Murmur

Accelerate

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003

Automatic For The People

Life's Rich Pageant

Monster

Out Of Time 

New Adventures In Hi-Fi

Document 

Reckoning

Collapse Into Now

R.E.M. were an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and  Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1995.  R.E.M. released its first single, &quot;Radio Free Europe&quot;, in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone.

Verse:
Am                 Am/B  C     G         F
The kids have a new take   A new take on faith
Am         Am/B C      G        Dm         
Pick up pieces    Get carried away
   Am    Am/B      C    G         F
I came home    to city     half erased
   Am    Am/B      C   G         Dm         
I came home    to face   what we faced

Pre-Chorus:
        C             G       Dm    Dm
This, place needs me here, to start
       C             G        Dm    Dm
This place, is the beat, of my heart

Chorus:
       C             G          Dm    Dm
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)

Verse:
Am            Am/B   C      G           F
Storm didn't kill me   The government changed
         Am     Am/B            C   G      Dm         
Hear the answer call  Hear the song   rearranged
         Am         Am/B            C       G   F
Hear the trees, the ghosts and the buildings   sing
         Am     Am/B    C        G      Dm         
With the wisdom     to reconcile   this thing

Pre-Chorus:
       C             G            Dm    Dm
It's sweet and it's sad and it's true
         C            G         Dm    Dm
How it, doesn't look bitter  on you

Chorus:
       C             G          Dm    Dm
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)

Break/Solo:
Bb - Am - F - G
Bb - Am - Ab - Ab

Verse:
Am            Am/B  C    G           F
Mother and father    I stand beside you
      Am          Am/B         C   G           Dm  
The good of this world  Might help    see me through
      Am   Am/B           C    G     F
This place      needs me here    to start
      Am   Am/B         C   G         Dm*    (bass line: D,E,F,G)
This place      is the beat    of my heart

Chorus:
       C             G          Dm    Dm
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)
       C             G          Dm    Dm*   (bass line: D,E,F,G)  Am
Oh my heart  Oh my heart (Oh my heart)

end Am

Oh My Heart

Em            C
I picture you in the sun 
G         D
wondering what went wrong
Em               C
And falling down on your knees 
G          D 
asking for sympathy
Em               C
And being caught in between 
        G            D 
all you wish for and all you seen
Em                 C
And trying to find anything 
G            D                 Em    C    
you can feel that you can believe in


    G                  D
May god's love be with you
   Em      C
Always ooo ooo
    G                  D
May god's love be with you



Em              C 
I know I would apologize 
   G              D 
If I could see it in your eyes
Em                     C
'cause when you showed me myself 
G        D
I became someone else
Em               C
But I was caught in between 
        G            D
all you wish for and all you need
Em            C
I picture you fast asleep
   G
A nightmare comes
D                     Em C
You can't keep awake
 

   G                  D
May god's love be with you
   Em   C  
Always
    G                  D
May god's love be with you



Em            C
  'cause if I find
     G
If I find my own way
D               Em
How much will I find
     C
If I find
     G
If I find my own way
D               Em
How much will I find
C      G    D 
You


Em           C
I don't know anymore
G        
What it's for
D            Em
I'm not even sure
            C             G
If there is anyone who is in the sun
         D               Em
Will you help me to understand
                     C
'cause I been caught inbetween 
      G            D
all I wish for and all I need
Em               C
Maybe you're not even sure 
G
what it's for
D             Em  C
Any more than me


    G                  D
May god's love be with you
  Em     C
Always
     G                 D
May god's love be with you

In The Sun (michael Stipe Version)

G                               Cmaj7
That's great, it starts with an earthquake,
                     G                         Cmaj7
birds and snakes, an aeroplane - Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
G
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
Cmaj7
world serves its own needs, don't misserve your own needs.
G
Feed it up a knock, speed, grunt no, strength no.
Cmaj7
Ladder structure clatter with fear of height, down height.
Bb
Wire in a fire, represent the seven games
     Am
in a government for hire and a combat site.


G                                                              Cmaj7
Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck.
G
Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered crop.
             Cmaj7
Look at that low plane!  Fine then.
G                                               Cmaj7
Uh oh, overflow, population, common group, but it'll do.

