3-0---5---5-5----5h7p0---2---3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------5-----------3-2-|0-------0---2---3-------3---0---|
E|--------------5-----------------|----0---------------3-----------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5---------------5-----------3-2-|0-------0---2---3-------3---0---|
E|------------5-7-----------------|----0---------------3-----------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5---------------5---------------|5---------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------5---------------5-|--------------5-----------------|

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