New Test Leper
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

R.E.M.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
1996

Well, I retracted from alternative music round about 1995,
and figured that no new music would ever be good enough.  But
one of my friends had this album, and I listened to it and decided
it rules.  So I bought it, and this was the only acoustic song
on it, so I decided to put it up.

This part is behind every verse.

   I             can't        say           that
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   I             love          Jesus
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                 That would   be  a hollow
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   claim
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LYRICS:

I can't say that I love Jesus
That would be a hollow claim
He did make some observations
And I'm quoting them today

Judge not lest ye be judged
what a beautiful refrain
The studio audience disagrees
Have his lambs all gone astray

CHORUS
A  Bm  C#m  D  A         G
               Call me a leper
A  Bm  C#m  D  A         G
               Call me a leper
A  Bm  C#m  D  A         G
               Call me a leper
A  Bm  C#m  D  A
	       Mmmmmm...

You are lost and disillusioned
What an awful thing to say
I know this show doesn't matter
It means nothing to me

I thought I might help them understand
What an ugly thing to see
I am not an animal
Subtitled under the screen

CHORUS
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Mmmmmm...

SOLO

Bm		D	G
Bm		D	G

When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break
I sat silent five commercials
I had nothing left to say

The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade

CHORUS
A  Bm  C#m  D  A         G
                         What a sad parade
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Mmmmmm....
A  Bm  C#m  D  A         G
	       Mmmmmm...

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