Save yourself, serve yourself.
                 G
World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed.
                 Cmaj7
Tell me with the rapture and the reverent in the right - right.
    Bb                                               Am
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched.


         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine


G
Six o'clock - TV hour.  Don't get caught in foreign tower.
      Cmaj7
Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn.
G
Lock him in uniform and book burning, blood letting.
      Cmaj7
Every motive escalate.  Automotive incinerate.
G
Light a candle, light a motive.  Step down, step down.
         Cmaj7
Watch a heel crush, crush.
                  G
Uh oh, this means no fear - cavalier.  Renegade and steer clear!
Cmaj7
   A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies.
Bb                                             Am
Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline.


         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C   Cmaj7
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine
G         Cmaj7     G    Cmaj7      G    F
    I feel fine

         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine


G
The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide.
      Cmaj7
Mount St. Edelite.  Leonard Bernstein.
G
Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs.
Cmaj7
   Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom!
    Bb                                    Am
You symbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, right?  Right.


         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine


G


         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am
It's the end of the world as we know it
         G         D         Am                         C
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

Its The End Of The World As We Know It

Am    F            C  Am   Dm   F G

Am            Dm              C           G
Charades, pop skill water hyacinth,
            Am       Am          C         G      F
 named by a poet. imitation of life
Am     Dm       C            G               Am
like a koi in a frozen pond like a goldfish in a bowl
Dm               C                    G        F
I dont want to hear you cry

       C              Am
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Dm              F     G
thats cinnamon thats Hollywood
C             Am              Dm    F   G
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

(Middle 8)
F   G   F   G   F

Imitation Of Life

INTRO:

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G                C           D5                          G                             C    A|     C|      D5
Nightswimming                   deserves           a quiet night.
                G                        C            D5        G                             C    A|     
the photograph on the dashboard,             taken years ago,
      C                                             D5
turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
  G                           C                D5            G                               C      A
every streetlight                reveals the picture in reverse.
C                                        D5
still, it's so much clearer.
G                     C          D5            G
i forgot my shirt       at       the water's edge.
       C             A                  C           D5
the moon is low      tonight.

G                C           D5                          G                            
Nightswimming                   deserves           a quiet night.
       C                              D5                                 G5
i'm not sure all these people understand.
      C                D5           G
it's not like years   ago,
    C          A                       C
the fear of getting caught,
     D5                             G5
of recklessness and water.
          C         D5           G
they cannot see me naked.
            C              A              C
these things, they go away,
        D5                          G
replaced by everyday.
                   C              G                                C       A
Nightswimming, remembering that night.
         C                                      D5
september's coming soon.
      C                                  C      D5
i'm pining for the moon.
       G                                    C
and what if there were two
         A                  C 
side           by side          in orbit
    D5                                G
around the fairest sun?
         C       D5            G
that bright, tight forever drum
                C          A                              C               D5
could not describe      nightswimming.
G                             C            D5
You, i thought i knew   you.
G                                 C          A
you i cannot judge.
G                                  D5       
you, i thought you knew       me,
                     G             C          D5            G                           C
this one laughing quietly         underneath         my breath.
A               C          D5
nightswimming.
INTERLUDIO:
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         G                           C
The photograph reflects,                        
D5               G                  C 
every streetlight a reminder. 
A                     C               D5                        G                C    D5
      Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, 
G                      C             A                 C          D5
               deserves a quiet       night.

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Nightswimming

F     Am     D  Eb  E  F

Gm    Am    Bb    x3

F     Am     D  Eb  E  F

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way to make you,

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way,

Gm  Am   Bb   C   F
a way to make you smile.

Am         Bb
I read bad poetry

Gm          F
into your machine,

            Am
I save your messages

Bb                Gm
Just to hear your voice,

           F          Am
you always listen carefully

   Bb
to awkward rhymes,

Gm         F
you always say your name

Am              Bb
like I wouldn't know it's you,

    Gm       C     F       Am       D  Eb  E  F
at your most beautiful.

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way to make you,

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way,

Gm  Am   Bb   C   F
a way to make you smile.

