Green Album chords by R.E.M.

Chords with lyrics

Pop Song 89
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    The tab to the opening riff of Pop Song '89 is:

    (E MajorE) --8-5-------------------------------------------
    (BB) ------8--------5--------------------------------
    (G+G) -----------------7--5--7-s-9--7--7-h-9-p-7------
    (D MajorD) -------------------------------------------5--7-

    {Intro:  A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D A augmentedA A majorA D MajorD D D MajorD  x 3}

     A augmentedA    D MajorD    A augmentedA      D MajorD
    Hello ..
      A augmentedA      D MajorD       A augmentedA   D MajorD
    I ..
    A augmentedA  D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD

     A augmentedA     D MajorD    A augmentedA   D MajorD
    Hello ..
      A augmentedA    D MajorD        A augmentedA    D MajorD
    I ..

     E MajorE     G+G        D MajorD     BaddE
    Should ...
     E MajorE     G+G        D MajorD     BB
    Should ..

    {break:   BB / / / BB / / / E MajorE / / / E7E7 / / /
          BB / / / BB / / / E MajorE / / / D/Dsus4

     are real close to the chords - often in them. I think its weird
     that Pete didn't play them on the acoustic version.}

    Hello ..
    And ..
    Hello ..
    I ..



    Get Up
    ======


    {Intro: E MajorE BB C majorC G+G A augmentedA    E MajorE BB C majorC G+G Bb}

    A augmentedA         D MajorD
    Sleep ..
               A augmentedA
    Where ..
         D MajorD
    I ..
               A augmentedA
    Sleep ..
         D MajorD
    Wake ..
               A augmentedA
    You've ..
         D MajorD
    Way ..

     E MajorE   BB   C majorC  G+G    A augmentedA
    Dreams ..
     E MajorE   BB   C majorC  G+G    Bb majorBb
    Dreams ..

    I've ..
    I've ..
    Life ..
    I've ..
    With ..
    I ..
    Well ..
    Where ..

    {break  A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD  w/ 13 alarm clocks going off at once}

    This..
    To ..

    You Are The Everything
    ======================

    {Intro  Am}
    G+G                 D MajorD
    Sometimes ..
                 G+G
    I'm ..
              D MajorD
    I'm ...
             G+G
    Eviscerate ..
        G+G
    Here's ..
       D MajorD
    You're ..
      G+G
    The ..
      D MajorD
    The ..
    C majorC        G+G         C majorC
    All ..
                 G+G
    You ..
                 C majorC
    The ..
             G+G
    But ..
       D MajorD
    The ..
      D MajorD
    And ..
      D MajorD              G+G
    For ..
      G+G         D MajorD
    I ..
       G+G             D MajorD
    And ..
             G+G
    But ..
            D MajorD
    Everything ..
            G+G
    And ..
              D MajorD
    She ..
             C majorC
    I look ..
        G+G
    Of the ..
       C majorC                 G+G
    The ..
                 C majorC
    Late ..

          D MajorD
    With ..
    D MajorD
    You ..
    D MajorD
    You ..
    D MajorD                 A minorAm
    You ..


    Stand
    =====


    {intro: E MajorE  A augmentedA  B}

     E MajorE      A augmentedA        BB
    Stand ...
     A augmentedA  A/G# E MajorE
    Now ..
     E MajorE      A augmentedA
    Think ..
         F#F#    BB A augmentedA  E MajorE
    Wonder ..
       E MajorE      A augmentedA        BB
    Now ..
     A augmentedA A/G# E MajorE
    Now ..
     E MajorE         A augmentedA
    Think ..
     F#F#       BB A augmentedA  E MajorE
    Wonder ..

     E MajorE       A augmentedA    C#C#    C majorC  BB
    If ..
     E MajorE    A augmentedA     G+G    A augmentedA BB
    Carry ...
       E MajorE     A augmentedA    C#C#  C majorC  BB
    Your ..
       E MajorE     A augmentedA    G+G   G+G A augmentedA BB
    Your ..

    Your ..
    Your ..
    If ..
    Listen ..
    The ..

    {at the end of this song, it goes up a key, so the chords are:
    F#F# BB C#C# .....
    then they go up again to:
    G#G# C#C# D#D# .....
    however, the song ends on:
      E MajorE
    so STAND!



    World Leader Pretend
    ====================

    {Between the E minorEm and B minorBm chords play this ----
     (D MajorD) -0-2-4-2-0-         }

    {Intro E minorEm  B minorBm  E minorEm  B minorBm E minorEm  B minorBm  G+G   A augmentedA }

     D MajorD      G+G  C majorC         D MajorD
    I ..
     D MajorD  G+G        C majorC         D.
     It ...
     D MajorD      G+G     C majorC
    I ...
           D MajorD       D MajorD
    I ..
       G+G         C majorC         D MajorD
    I ..

     E minorEm B minorBm
     E minorEm         B minorBm
    This ..
     E minorEm           B minorBm              G+G  A augmentedA
    I ..

    I've ..
    I ..,
    I ..
    I ..
    I ..
    I ..
    I've ..

    It's ..
    This ..
    I ..

     A minorAm      C majorC     A minorAm           C majorC
    Reach ..
      A minorAm      C majorC      A minorAm       A augmentedA      G+G
    Let ..

    This ..
    And ..
    This ..
    And ..
    I ..
    To ..
    It's ..
    That ..

    It's ..
    This ..
    I ..

    You ..
    You ..
    And ..one
    I ..
    {End on Em}




    Orange Crush
    ============


    Orange Crush goes :

    | E minorEm | E minorEm | G+G  | D MajorD  | in the verses
    | E MajorE  | BB  | F#F# | BB  | in the chorus

    Follow ..
    I've ..
    Collar..
    I've ..
    We ..
    I've ..
    Spread ..
    Coming ..
    Paid ..



    Orange Crush
    ============

    {Intro:  E minorEm   G+G    D2}

     E minorEm
    Follow ..
       G+G         D MajorD
    I've ...
     E minorEm
    Collar ..
       G+G         D MajorD
    I've ..
     E minorEm      G+G
    We ..
        D MajorD
    I've ..
     E minorEm
    Spread ..
     G+G       D MajorD
    Coming ...

    {the break is:  Emajor   BB    F#F#   BB  as many times as necessary}

    Paid in full



    Hairshirt
    =========


    {This song repeats these 8 measures throughout the verses:
    G+G / / / G+G / / / A7A7 / / / A7A7 / / / C majorC / / / C majorC / / / G+G / / / G+G / / /}

    I am ..
    That ..
    For ..
    Run ..
    And you ..

     G+G  A7A7       C majorC           A minorAm
    I ..
        A minorAm
    It's ..
                  C majorC   C majorC
    To ..
    Of desire    G+G
    {verse}
    I ..
    And ..
    To ..
    So ..
    Feed ..
    And ..
    It's ..
    And ..
    Away ..
    Or ..
    All ..

    Here ..
    It's ...
    My ..
    It's ..
    Your ..



    (Untitled) - Pieces printed in the 1988 fan club holiday card
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    C majorC
    This ..
    G+G          C majorC
    I ..
    C majorC
    This ..
                   G+G
    This ..


    I ..
    But ..
    All ..
    Hold ..
    While ..
    Hold ..
    While ..

    {Break :  F7F7  C majorC  F7F7  G}

    I've ..
    And ..
    Just ..
    I've ..
    And ..
    Just ..
    Hold ..
    While ..
    Hold ...
    While ..

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