Lifes Rich Pageant Album chords by R.E.M.

Chords with lyrics

Begin The Begin
    ===============


    {Intro}

    G(3) : ------------0-2-0----
    D(2) : --0-h-2-h-4-------4-0- F#F# chord

    F#F#           A augmentedA
    A augmentedA birdy ...
       E MajorE           F#F#    {Intro}
    The ..
    F#F#           A augmentedA
    I ..
            E MajorE         F#F#  F#7F#7
    Miles ...
      D MajorD
    When ..

    {same as before}

    Life's ..
    Of ..
    Silence ..
    We ..
    Follow ..

    D MajorD
    Let's ..
    F#F#            A augmentedA
    Let's ..
       E MajorE        F#F#      {Intro}
    The ..
    F#F#
    Answer ..
            A augmentedA
    I ..
                  E MajorE         F#F#  F#7F#7
    It's ..


    FF               G+G {keys walkdown}  C#C#
    Example ..

    FF      G+G   FF    G+G
    Let's ..
    FF      G+G   FF   G+G
    Let's..

    Begin The Begin (Another interpretation)
    ========================================


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    0-2-4-------4-0--------  This is the part that begins the song and
    ------0-2-0------------  is used in most of it
    -----------------------
    -----------------------

    And the rest of it follows this pattern

     F#F#             A augmentedA
    Birdie ..
        E MajorE            F#F#
    The ..
        D MajorD
    The ..



    These Days
    ==========

    Riff :   E(1) -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-
         B(2) -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-
         G(3) -----------------2-2-------------------  Achord Echord

    E MajorE              D MajorD A augmentedA  E MajorE
    Now ..
      G+G    Gsus4Gsus4
    If ..
    E MajorE          D MajorD A augmentedA
    Marching ..

           G+G             Gsus4Gsus4
    I ..quicksand
            G+G
    Picked ..
    BB
    All ..
    E minorEm   Em/F# Em/GEm/G
    Carry ..
        A augmentedA         C majorC       E minorEm
    We ..
       E/F#E/F#   E/G    A augmentedA  Asus2Asus2
    We ..
    E minorEm G+G       A augmentedA
    Settle ..
       C majorC         E minorEm
    Happy ...

    "solo"  E(1) : 0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
        B(2) : 5-0-3-2--8-7-3-5-  x 4

    {same as before}

    I ..
    And...
    We ...

    Now ..
    If ..
    I ..



    Fall On Me
    ==========


    Intro : a little ditty around a C majorC chord

    DmDm        A minorAm
    There's..
    DmDm         A minorAm
    Bargain ..
    DmDm         A minorAm       DmDm         A minorAm
    Feathers ..
    DmDm    G+G   C majorC    FF    DmDm        G+G
    Buy ..


    Chorus :

       C majorC DmDm  FF G+G
    Don't ..
    (What ..)
    (It's .)
    C majorC DmDm  FF G+G
    Fall ..
    (If ..) (It's ..)
    C majorC DmDm  FF G+G -------------> FF
    Fall ..
    (It's ..) (It's ..)

    There's ..
    A augmentedA ..
    Building ..
    DmDm    G+G   C majorC    FF    DmDm        G+G
    Buy ..

    Chorus

    Bridge :

    A minorAm      FF
    Well ..
    A minorAm     E minorEm        A minorAm
    But ..
        FF               DmDm        G+G
    So ..


    DmDm   G+G    C majorC    FF    DmDm    G+G    C majorC   FF
    Buy ..
      DmDm       G+G
    And ..

    Chorus to fade



    Fall On Me
    ==========


     DmDm        A minorAm
    There's ..
     DmDm        A minorAm
    Bargain ..
     DmDm        A minorAm        DmDm         A minorAm
    Feathers ..
     DmDm    G+G    C majorC    A minorAm    DmDm        G7G7
    Buy ..

    {It sounds good to walk up to the C majorC chord like this:}

    (A augmentedA) ---0-2- C majorC chord
    (E MajorE) -3----

    {walk}  C majorC  DmDm      FF  G+G
    Don't  Fall    On   Me
    {it repeats this... what... 3 or 4 times then...}
        FF     G+G  FF  Fmaj7Fmaj7
    (It's over It's over me ..... )

    { same as before}

    There's ..
    A augmentedA ..
    Building ..
    Buy ..

     A minorAm      FF
    Well ..
     A minorAm      G+G           A minorAm
    But ..
         FF               DmDm        G+G
    So ..

     DmDm   G+G    C majorC    A minorAm   DmDm     G+G   C majorC   A minorAm
    Buy ..
       DmDm       G+G
    And ..



    Underneath The Bunker
    =====================


    Here is a transcription to Underneath The Bunker!!!  The first part
    is played 2 times at the beginning and then the second part 2 times
    and then finally play the first part twice again. The song then ends
    on the E MajorE chord.

                The First Part

    E--------------------------------------------------------------------
    B--------------------------------------------------------------------
    G--3-4-5-4-3-5-4-------------------------4-2-0-----------------------
    D----------------4-5-7-5-4-7-5---5-4-1---------1-2-------------------
    A--------------------------------------2-----------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------------------------

                The Second Part

    E--7-8-10-8-7-10->15-12---15-14-12-----------------------------------
    B----------------------------------15-13->15-13-12--------12-13-12---
    G--------------------------------------------------14--14----------14
    D--------------------------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------------------------


    E--------------------------------------------------------------------
    B--12-12-12-12-10-8-10-10-10-10-8-7-5-4------------------------------
    G--------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-------------------------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------------------------


    I ..
    And ..
    Underneath ..

    I ..
    Waiting ..
    Underneath ..