Am         Bb
At my most beautiful

Gm           F        
I count your eyelashes,

Am        Bb
secretly,

Gm         F             Am
with every one whisper I love you,

  Bb
I let you sleep,

Gm            F                   Am
I know you're closed eye watching me,

      Bb
listening,

  Gm        C     F       Am       D  Eb  E  F
I thought I saw a smile.

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way to make you,

Gm    Am      Bb
I've found a way,

Gm  Am   Bb   C   F
a way to make you smile.

Gm    Am    Bb    x3

C     F

At My Most Beautiful

F               C                       Bb
A public service announcement followed me home the other day.
  F            C    Gm
I paid it nevermind. Go Away.
F                        C                         Bb
Shits so thick you could stir it with a stick-free Teflon whitewashed presidency.
F                   C              Gm
We're sick of being jerked around, wear that on your sleeve.

BRIDGE:
C                             Dm           Bb               C 
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Dm     Bb       Am       C
We're sick of being jerked around we all fall down.

VERSE:
         F             C         Bb
Have you ever seen the televised St. vitus subcommittee prize
  F           C            Gm
Investigation dance? Those ants in pants glances.
     F               C            Bb
Well,look behind the eyes. It's a hallowed hollow anesthetized
F                 C                 Gm  
"save my own ass, screw these guys" smoke and mirror lock down.

BRIDGE:
C                             Dm            Bb               C 
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Dm     Bb        Am         C
The Papers wouldn't lie! I sigh, Not one more.

CHORUS:    (x2)
            F
It's been a bad day.
C            Gm
Please don't take a picture.
            F
It's been a bad day.
C      Gm
Please.

VERSE:
      F               C                   Bb
We're dug in deep the price is steep. The auctioneer is such a creep.
    F                    C              Gm
The lights went out, the oil ran dry we blamed it on the other guy.
F                 C              Bb
Sure, all men are created equal. Heres the church, heres the steeple.
F                    C              Gm
Please stay tuned-we cut to sequel. Ashes to ashes, we all fall down.

BRIDGE:
C                             Dm           Bb               C 
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                  Dm        Bb         Am
Ignore the law of fear. Ugh, this means war.

CHORUS:    
     C      F
It's been a bad day.
C            Gm
Please don't take a picture.
            F
It's been a bad day.
C      Gm
Please.

INSTRUMENTAL:
F C Bb x4

BRIDGE:
C                             Dm            Bb               C 
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Dm      Bb       Am       C
We're sick of being jerked around we all fall down.

CHORUS: x4
            F
It's been a bad day.
C            Gm
Please don't take a picture.
            F
It's been a bad day.
C      Gm
Please.

F C Gm x4

F

Bad Day

# *Dm = Play arpeggios

Intro : [Dm] x4

1st Verse/chorus :
Dm                        G				                Dm*      Dm*
Smack, crack, bushwacked, Tie another one to the racks, baby
Dm                       G 				               Dm*      Dm*
Hey kids, rock and roll, Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F				                    Am      
What if I ride ? What if you walk ? What if you rock around the clock ?
G          G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em                                   Em                            Dm*      Dm*
What if you did ? What if you walk ? What if you tried to get off, baby?


2nd Verse/chorus :
Dm    		              G                            Dm*      Dm*
Hey kids, where are you ? Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Dm  		           G                               Dm*      Dm*
Hey kids, shake a leg, maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
F				                 Am        		
Maybe you did, maybe you walked, baby you rocked around the clock
G          G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em    	    			      Em                        Dm*      Dm*
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk, Maybe I drive to get off, baby



Bridge :
Dm  		           G                               Dm      Dm
Hey kids, shake a leg, maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
Dm  		                       G                          Dm      Dm
Ollie, ollie, Ollie, ollie, ollie, Ollie, ollie in come free, baby
Dm    		              G                            Dm*    Dm*   Dm*   Dm*
Hey kids, where are you ? Nobody tells you what to do, baby



3rd verse/chorus :
Dm  		                G                             Dm*      Dm*
Smack, crack, shack-a-lack, Tie another one to your back, baby
Dm                       G 				               Dm*      Dm*
Hey kids, rock and roll, Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F				                 Am        		
Maybe you did, maybe you walked, baby you rocked around the clock
G          G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em    	    			      Em                        Dm*      Dm*
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk, Maybe I drive to get off, baby


