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Outsiders

R.E.M.
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
You  took me to the restaurant  where we first  met
You  knocked a future  shock crowbar  upside my head
I  got caught with the stop  of the  tick-tock,  tick-tock clock
 When you told me  what you  knew
Lost  in the moment
 The day  that the  music stopped
 And I do remember  you
Drawing  patterns with a cork on the tablecloth
Promising volcanic change  of plot
Where  will this lead us - I'm scared  of the storm
 The outsiders  are gathering,  a new  day is born
 (Chords are the same as 1st verse)
 I tried to tell you I am not afraid
 You looked up and saw it all across my face
 So am I with you or am I against
 I don't think it's that easy - we're lost in regret
 Now I'm trying to remember
 The feeling when the music stopped
 When you told me what you knew
 Lost in the moment
 The day that the music stopped
 And I do remember you
 Drawing patterns with cork on the tablecloth
 Promising volcanic change of plot
 Where does this leave us - I'm scared of the storm
 The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born
 Drawing patterns with a cork on the tablecloth
 Promising volcanic change of plot
 Where does this leave us - I'm scared of the storm
 The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born
 The outsiders  are gathering,  a new  day is born
 The outsiders  are gathering
 Chords for the rap:
 RAP
 A man walks away when every muscle says to stay
 How many yesterdays - they each weigh heavy
 Who says what changes may come?
 Who says what we call home?
 I know you see right through me, my luminescence fades
 The dusk provides an antidote, I am not afraid
 I've been a million times in my mind
 This is really just a technicality, frailty, reality
 Uh, it's time to breathe, time to believe
 Let it go and run towards the sea
 They don't teach that, they don't know what you mean
 They don't understand, they don't know what you mean
 They don't get it, I wanna scream
 I wanna breathe again, I wanna dream
 I wanna float a quote from Martin Luther King
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 END

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Readable chord sheet for Outsiders by R.E.M.

[Em] [D] [Em]

[Em]You took me to the [D]restaurant where we [Em]first met
[Em]You knocked a [D]future shock [Em]crowbar upside my head

[Em]I got caught with the [D]stop of the[G] tick-tock,[Am] tick-tock [Em]clock

When you told me[D] what you[Em] knew

[Em]Lost in the [D]moment

The [G]day that the[Am] music [Em]stopped

And I do [D]remembe[Em]r you

[C]Drawing patterns with a cork on the [D]tablecloth
[G]Promising [D]volcanic [Em]change of plot
[C]Where will this lead us - I'm [D]scared of the storm
The [Em]outsiders are [D]gathering, a [Em]new day is born

(Chords are the same as 1st verse)

I tried to tell you I am not afraid
You looked up and saw it all across my face
So am I with you or am I against
I don't think it's that easy - we're lost in regret

Now I'm trying to remember
The feeling when the music stopped
When you told me what you knew
Lost in the moment
The day that the music stopped
And I do remember you

Drawing patterns with  cork on the tablecloth

Promising volcanic change of plot
Where does this leave us - I'm scared of the storm
The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born

Drawing patterns with a cork on the tablecloth
Promising volcanic change of plot
Where does this leave us - I'm scared of the storm
The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born

The [Em]outsiders are [D]gathering, a [Em]new day is born
The [Em]outsiders are [D]gathering    [Em]

Chords for the rap: [Em] [D] [G] [Am]

RAP

A man walks away when every muscle says to stay
How many yesterdays - they each weigh heavy
Who says what changes may come?
Who says what we call home?
I know you see right through me, my luminescence fades
The dusk provides an antidote, I am not afraid
I've been a million times in my mind
This is really just a technicality, frailty, reality

Uh, it's time to breathe, time to believe
Let it go and run towards the sea
They don't teach that, they don't know what you mean
They don't understand, they don't know what you mean
They don't get it, I wanna scream
I wanna breathe again, I wanna dream
I wanna float a quote from Martin Luther King
I am not afraid
I am not afraid
I am not afraid

I am not afraid
I am not afraid
I am not afraid
I am not afraid

[G]

END

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