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Subject: REM Chords - Lifes Rich Pageant

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


       {Intro}

       G(3) :  ------------0-2-0----
       D(2) :  --0-h-2-h-4-------4-0-  F# chord
       
       F#                      A      
       A birdy and a hand for life's rich demand
              E                     F#       {Intro}
       The insurgency began and you missed it
       F#                     A  
       I looked for it and I found it
                       E                  F#    F#7
       Miles Standish proud congratulate me
            D
       When the land and sky murders you    (???)
       
       {same as before}

       Life's rich demand creates supply and demand
       Of the powers the only book that matters
       Silence means security silence means approval
       We have Zenith on the TV tiger run around the tree
       Follow the leader run the churn into butter
       
       D
       Let's begin again begin the begin
       F#                       A
       Let's begin again like Martin Luther Zen
             E               F#           {Intro}
       The mythology begins the begin
       F#
       Answer me a question I can't itemize
                        A
       I can't think clearly look to me for reason
                                    E                  F#   F#7
       It's not there I can't even rhyme begin the begin
       
       
       F                             G {keys walkdown}   C#
       Example the finest example is you
       
       F            G      F        G  
       Let's begin again begin the begin
       F           G     F      G
       Let's begin again
       
       
       

       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 in the hand, for the lights which demand
                E                        F#
       The insugency which began and we missed it
               D
       The philanderers tied the murderer's shoes
       

       
       
       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 I'm not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales 
            G        Gsus4
       If I can and I can
       E                    D A           
       Marching the ocean marching to the sea
       
                     G                         Gsus4
       I had a hat I put it down into some  quicksand 
                       G
       Picked it up slapped it on my head
       B
       All the people gather
       Em      Em/F#  Em/G
       Carry each his burden
               A                 C              Em
       We are young despite the years we are concern
             E/F#      E/G       A   Asus2
       We are hope despite the times
       Em G             A
       Settle on these days
              C                 Em                         
       Happy throngs take this joy wherever, wherever....
       
       "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 wish to meet each one of you 
       And you meet you if I can and I can
       We have many things in common name three
       
       Now I'm not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales
       If I can and I can
       I wish to meet each one of you and you me you
       



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

       
       Intro : a little ditty around a C chord
       
       Dm                Am
       There's a problem feathers iron
       Dm                 Am
       Bargain buildings weights and pulleys
       Dm                  Am             Dm                  Am
       Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
       Dm        G     C        F       Dm               G
       Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
       

       Chorus :

              C Dm   F G
       Don't fall on me 
       (What is it up in the air for) 
       (It's gonna fall)
       C Dm   F G
       Fall on me 
       (If it's there for long) (It's gonna fall)
       C Dm   F G ------------- F
       Fall on me 
       (It's over it's over me) (It's gonna fall)
       
       There's the progress we have found
       A way to talk around the problem
       Building towered foresight isn't anything at all
       Dm        G     C        F       Dm                G
       Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky
       
       Chorus
       
       Bridge :

       Am           F
       Well I could keep it above
       Am          Em                Am
       But then it wouldn't be sky anymore
               F                             Dm                G 
       So if I send it to you, you've got to promise to keep it home
       
       
       Dm      G       C        F       Dm        G       C      F
       Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
            Dm             G
       And ask the sky and ask the sky
       
       Chorus to fade
       


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

         Dm                Am
        There's a problem feathers iron
         Dm                Am
        Bargain buildings weights and pullies
         Dm                Am                Dm                  Am
        Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
         Dm       G       C       Am       Dm               G7
        Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
       
       {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 the progress we have found
        A way to talk around the problem
        Building towered foresight isn't anything at all
        Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky
       
         Am           F
        Well I could keep it above
         Am            G                     Am
        But then it wouldn't be sky anymore
                 F                              Dm               G
        So if I send it to you you've got to promise to keep it home
       
         Dm      G       C        Am      Dm         G      C      Am
        Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
             Dm              G
        And ask the sky and ask the sky
       
       


       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 will hide and you will hide
       And we shall hide together again
       Underneath the bunker in the night
       
       I have water I have rum
       Waiting for cold and dark shall come
       Underneath the bunker in the night
       


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


        (Intro:  E  A)

        (Buck plays E on 7th fret, A on 5th fret, I believe)
       
                             (verse)
                      E                      A
        I took a picture that I'll have to send
                     E                        A
        People here are friendly and content
                     E                   A
        People here are colorful and bright
                            E                      A
        The flowers often bloom at night
       
                            (chorus)
                D              C      G
        Amanita is the name
                           D                 C     G
        The flowers cover everything
                          D                 C      G   A
        The flowers cover everything
       
        (repeat pattern for verse)
        There's something here I find hard to ignore
        There's something that I've never seen before
        Amanita is the name they
        Cover over everything
       
        (chorus)
       
                             (bridge)
        G#      A                 E
        Don't look into the sun
        G#      A                 B
        Don't look into the sun
       