Outro :
Dm    		              G                            Dm*      Dm*
Hey kids, where are you ? Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Dm                       G 				               Dm*   Dm*   Dm*    Dm*  Dm>let ring
Hey kids, rock and roll, Nobody tells you where to go, baby, baby, baby

Drive

Main riff (through verses):
   D                      G
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E|-2---2---2---2---2---2-------3---3-------3---3---|
C|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-|
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Intro : [D][G]


1st verse :
D                    G        D                          G 
 When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone
D                              G             D         G    -    G/F#   -
 When you're sure you've had enough of this life, hang on


Chorus :
Em                  A  Em         A      
 Don't let yourself go, everybody cries
Em         A    x   D       G
 Everybody hurts sometimes



2nd verse :
                        D    G                        D
Sometimes everything is wrong, now it's time to sing along
                        G           D
When your day is night alone, hold on
                         G  
If you feel like letting go 
D                              G            D               G   -  G/F#   -
 When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on



Chorus :
Em         A     Em                    A
 Everybody hurts, take comfort in your friends
Em         A
 Everybody hurts,



Bridge:
F#                 Bm     F# Bm F#                 Bm
  Don't throw your hand, oh  no, don't throw your hand
C                          G       C                       Am        x
  When you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

3re verse :
D                    G         D                             G         
 If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long
D                            G               D             G
 When you think you've had too much, of this life, to hang on


Chorus :
Em         A       Em
 Everybody hurts, sometimes
          A     Em         A    x   D      G
Everybody cries, everybody hurts, sometimes
                    D      G         D/A       G        D
But everybody hurts   sometimes so hold on, hold on, hold on,
        G        D        G        D        G
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on,
          D       G   D   G
Everybody hurts
D                 G   D   G   D   G
You are not alone

Everybody Hurts

intro: [F][Am][F][Dm-G]


1st verse :
     Am              Em                                Am
Oh, life it's bigger, it's bigger that you and you are not me
                        Em                          Am
The lengths that I will go to, the distance in your eyes
Em                   Dm                 G
 Oh no I've said too much, I've said it all
                    Am                     Em
That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight,
              Am               Em
Losing my religion, trying to keep up with you
      Am                        
And I don't know if I can do it,
Em                   Dm                     G
 Oh no I've said too much, I haven't said enough



Chorus :
                           F
I thought that I heard you laughing,
                           Am &#8211; - Am/B &#8211; - Am/C - - Am -
I thought that I heard you sing
  F                          Am
I think I thought I saw you try



2nd verse :
          Am                  Em
Every whisper of every waking hour
                     Am               Em
I'm choosing my confessions trying to keep an eye on you
       Am
Like a hurt lost and blinded foal, oh
Em                   Dm              G
 Oh no I've said too much, I said it all
          Am                   Em
Consider this, consider this a hint of the century,
           Am              Em
Consider this, a slip that brought me to my knees, pale
Am                              Em
What if all these fantasies come flailing around
         Dm       G
Now I've said too much




Chorus :
                           F
I thought that I heard you laughing,
                           Am &#8211; - Am/B &#8211; - Am/C - - Am -
I thought that I heard you sing
  F                          Am
I think I thought I saw you try


Bridge :

      Am        -          G         -
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      F          -         G         -
A|---/7--7--7--5~~-5--5\--/3--3--3--0~~0--0\--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|


    C       -       Am         -
But That was just a dream
C       -       Am - - G - -
That was just a dream
       


3rd verse :
                    Am                     Em
That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight,
              Am               Em
Losing my religion, trying to keep up with you
      Am                        
And I don't know if I can do it,
Em                   Dm                     G
 Oh no I've said too much, I haven't said enough


Chorus :
                           F
I thought that I heard you laughing,
                           Am &#8211; - Am/B &#8211; - Am/C - - Am -
I thought that I heard you sing
  F                          Am
I think I thought I saw you try
    F                        Am
But That was just a dream, try, cry, fly, and try
F                             Am     -      G      -
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream, dream


     Am>let ring
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Losing My Religion

