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

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

Guitar chords with lyrics

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


       {Intro}

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

       F#                      A
       A birdy ...
              E                     F#       {Intro}
       The ..
       F#                     A
       I ..
                       E                  F#    F#7
       Miles ...
            D
       When ..
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       {same as before}

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

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


       F                             G {keys walkdown}   C#
       Example ..

       F            G      F        G
       Let's ..
       F           G     F      G
       Let's..




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


       -----------------------
       -----------------------
       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#                         A
       Birdie ..
                E                        F#
       The ..
               D
       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                           D  A   E
       Now ..
            G        Gsus4
       If ..
       E                    D A
       Marching ..

                     G                         Gsus4
       I ..quicksand
                       G
       Picked ..
       B
       All ..
       Em      Em/F#  Em/G
       Carry ..
               A                 C              Em
       We ..
             E/F#      E/G       A   Asus2
       We ..
       Em G             A
       Settle ..
              C                 Em
       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 chord

       Dm                Am
       There's..
       Dm                 Am
       Bargain ..
       Dm                  Am             Dm                  Am
       Feathers ..
       Dm        G     C        F       Dm               G
       Buy ..


       Chorus :

              C Dm   F G
       Don't ..
       (What ..)
       (It's .)
       C Dm   F G
       Fall ..
       (If ..) (It's ..)
       C Dm   F G -------------> F
       Fall ..
       (It's ..) (It's ..)

       There's ..
       A ..
       Building ..
       Dm        G     C        F       Dm                G
       Buy ..

       Chorus

       Bridge :

       Am           F
       Well ..
       Am          Em                Am
       But ..
               F                             Dm                G
       So ..


       Dm      G       C        F       Dm        G       C      F
       Buy ..
            Dm             G
       And ..

       Chorus to fade




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


         Dm                Am
        There's ..
         Dm                Am
        Bargain ..
         Dm                Am                Dm                  Am
        Feathers ..
         Dm       G       C       Am       Dm               G7
        Buy ..

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

       (A) ---0-2- C chord
       (E) -3----

       {walk}    C    Dm            F    G
        Don't   Fall        On     Me
        {it repeats this... what... 3 or 4 times then...}
                F         G   F   Fmaj7
        (It's over It's over me .....  )

       { same as before}

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

         Am           F
        Well ..
         Am            G                     Am
        But ..
                 F                              Dm               G
        So ..

         Dm      G       C        Am      Dm         G      C      Am
        Buy ..
             Dm              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 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  A)

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

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

                            (chorus)
                D              C      G
        Amanita ..
                           D                 C     G
        The ...
                          D                 C      G   A
        The ..

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

        (chorus)

                             (bridge)
        G#      A                 E
        Don't ..
        G#      A                 B
        Don't ..

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

              E                         A               G
        (B)-5-7--5-7--5-7--10--9--7----8--7--5
        (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 string to make that F# note.}

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

             E
        I ..
            E                                A
        Explain ..
                           F#m                       B
        What ..
                        G#m
        Your ..
            A                      B
        Between ..

         E  Esus4  E  B      E  Esus4 E   B E      Esus4       B                F#m
        I ---  I --------        I ----      believe      ..thin
                            A
        And change ..

        {same as before}

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

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

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

        I..
        And ..

        When ..
        And ..
        When ..
        My ..
        You're ..
         B
        I ..
         G#m
        I ..
           A                           B
        Example ..

        I ..
        And ...

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


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


       Verse  -> Am Dm
       Chorus -> Em F
       Bridge -> G Bm C D

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

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

        Am    (D) ------0--2---  Dm       Gchord   Am    ------0--2---  Dm
              (A) -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

         Am        Dm           G
        Swan ..
            Am              Dm
        Hurrah ..
               Am               Dm    G
        What ..
                  Am                   Dm
        Girl ..
            Am       Dm    G Am
        A ..

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

         Em                     F
        Johnny ..
         Em                F
        Forty ..
               Em              F
        Hey ..
              Em              C    G
        Some ..

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

            G         Bm
        A ..
              C                    D
        The ..
         G               Bm                   C             C/B
        Marching ..

        Six ..
        Tell ..
        Hey .
        Some ..

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





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


       Intro  : E

       Chorus :

       E          A                                E
       I ..
       I am ..

       E                A                                     E
       You ..
       E                A                                     E
       I know ..

       Chorus

       E           A                                 E
       If ..
       E               A                              E
       Trust ..


       Bridge : | D A | E | E | D A | E | E | D A |

       E           A                                 E
       If ..
       E               A                              E
       Trust ..

       Chorus  -->  | D A | E





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


       {Intro:   E    E7   E    E7 ......}

         E         Asus2                           E           E7
        I am ..
         E         Asus2                       E         E7
        I am ..

         E                 A                                 E
        You ..
         E                 A                                   E
        I ..

        If ..
        Trust ..
       {break}

       D D  A A A      (E) --0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-

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