COLLAPSE INTO NOW: IT HAPPENED TODAY

This track took a little longer to figure out as it was the first that I had to add mandolin to.  For those of you who play guitar, you really should learn mandolin as well ... it's pretty simple comparatively.  The lyrics in this song are not exactly rocket science, however seeing that the band released a lyric video (below) why are the lyrics incorrect on lyrics websites already!
  Anyway, it's a fun track and as I've said reminiscent of "Sanctuary" by Grant Lee Buffalo on which, Michael Stipe appeared way back in the late Nineties.  Here, we get Eddie Vedder in his R.E.M. guest spot debut ... moaning.  I don't know, but when I first heard a track was going to have Eddie Vedder I thought maybe he would say something.  Still a cool track though and there's no denying his addition adds to the mix very nicely.  Speaking of mixes, you can hear a ton of mixes of this song by fans, and yours truly, at Soundcloud.  The band released the tracks to the public (has that ever been done before? Well, certainly not by R.E.M.) for everyone to create their version of the song.  The tracks are a little choppy, but it made it so much easier to learn how to play the song ... thanks, guys!



IT HAPPENED TODAY

This is not a parable
This is a terrible
This is a terrible thing

Yes I will rhyme that after
After all I've done today
I have earned my wings

It happened today, hooray, hooray
It happened, hip, hip, hooray

We'll leave the allegory to another bible story
Out of deference, defiance, and choice
And close in on a promise after
After all I've done today
I have earned my voice

It happened today, hooray, hooray
It happened, hip, hip, hooray


IT HAPPENED TODAY

Intro:

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Verse:

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Chorus:

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Mandolin

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Bridge to End:

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Mandolin:

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Transition Bridge:

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Mandolin:

Strum/Pick first chord, jangle note

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