G   Am	             Em
Oh, life it's bigger,
Em	                 Am
it's bigger that you and you are not me
                        Em
The lengths that I will go to,
                     Am
the distance in your eyes
Em	            Dm
Oh no I've said too much,
              G
I've said it all
                  Am
That's me in the corner,
 	          Em
that's me in the spotlight,
           Am
losing my religion
Em
Trying to keep up with you
       Am	              Em
and I don't know if I can do it
 	            Dm
Oh no I've said too much,
                G
I haven't said enough

 	                   F
I though that I heard you laughing,
                            Am	Am/B	Am/C	Am/E
I thought that I heard you sing	 	 	 
  F	            Dm	    Am
I think I thought I saw you try


(Repeat for verse 2)


    Am
But that was just a dream
C               G
That was just a dream


(Repeat for verse 3)

Intro - repeat C to D, playing a single strum then pick the e and B string, then strum 
Do same for both chords, and in a few other chords in the song, such as the D in the 
Continue this pattern into the verses

C                        D             C
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C                     D              C
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C                     D                    C
Monopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C                        D                 C
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C                       D             C
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C                          D              C
See you in heaven if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge (Strum normally, but, for the G, play suspended notes also, to fill out the sound)

Am                            G        Am                     
        G
Hey Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Am                           G      C                        D
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?

Chorus (just strum)

G       Am       C          Bm         G    
        D
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
G       Am       C            Bm       G    
      Am
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool

Man On The Moon

D  Em D    C
Intro (x2)     

D                    Bm          D                    Bm
Could it be that one small voice doesn't count in the room
Em                   A     Em              A
Yellow like a geisha gown, denying all the way
D                      Bm   D            Bm
Could this by three be ten, honor marches on
Em                   A     Em             A
Yellow like a geisha gown, denial all the way

D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune
D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune

D                Bm       D            Bm
Are we grown way too far, taking after rain
Em                   A     Em              A
Yellow like a geisha gown, denying all the way

D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune
D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune
A     D    Em  A  D
In my life                     
Em              A
denying all the way

D             Bm     D                    Bm
Ears that are still, children of today on parade
Em                   A     Em              A
Yellow like a geisha gown, denying all the way

D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune
D  A    G        D A  G
Shaking through, opportune

D  Em D   C
Final bridge (x2)

E  B    A        E B  A
Shaking through, opportune
E  B    A        E B  A
Shaking through, opportune

Shaking Through

R.E.M - Shiny Happy People


Intro:
G, Em, Bm, C (2x)


Chorus chords:
B, E, Asus2 (4x)


Verse:
F#m      Esus4 F#m   Esus4
Meet me in the crowd
A       E
People, people
F#m      Esus4 F#m   Esus4
Throw your love around
A        E
Love me, love me
F#m      Esus4 F#m   Esus4
Take it into town
A      E
Happy, happy
F#m     Esus4 F#m   Esus4
Put it in the ground
A                 E       G   G/5-
Where the flowers grow
G        D6     E     E7
Gold and silver shine


Chorus:
B, E, Asus2
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people laughing



F#m  Esus4 F#m   Esus
Everyone around
A          E
Love them, love them
F#m      Esus4 F#m   Esus
Put it in your hands
A        E
Take it, take it
F#m          Esus4 F#m   Esus
There's no time to cry
A      E
Happy, happy
F#m      Esus4 F#m   Esus
Put it in your heart
A              E       G   G/5-
Where tomorrow shines
G        D6     E     E7
Gold and silver shine



Chorus:
B, E, Asus2
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people laughing



Repeat intro chords:
G, Em, Bm, C (2x)



Chorus (Repeat 4 times):
B, E, Asus2
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people holding hands
B       E      Asus2
Shiny happy people laughing

Shiny Happy People

Intro:   Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11        Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11  E

E                      F#m11
This name I got we all agreed
E                           F#m11
See could stop stop it will red
E                       F#m11
We could bind it in the scythe
E                        F#m11
We could gather, throw a fit

B                       A
Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in
B                              A
Setting trap for the big kill, waste o' time, sitting still

E                       F#m11
I'm the sun and you can read.
E                           F#m11
I'm the sign and you're not deaf
E                       F#m11
We could bind it in the scythe
E                        F#m11
We could gather, throw a fit

B                       A
Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in
B                              A
Setting trap for the big kill, waste o' time, sitting still

Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11          Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11
      I   I I can hear you.      I   I I can hear you.
Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11      E
      I   I I can hear you.