                             (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 I was young and full of grace
                   E
              and spirited a rattlesnake
              E
        When I was young and fever fell
             E
        My spirit I will not tell
                   A                  F#m
        You're on your honor not to tell
       
             E
        I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract
            E                                A
        Explain the change the difference between
                           F#m                       B
        What you want and what you need there's the key
                        G#m
        Your adventure for today what do you do
            A                      B
        Between the hours of the day
       
         E  Esus4  E  B      E  Esus4 E   B E      Esus4       B                F#m
        I ---  I --------        I ----      believe      my shirt is wearing thin
                            A
        And change is what I believe in

        {same as before}

        When I was young and give and take
        And foolish said my fool awake
        When I was young and fever fell
        My spirit I will not tell
        You're on your honor on your honor
       
        Trust in your calling make sure your calling's true
        Think of others the others think of you
        Silly rule golden words make practice practice makes perfect
        Perfect is a fault and fault lines change
       
        I believe my humor's wearing thin
        And change is what I believe in
       {break  C#m    A     C#m    A      C#  A    B}
       
        I believe my shirt is wearing thin
        And change is what I believe in
       
        When I was young and full of grace
        And spirit hid a rattlesnake
        When I was young and fever fell
        My spirit I will not tell
        You're on your honor not to tell
         B
        I believe in example
         G#m
        I believe my throat hurts
           A                           B
        Example is the checker to the key
       
        I believe my humor's wearing thin
        And I believe the holds are slipping
       
        I believe my shirt is wearing thin
        And change is what I believe in
       {I Believe it ends on a C#m}
       
       
       Swan Swan H
       ===========
       
       
       Verse  - Am Dm
       Chorus - Em F
       Bridge - G Bm C D
       
       Swan swan hummingbird
       Hurrah we are all free now
       What noisy cats are we
       Girl and dog he bore his cross
       A long low time ago people talk to me
       
       Johnny Reb what's the price of pans
       Forty a piece or three for one dollar
       Hey captain don't you want to buy
       Some bone chains and toothpicks
       
       Night weaves her hair chains
       Years you wouldn't bring back sing
       Wooden beams and dove tails sweep
       I struck that picture ninety times
       I walked that path a hundred ninety
       Long low time ago people talk to me
       
       A pistol hot cup of rhyme
       The whiskey is water the water is wine
       Marching feet Johnny Reb what's the price of heroes
       
       Six and one half dozen the other
       Tell that to the captain's mother
       Hey captain don't you want to buy
       Some bone chains and toothpicks
       
       Night weaves her hair chains
       Swan swan hummingbird
       Hurrah we are all free now
       What noisy cats are we
       Long low time ago people talk to me
       A pistol hot cup of rhyme
       The whiskey is water the water is wine

       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 swan hummingbird
            Am              Dm
        Hurrah we are all free now
               Am               Dm    G
        What noisy cats are we
                  Am                   Dm
        Girl and dog he bore his cross
            Am       Dm    G Am
        A long low time ago people talk to me
       
       {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 Reb what's the price of pans
         Em                F
        Forty a piece or three for one dollar
               Em              F
        Hey captain don't you want to buy
              Em              C    G
        Some bone chains and toothpicks
       
        Night weaves her hair chains
        Years you wouldn't bring back sing
        Wooden beams and dove tails sweep
        I struck that picture ninety times
        I walked that path a hundred ninety
        Long low time ago people talk to me
       
            G         Bm
        A pistol hot cup of rhyme
              C                    D
        The whiskey is water the water is wine
         G               Bm                   C             C/B
        Marching feet Johnny Reb what's the price of heroes
       
        Six and one half dozen the other
        Tell that to the captain's mother
        Hey captain don't you want to buy
        Some bone chains and toothpicks
       
        Night weaves her hair chains
        Swan swan hummingbird
        Hurrah we are all free now
        What noisy cats are we
        Long low time ago people talk to me
        A pistol hot cup of rhyme
                                          {end on Am}
        The whiskey is water the water is wine
       
       



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

       
       Intro  : E
       
       Chorus :

       E          A                                E
       I am I am I am Superman and I know what's happening
       I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything
       
       E                A                                     E
       You don't really love that guy you make it with now do you
       E                A                                     E
       I know you don't love that guy cause I can see right through you
       
       Chorus
       
       E           A                                 E
       If you go a million miles away I'll track you down, girl
       E               A                              E
       Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart
       
       
       Bridge : | D A | E | E | D A | E | E | D A |
       
       E           A                                 E
       If you go a million miles away I'll track you down, girl
       E               A                              E
       Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart
       
       Chorus  --  | D A | E
       
       
       
       

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


       {Intro:   E    E7   E    E7 ......}
       
         E         Asus2                           E           E7
        I am I am I am Superman and I know what's happening
         E         Asus2                       E         E7
        I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything
       
         E                 A                                 E
        You don't really love that guy you make it with now do you
         E                 A                                   E
        I know you don't love that guy cause I can see right through you
       
        If you go a million miles away I'll track you down girl
        Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart

       {break}

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