Losing My Religion
R.E.M (1991)
Strum:
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro Riff played before each chord:
A |--------5-7-5-0-|
E |----------------|
1 2 3 & 4 &
Intro
[Riff] | [F] | [F] [Riff] | [Am] | [Am] [Riff] |
| [F] | [F] [Riff] | [Am] | [G] Oh....
| [Am] Life, it's | bigger |
| [Em] it's bigger than | you, and you are |
| [Am] not me. The | lengths that I will |
| [Em] go to, the | distance in your | [Am] eyes | [Am] |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said to |
| [Dm] much, | I've said it | [G] all | [G]
That's me in the | [Am] corner, | that's me in the |
| [Em] spotlight | losing my | [Am] religion, | trying to |
| [Em] keep a | view, and I | [Am] don't know if I can | do it. |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too |
| [Dm] much, I | haven't said e- | [G] nough
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [G]
Every whis- | [Am] per, | every waking |
| [Em] hour, I'm | choosing my con- | [Am] fessions |
| [Am] Trying to | [Em] keep an eye on | you,
like a | [Am] hurt lost and blind | foal, foal |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too
| [Dm] much, | I said it | [G] up | [G]
Consider | [Am] this, | consider this,
the | [Em] hint of the centur- | y, consider |
| [Am] this, the | slip, that | [Em] brought me to my | knees failed
| [Am] what if all these | fantasies come
| [Em] flailing a- | round,
And now I've | [Dm] said... | ...too | [G] much
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [G]
Instrumental
Am↓ G↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
F↓ G↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
C↓ D↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
That was just a dream
C↓ D↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
That was just a dream
That's me in the | [Am] corner, | that's me in the |
| [Em] spotlight | losing my | [Am] religion, | trying to |
| [Em] keep a | view, and I | [Am] don't know if I can | do it. |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too |
| [Dm] much, I | haven't said e- | [G] nough
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [Am]
but | [F] that was just a | dream
to | [Am] try, cry, | fly, try |
| [F] That was just a | dream,
just a | [Am] dream, just a | [G] dream, dream. |
Outro Instrumental
Am↓
A ||o -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- o|| 3X
E ||o -----------------|----------------- o||
Am↓ Am↓
A |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-|-0
E |-----------------|-----------------|--
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 01-15-19 JJ
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R.E.M (1991)
Strum:
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro Riff played before each chord:
A |--------5-7-5-0-|
E |----------------|
1 2 3 & 4 &
Intro
[Riff] | [F] | [F] [Riff] | [Am] | [Am] [Riff] |
| [F] | [F] [Riff] | [Am] | [G] Oh....
| [Am] Life, it's | bigger |
| [Em] it's bigger than | you, and you are |
| [Am] not me. The | lengths that I will |
| [Em] go to, the | distance in your | [Am] eyes | [Am] |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said to |
| [Dm] much, | I've said it | [G] all | [G]
That's me in the | [Am] corner, | that's me in the |
| [Em] spotlight | losing my | [Am] religion, | trying to |
| [Em] keep a | view, and I | [Am] don't know if I can | do it. |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too |
| [Dm] much, I | haven't said e- | [G] nough
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [G]
Every whis- | [Am] per, | every waking |
| [Em] hour, I'm | choosing my con- | [Am] fessions |
| [Am] Trying to | [Em] keep an eye on | you,
like a | [Am] hurt lost and blind | foal, foal |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too
| [Dm] much, | I said it | [G] up | [G]
Consider | [Am] this, | consider this,
the | [Em] hint of the centur- | y, consider |
| [Am] this, the | slip, that | [Em] brought me to my | knees failed
| [Am] what if all these | fantasies come
| [Em] flailing a- | round,
And now I've | [Dm] said... | ...too | [G] much
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [G]
Instrumental
Am↓ G↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
F↓ G↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
C↓ D↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
That was just a dream
C↓ D↓
A |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
That was just a dream
That's me in the | [Am] corner, | that's me in the |
| [Em] spotlight | losing my | [Am] religion, | trying to |
| [Em] keep a | view, and I | [Am] don't know if I can | do it. |
| [Em] Oh no I've | said too |
| [Dm] much, I | haven't said e- | [G] nough
Chorus
I | [G] thought that I heard you | [F] laughing,
I | [F] thought that I heard you | [Am] sing | [Am]
I | [F] think I thought I | saw you | [Am] try | [Am]
but | [F] that was just a | dream
to | [Am] try, cry, | fly, try |
| [F] That was just a | dream,
just a | [Am] dream, just a | [G] dream, dream. |
Outro Instrumental
Am↓
A ||o -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- o|| 3X
E ||o -----------------|----------------- o||
Am↓ Am↓
A |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-|-0
E |-----------------|-----------------|--
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 01-15-19 JJ
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