E                      F#m11
This name I got we all agreed
E                           F#m11
See could stop stop it will red
E                       F#m11
We could bind it in the scythe
E                        F#m11
We could gather, throw a fit


B                       A
Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in
B                              A
Setting trap for the big kill, waste o' time, sitting still


Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11          Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11
      I   I I can hear you.      I   I I can hear you.
Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11      E
      I   I I can hear you.


E                     F#m11
You can gather when I talk, talk until you're blue
E                       F#m11
You could get away from me, get away from me.


B                       A
Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in
B                              A
Setting trap for the big kill, waste o' time, sitting still


Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11          Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11
      I   I I can hear you.      I   I I can hear you.
Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11      E
      I   I I can hear you.
Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11          Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11
      I   I I can hear you.      I   I I can hear you.
Aadd9 Emaj7 F#m11      E
      I   I I can hear you.
    F#m11    E
Can you hear me?

Sitting Still

A|--3-3-3---5----5--5----5--5--3-3-3---5----5----5-------5-------|
E|---------0-----------0--------------0----0----0----0--0--------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0------2-----2----2----0-0-0-----2---2----2---2---2------|

So Central Rain

intro: 

D            F              C      G
D            F              C (x2 all above)

D               F             C      G
  You're movin' through rough waters motel boy,
D           F          C
  and swimming in your sleep.
D           F       C          G
  How could I be so blind, mis-sighted,
D                    F                 C
  not to see there's something wounded deep?


D              F            C       G
  Anyone could scratch your surface now,
D          F      C
  it's all amphetamine
D             F            C         G
  you're blasting yourself into the present
D           F            C  (n/c)
l earn some vast indignity, say that,

F            G
You say that you hate it,
F           G
you want to re-create it
Em        C       G              D
I've been around, I've been your lover.
Em       C                F
I let it go at Kill Devil Hill,
Em            C              G           
You're coming onto something so fast, so numb
                    C
that you can't even feel.


D        F             C            G
  You're drinking the raw Drano baby,
D     F     C
  You do-si-do, saddo
D               F                C           G      
  You're you in cartilage, shark-eyed, shock horror, 
D     F          C
  all   present tense,
D     F                 C       G
  and boy your blood is running cold.


D       F                    C
Listen, this is now, this is here, this is me,
D            F            C            G
this is what I wanted you to see.
D         F                      C
That was then, was that, that is gone, this is past,
D             F                C             G     (n/c)
you cast yourself cast, passed by, gone down fast, you say,

F            G
You say that you hate it,
F           G
you want to re-create it
Em        C       G              D
I've been around, I've been your lover.
Em       C                F
I let it go at Kill Devil Hill,
Em            C              G           G
You're coming onto something so fast, so numb
                    C
that you can't even feel.

F            G
You love it. You hate it.
F           G
You want to re-create it.
Em   C       G             D
Now, this is here, this is me,
     Em        C             F
This is what I wanted you to see.
Em       C         G             G
That was then, was that, that is gone.
                             C
That is what I wanted you to feel.


F            G
You love it. You hate it.
F            G
You spit it out, the bitter pill.
Em        C       G              D
I've been around, I've been your lover.
Em       C                F
I let it go at Kill Devil Hill,
Em            C              G           G
You're coming onto something so fast, so numb
                    C
that you can't even feel.

F            G
I've played this round, 
F            G
I've played your lover.
Em   C      G             D
I've played it out to the hilt.
Em            C              G           G
You're coming onto something so fast, so numb
                    C
that you can't even feel.

F            G
I've played this round, 
F            G
I've played your lover.
Em       C                F
I let it go at Kill Devil Hill,
Em            C              G           G
You're coming onto something so fast, so numb
                    C      D
that you can't even feel.

