RECKONING: CAMERA

This track took some time.  Stipe is doing some strange things with the last word of the chorus.  What I think is going on is that he is substituting the 'F' sound on words that should begin with P.  I stand by the first word being 'prints' because it's a nice play on words, but I think this gets changed to friends, then fresh (although it sounds like 'frish') the last word I think is supposed to be prayers, but he says 'frayers.'  This could also be phrase.  Without the master tapes it is hard to hear what is going on there, but that is my perception.  On top of that, I don't think he means to say if "I'm would be your camera," although he is known to play with tenses and verbs, I really think he is just closing his mouth after 'I' and it makes the 'I'm' sound. 
  The song itself is about their friend Carol Levy who died before recording Reckoning.  She was a friend who was a photographer and even took the photo that appeared on the back of the Hib-Tone version of Radio Free Europe. 

CAMERA
From the inside room
When the front room green becomes your special book
It was simple then
When the party lows
If we fall by the side
Will you be remembered?
Will she be remembered?

Alone in a crowd
A borrowed lantern bartered
If I’m to be your camera
Then who will be your prints?

I fell by your bed once
I didn’t want to tell you
I should keep myself in between the pages
Of the green light room
If we fall by the side
Will you be remembered?
Will she be remembered?

Alone in a crowd
A bartered lantern borrowed
If I’m to be your camera
Then who will be your flash?

From the inside room
When the front room green becomes your special book
It was simple then
When the party lows
If we fall by the side
I still like you
Can you remember?

Alone in a crowd
A bartered lantern borrowed
If I’m to be your camera
Then who will be your flash?
Alone in a crowd
A bartered lantern borrowed
If I’m to be your camera
Then who will be your flash?



Pre-ROCKVILLE Interlude
Come back, come on
You got it!
Unh!
Getting in the mood.
(All right)
Well, all right.
(1,2,3,4)


Another reason this track took time was that it is basically one big lead on guitar.  The chorus also has some strange changes that I had to sus out.  I was planning on doing the interlude anyway, but it is especially dedicated to another BW who made the request.  Enjoy!

CAMERA

Bass Intro

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B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-5-5-7-8-5-7-7-------5---------|

E|--------------5-5-5-5----------|

Verse

e|------0------------0---0---0---|

B|-----3-3---3-----3--3---3---3--|

G|--2-2---2-0-0---0----0---0-----|

D|--0------3---0-2---------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Bridge to Chorus and Chorus

e|--0--0--------------0--3-3-3--3-3--2-2-2-3-5-3-2-0-0--------|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------|

G|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------|

D|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--------|

A|-----------------------2-0-2h-0-2h-----------------3--------|

E|-----------------------3-0-3h-0-3h-----------------0--------|

e|-0-0-0--0------2-2-2-3-5-3-2-0-3-3-3--3-3--2-2-2-3-5-3-2-0--|

B|-1-1-1-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

G|-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

D|-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

A|-3-3-3-------------------------2-0-2h-0-2h------------------|

E|-0-0-0-------------------------3-0-3h-0-3h------------------|

e|-0-0-0--0---------------0--------|

B|-1-1-1-3-3-1-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-3-0-|

G|-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-2---------|

D|-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2---------|

A|-3-3-3---------------------------|

E|-0-0-0---------------------------|

Lead/ Intro to Last Verse

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B|-------10>15-13-10-10-12h-10--10-10-10--|

G|---7>10---------------------12----------|

D|--0-------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

Pre-Rockville Interlude:

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------2-----------------|

G|--3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1----|

D|-------------------------3-----|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------2----------2>4-2--|

G|--3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|-1-1-3-3-3-1-3--1-------1-1--3-3-3--|

D|---------------3—1-1-1-3-3----------|

A|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|

-BW