    The Flowers Of Guatemala
    ========================


    (Intro: E MajorE A augmentedA)

    (Buck plays E MajorE on 7th fret, A augmentedA on 5th fret, I believe)

               (verse)
           E MajorE           A augmentedA
    I ..
           E MajorE            A augmentedA
    People ..
           E MajorE          A augmentedA
    People ..
              E MajorE           A augmentedA
    The ..

              (chorus)
        D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
    Amanita ..
              D MajorD         C majorC   G+G
    The ...
             D MajorD         C majorC   G+G  A augmentedA
    The ..

    (repeat pattern for verse)
    There's ..
    There's ..
    Amanita ..
    Cover..

    (chorus)

               (bridge)
    G#G#   A augmentedA         E MajorE
    Don't ..
    G#G#   A augmentedA         BB
    Don't ..

               (solo)
    (play verse chords)
    (BB)-5-7--5-7--5-7--10--9--7    }
    (G+G)----------------------------9  } play 2x

       E MajorE             A augmentedA        G+G
    (BB)-5-7--5-7--5-7--10--9--7----8--7--5
    (G+G)----------------------------9----------7

    repeat chorus
    repeat verse



    I Believe
    =========


    {On this song, you can simulate that little guitar melody by starting
    off with a plain jane E-chord, then playing an Esus4, and then stretch
    your pinky down to the 4th fret of the D MajorD string to make that F#F# note.}

       E MajorE
    When ..
          E MajorE
       and ..
       E MajorE
    When ..
       E MajorE
    My ..
          A augmentedA         F# minorF#m
    You're ..

       E MajorE
    I ..
      E MajorE                A augmentedA
    Explain ..
              F# minorF#m            BB
    What ..
            G# minorG#m
    Your ..
      A augmentedA           BB
    Between ..

     E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE BB   E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  BB E MajorE   Esus4Esus4    BB        F# minorF#m
    I --- I --------    I ----   believe   ..thin
              A augmentedA
    And change ..

    {same as before}

    When ..
    And ..
    When ..
    My ..
    You're

    Trust ...
    Think ..
    Silly ..
    Perfect ..

    I ..
    And ..
    {break C# minorC#m  A augmentedA   C# minorC#m  A augmentedA   C#C# A augmentedA  B}

    I..
    And ..

    When ..
    And ..
    When ..
    My ..
    You're ..
     BB
    I ..
     G# minorG#m
    I ..
      A augmentedA              BB
    Example ..

    I ..
    And ...

    I ..
    And ..
    {I Believe it ends on a C#m}


    Swan Swan H
    ===========


    Verse -> A minorAm DmDm
    Chorus -> E minorEm FF
    Bridge -> G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD

    Swan Swan H
    ===========

    { 6/8 time. In intro, play A minorAm chord. On beat four, lift up finger on
     second fret of D MajorD string & hammer back on. Also on DmDm when it's played
     for a whole 6 beats - except lift finger off G+G string.}

    A minorAm  (D MajorD) ------0--2--- DmDm    Gchord  A minorAm  ------0--2--- DmDm
       (A augmentedA) -0-3---------   -0-         -0-3---------
    1 2    3 4 5 6   1 2 3   4 5 6  1 2  3 4 5 6   1 2 3 4 5 6

     A minorAm    DmDm      G+G
    Swan ..
      A minorAm       DmDm
    Hurrah ..
        A minorAm        DmDm  G+G
    What ..
         A minorAm          DmDm
    Girl ..
      A minorAm    DmDm  G+G A minorAm
    A augmentedA ..

    {On this Em/Johnny Reb part, you can play:}
         Emchord   (A augmentedA) -----0--2--  F/CF/C  -0-  FF
               (E MajorE) -0-3-------
    counts: 1 2        3 4 5 6   1 2  3  4 5 6

     E minorEm           FF
    Johnny ..
     E minorEm        FF
    Forty ..
        E minorEm       FF
    Hey ..
       E minorEm       C majorC  G+G
    Some ..

    Night ..
    Years ..
    Wooden ..
    I ..
    I ..
    Long ..

      G+G     B minorBm
    A augmentedA ..
       C majorC          D MajorD
    The ..
     G+G        B minorBm          C majorC       C/BC/B
    Marching ..

    Six ..
    Tell ..
    Hey .
    Some ..

    Night .
    Swan ..
    Hurrah ..
    What ..
    Long ..
    A augmentedA ..
                     {end on Am}
    The ..




    Superman (The Clique)
    =====================


    Intro : E MajorE

    Chorus :

    E MajorE     A augmentedA                E MajorE
    I ..
    I am ..

    E MajorE        A augmentedA                   E MajorE
    You ..
    E MajorE        A augmentedA                   E MajorE
    I know ..

    Chorus

    E MajorE      A augmentedA                 E MajorE
    If ..
    E MajorE        A augmentedA               E MajorE
    Trust ..


    Bridge : | D MajorD A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE | D MajorD A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE | D MajorD A augmentedA |

    E MajorE      A augmentedA                 E MajorE
    If ..
    E MajorE        A augmentedA               E MajorE
    Trust ..

    Chorus --> | D MajorD A augmentedA | E MajorE




    Superman (The Clique)
    =====================


    {Intro:  E MajorE  E7E7  E MajorE  E7E7 ......}

     E MajorE     Asus2Asus2              E MajorE      E7E7
    I am ..
     E MajorE     Asus2Asus2            E MajorE     E7E7
    I am ..

     E MajorE         A augmentedA                 E MajorE
    You ..
     E MajorE         A augmentedA                  E MajorE
    I ..

    If ..
    Trust ..
    {break}

    D MajorD D A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA   (E MajorE) --0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-