So Fast So Numb

E         Asus2                           E           E7
 I am I am I am Superman and I know what's happening
  E         Asus2                       E         E7
 I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything

  E                 A                                 E
 You don't really love that guy you make it with now do you
  E                 A                                   E
 I know you don't love that guy cause I can see right through you.
  E                 A                                   E
 If you go a million miles away I'll track you down girl
  E                 A                                   E
 Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart

Superman

           D  A  Em      A       D     A
Everybody here ... comes from somewhere
Em       G                   D         A    Em   A   D   A  Em   G
... That they would just as soon forget and disguise


        D        A           Em      A
At the summer camp where you volunteered
        D        A           Em      G
No one saw your face, no one saw your fear
        D        A           Em      A
If that apparition, it just appeared
        D        A           Em      G
Took you up and away from this space
        D        A           Em      A         D     A    Em    G
In sheer humiliation, of your teenage station


D       A          Em          A
Nobody cares, no one remembers
D       A          Em          G
And nobody cares


Em        G     D        A
And you cried and you cried
Em        G     D        A
He's alive, he's alive
Em        G     D        A
And you cried and you cried and you cried and you cried

D  A  Em   A
D  A  Em   G


        D        A           Em      A
If you call out safe, then I'll stop right away
        D        A           Em      G
If the premise buckles, and the rope starts to shake
        D        A           Em      A
For the detail's marked, but the story's the same
        D        A           Em      G
You don't have to explain, you don't have to explain
        D        A           Em      A         D     A    Em    G
Humiliation ... of your teenage station


Em        G     D        A
Yeah you cried and you cried
Em        G     D        A
He's alive, he's alive
Em        G     D        A
Ah you cried and you cried and you cried

         Fmaj7         Em
And you realize your fantasies
         Fmaj7         Em
Are dressed up in travesties
Fmaj7  Em  C     B   C    A
Enjoy yourself with no regrets,  uh uh

D   A   Em   A
D   A   Em   G

           D  A  Em      A       D     A
Everybody here ... comes from somewhere
Em       G                   D         A   Em   A   D   A  Em   G
... That they would just as soon forget ... a disguise


Em        G     D        A
And you cried and you cried
Em        G     D        A
He's alive, he's alive
Em        G     D        A
Yeah you cried and you cried and you cried and you cried

        D        A           Em      A
Ah, you cried and you cried
        D        A           Em      G
Ah, you cried and you cried

        D        A           Em      A
Now, there's nothing dark and there's nothing weird
        D        A           Em      G
Don't be afraid, I will hold you near
        D        A           Em      A
From the seance where you first betrayed
        D        A           Em      G
An open heart on a darkened stage:
        D        A           Em      A         D     A    Em    G
A celebration of your teenage station


        D        A           Em      A
Zen experience, sweet delirious
        D        A           Em      G
Supernatural superserious
        D        A           Em      A
Inexperienced, sweet delirious
        D        A           Em      G
Supernatural superserious
D
Wow!

Supernatural Superserious

Intro:  | D  A | G | D  A | G |  (the "A" chord is just played once)


A           D          Bm                G              A       D   A   G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A     D           Bm         G               A         D       Bm    E
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
G                           A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G                      A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
D       A          D      G         A      A    G    A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D            A                    D       G        A    A    G    A    D
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh


A                D         Bm            G           A         D  A *Fill1  G
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A       D                    Bm                 G          A    D  Bm *Fill2  E
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
G                         A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G                           A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D          A        D       G         A      A    G    A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D       A          D      G          A      A    G    A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh


Chords over solo:  Bm    A   (x3)
                   A   A   G   A


no tabs for solo sorry :/


A           D          Bm                G              A   D  A  *Fill1   G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A         D      Bm               G           A         D    Bm  *Fill2   E
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
G                           A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G                           A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D          A        D       G         A         A    G    A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D       A          D      G          A          A    G    A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D            A                    D       G        A       A
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G          A
I couldn't understand
D             A             D           G         A        A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G          A
I couldn't understand
D          A        D       G         A         A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G          A
I couldn't understand
D       A          D       G         A          A    G    A
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh

End on D.

What's The Frequency, Kenneth?

Track 11 of 12 on the album Automatic For The People.In the liner notes of 'In Time: The Best of R.E.M.' (2003) guitarist Peter Buck says that this is the only R.E.M. song where the lyrics came before the music. Lead singer Michael Stipe told Buck & bassist/ keyboardist Mike Mills he had written a full set of lyrics & maybe they could find some suitable music. When the band returned to the studio, Mills played a piece on the piano which fit Stipe's lyrics perfectly. Read more on Last.fm.

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

Slow Graffiti

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
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A  E  D  A

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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

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