R.E.M.

Toys In The Attic

R.E.M.


Tom: A

A      A E     D     D  A    G     D     A   B
Light voices scream nothing seems real's a dream
E                             A        E
Leaving the things that you learned behind
E                            A      E
Leaving the things that you love behind
E                            A           E
All of the things that you learned were real
E                       A
Nothing except for the years
A   E    D       D A    G     D     A   B
Voices scream, nothing seems real's a dream
E     E     E  D      A
Toys toys toys in the attic


A      A E     D     D  A    G     D     A   B
Light voices scream nothing seems real's a dream
E                            A      E
Leaving the things that you love behind
E                             A        E
Leaving the things that you learned behind
E                            A           E
All of the things that you learned were real
E                       A
Nothing except for the years
A   E    D       D A    G     D     A   B
Voices scream, nothing seems real's a dream
E     E     E  D      A
Toys toys toys in the attic


[Aerosmith version]:


Intro :  (Rhy. Fig. 1)

 E5                           D5  A 3X
E|-----------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------|-3--2-|
G|-----------------------------|-2--2-|
D|-----2h0-----0---------------|-0--2-|
A|-2----------2-----2----------|----0-|
E|-0-------------------3p0--0--|------|

Bridge :
   A5          E5     D5           A5   G5
E|----------------------------------------3----|
B|----------------------------------------3----|
G|----------------------7-------7-\-2-----0----|
D|---7-------7-\-2------7-------7-\-2-----0----|
A|---7-------7-\-2------5-------5-\-0-----0----|
E|---5-------5-\-0------------------------3----|
  Lights.   Voices   scream.  Nothing   seen.

   D5  A5        (N.C.)       B5 A5  B5        A5 (N.C.)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-\-2----------------------4-2---4---4---4--2---------------|
D|---7-\-2----------------------4-2---4---4---4--2---------------|
A|---5-\-0----------2--2--4| \ 6--------------------2-2--4 \ 6----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
    Reals   the  dream.


Verse :   (Rhy. Fig. 2)
  E5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-10--9--9b10r9------7------------|---------------------|
G|--------9b10r9------7--------6---|---------------------|
D|-------------------------9---7---|---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7---0------------2--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------0----0--|
 Leaving the things that are real             behind.

 Repeat Rhy. Fig.2 with the rest of the verse :

 Leaving the things that you love  from mind.
 All of the things that you learned from fears.
 Nothing is left but the years.

 Bridge : (Repeat Bridge)

 Chorus : (Rhy. Fig.1)  4X
   Toys,  toys,  toys in the attic

 Bridge : (Repeat Bridge)


 Solo :
 C5
E|----6----6----6----6-----8-----------------------------|
B|-4----4----4----4----------8---------------------------|
G|-6b---6b---6b---6b---7b------7b-5-7b-5---7---5-7b-5-6--|
D|---------------------------------------7---5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----8-8--------------8-------8-----8-8-8--------------|
B|-----8-8-10b-8-10b-8----10-10---11b-------11-8-10-11---|
G|-7\9-----10b-8-10b-8-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------10\8-------|
B|--------------------------------------------10\8-------|
G|-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-7-------10------------|
D|-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-7----10-10------------|
A|-----10-----10-----10-----10-------10------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----8-------8---------8-------8-----------------------|
B|-11b-8-------8-11b-----8-------------------------------|
G|-------8-10b-------10b---8-10b---11\8-10-10-10b--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|-------|
B|-----8-----9-----10----|--12b\-|
G|-10b---11b---12b----13-|--14b\-|
D|-----------------------|-------|
A|-----------------------|-------|
E|-----------------------|-------|

 Repeat chorus untill end (Rhy. Fig.1)

   Double stops are very important during the verses and the
       solo.  Use double stops during the solo.  It makes
       the song sound more complete.