LIFES RICH PAGEANT: HYENA

This is an older song that had been played live and recorded since the time of Reckoning, and I seem to remember having a copy of them playing the song even earlier than that.  Hyena is some kind of super spy, perhaps a superior link in a world that contains 'lower wolves.'  The background vocals are notoriously difficult to understand and what I have placed here are estimations.  Again, without the master tracks, it is impossible to hear what is really going on.  However, I can state that Mills and even a little Stipe have overlaid at least two vocal tracks in the background, this is why sometimes you'll see a second parenthetical word within parenthesis.  The tracks don't exactly match in rhythm or lyrically and create a cool choppy effect which almost sounds like an Auto-Tune correction by the end of the song. 
  On a separate note, I've always really liked this song but I can't point out why.  Go figure.

HYENA
Night time fell like the opening
In the final act of the beginning of time
Hyena take your role the stage is set
(Tearin’ out all of the rules)
The town is safe again till now
(What’d you get into?)

(I see your changes then)
Hyena
(You’re crawling through)
Hyena
(God knows (shows) you’re doing that, don’t you?)
Hyena

Hyena sister look to your hand
(The night I stood back and)
Man you serve communal interest
(There's some new romance)
She’ll tell you when and where and how and why and who
(Tellin’ how and who)
A beautiful young lady

(I see your changes then)
Hyena
(I’m crawling through)
Hyena
(God knows you’re doing that, don’t you?)
Hyena

The only thing to fear is fearlessness
The bigger the weapon the greater the fear
Hyena is ambassador to here

Night time fell like the closing
(Night time is my time)
Meager pay with recognition
(There upon the shelf)
Hyena crawls on his belly
(When you pass that hand upon to hers)
The town is safe again till now
(Tada, da,da,da)

(I see your changes then)
Hyena
(Goin’ far away)
Hyena
(I see you goin’)
Hyena
(Don’t know if I should stay (go))
Hyena
(I see you holding him (that))
Ha, Ha Hyena
(and all that I’ve crawled through)
Hyena
(God knows you’re doing that, don’t you?)
Hyena

This song is another example of why I write this blog.  It's a very simple song once learned, but tricky to figure out.  What is available online is close to the chords, but not the actual song.  The song is meant to be played with a lot of open strings, so feel free to just strum away!

HYENA

Intro/Middle Bridge

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B|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0----|

G|-9---------------9-----------------|

D|-9----9--9--9--9-7----7--7--7--7---|

A|-7---------------0-----------------|

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

Verse

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B|-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------|

G|-9---9-9-----------------------------------------------|

D|-9---7-9---11-12-12-12-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-9-7---|

A|-7---0-7-----------------------------------------------|

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

Bridge to Chorus

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B|--0-----|

G|--9-----|

D|-11-----|

A|--0-----|

E|--0-----|

Chorus

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B|--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0---|

G|--9--9--9-9-12-12-12-11-11-11-9-9---|

D|-11-11-12---------------------------|

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

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

Bridge to Verse

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B|--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

G|--9--9--9-9-12-12-12-11-11-11--9--9---|

D|-11-11-12---------------------12-12---|

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

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End on

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B|-0----|

G|-9----|

D|-9----|

A|-7----|

E|-0----|