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Losing My Religion

R.E.M.
Versions2TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
:--------------------:
 : Guitar Chord Chart :
:--------------------:
 :Name :  :
 :F : 1 3 3 2 1 1 :
 :Dm : x x 0 2 3 1 :
 :G : 3 2 0 0 0 3 :
 :Am : x 0 2 2 1 0 :
 :Am/B : x 2 x 2 1 0 :
 :Am/C : x 3 x 2 1 0 :
 :Am/D : x x 0 2 1 0 :
 :Em : 0 2 2 0 0 0 :
:C : x 3 2 0 1 0 :
:D : x x 0 2 3 2 :
:--------------------:
 
 
 Oh, life  is bigger
 It's bigger than you
 And you are not  me.
 The lengths that I will go  to,
 The distance in your eyes,
 Oh no, I've said too much,
 I set it up.
 That's me in the corner,
 That's me in the spotlight
 Losing my religion.
 Trying to keep  up with you.
 And I don't  know if I can do it.
 Oh no, I've said too much,
 I haven't said enough.
 I thought  that I heard you laughing,
 I thought  that I heard  you sing.
I think  I thought I saw you try.
 Every Whisper  of every waking hour
 I'm choosing my confessions,
 Trying to keep  an eye of you
 Like a hurt  lost and blinded fool, fool
 Oh no, I've said too much,
 I set it up.
 Consider this,  consider this,
 The hint  of a century,
 Consider this:  the slip
 That brought  me to my knees failed.
What  if all these fantasies
 Come  flailing around?
 Now I've said  too much.
 I thought  that I heard you laughing,
 I thought  that I heard  you sing.
I think  I thought I saw you try.
 Here you can play the mandolin fill or just the chords.
G
e| -12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10- 8- 8- 8- 5- 5- 5- 5- 5- |
B| ------------------------------------------------- |
G| ------------------------------------------------- |
D| ------------------------------------------------- |
G
e| -12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10- 8- 8- 8- 5- 5- 5- 5- 5- |
B| ------------------------------------------------- |
G| ------------------------------------------------- |
D| ------------------------------------------------- |
 But that  was just a dream,
That  was just a dream.
 That's me in the corner,
 That's me in the spotlight
 Losing my religion.
 Trying to keep  up with you.
 And I don't  know if I can do it.
 Oh no, I've said too much,
 I haven't said enough.
 I thought  that I heard you laughing,
 I thought  that I heard  you sing.
I think  I thought I saw you try.
 But that  was just a dream,
Try, cry, why, try.
That  was just a dream, just  a dream,  just a dream,  dream.
 This is the mandolin outro played over Am on the guitar.
> > x7
e| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | -12-10-------10---------- | ---- |
B|:-------------------------:| -------13-10----13-10-13- | -10- |
G| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |
D| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |
A|:-------------------------:| ------------------------- | ---- |
E| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |
 Thanks to 'Slash*Evh' for the mandolin tabs. Next week, The Drugs Don't Work.

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Readable chord sheet for Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

:--------------------:
: Guitar Chord Chart :
:--------------------:
:Name  : [E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E] :
:F     : 1 3 3 2 1 1 :
:Dm    : x x 0 2 3 1 :
:G     : 3 2 0 0 0 3 :
:Am    : x 0 2 2 1 0 :
:Am/B  : x 2 x 2 1 0 :
:Am/C  : x 3 x 2 1 0 :
:Am/D  : x x 0 2 1 0 :
:Em    : 0 2 2 0 0 0 :
:C     : x 3 2 0 1 0 :
:D     : x x 0 2 3 2 :
:--------------------:

 [F]           [Dm] [G]     [Am]   [Am/B]     [Am/C]   [Am/D] [Am]
 [F]           [Dm] [G]     [Am]

[G]   Oh, [Am]life is 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,
[Em]   Oh no, I've said too [Dm]much,
I set it [G]up.

That's me in the [Am]corner,
That's me in the [Em]spotlight
Losing my re[Am]ligion.
Trying to [Em]keep up with you.
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.

I [G]thought that I heard you [F]laughing,
I [Dm]thought that I [G]heard you [Am]sing.[Am/B]       [Am/C]              [Am/D]
[Am]I  [F]think I thought I [F]saw [Dm]   [G]you [Am]try.

[G]   Every [Am]Whisper of every waking [Em]hour
I'm choosing my con[Am]fessions,
Trying to [Em]keep an eye of you
Like a [Am]hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
[Em]   Oh no, I've said too [Dm]much,
I set it [G]up.

Consider [Am]this, consider this,
The [Em]hint of a century,
Consider [Am]this: the slip
That [Em]brought me to my knees failed.
[Am]What if all these fantasies
Come [Em]   flailing around?
Now I've [Dm]said too [G]much.

I [G]thought that I heard you [F]laughing,
I [Dm]thought that I [G]heard you [Am]sing.[Am/B]       [Am/C]              [Am/D]
[Am]I  [F]think I thought I [F]saw [Dm]   [G]you [Am]try.  [G]

Here you can play the mandolin fill or just the chords.

    [Am]                      [G]
e| -12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10- 8- 8- 8- 5- 5- 5- 5- 5- |
B| ------------------------------------------------- |
G| ------------------------------------------------- |
D| ------------------------------------------------- |

    [F]                       [G]
e| -12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10- 8- 8- 8- 5- 5- 5- 5- 5- |
B| ------------------------------------------------- |
G| ------------------------------------------------- |
D| ------------------------------------------------- |

But [C]that was just a [D]dream,
[C]That was just a [D]dream.

That's me in the [Am]corner,
That's me in the [Em]spotlight
Losing my re[Am]ligion.
Trying to [Em]keep up with you.
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.

I [G]thought that I heard you [F]laughing,
I [Dm]thought that I [G]heard you [Am]sing.[Am/B]       [Am/C]              [Am/D]
[Am]I  [F]think I thought I [F]saw [Dm]   [G]you [Am]try. [Am]    [B]        [Am/C]               [Am/D]                      [Am]
But [F]that was just a [Dm]dream[G],
[Am]Try, [Am/B]cry,   [Am/C]why,   [Am/D]try.   [Am]
[F]That was just a dream, [Dm]   [G]just a [Am]dream, just a [G]dream, dream.

This is the mandolin outro played over Am on the guitar.

  [Am]  >        >              x7
e| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- | -12-10-------10---------- | ---- |
B|:-------------------------:| -------13-10----13-10-13- | -10- |
G| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |
D| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |
A|:-------------------------:| ------------------------- | ---- |
E| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---- |

Thanks to 'Slash*Evh' for the mandolin tabs. Next week, The Drugs Don't Work.

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