R.e.m - Ascent Of Manadd

A                C#m
   Now the radio stutters. snaps to life.
         F#m   E         D
   Some sour song that sets it right.
             A      D
   And when London falls
         A       D
 /|
   He'd like to call
/ |
             A
  |
   But the stars collide.
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C#m          F#m    E       D
   They're beautiful and much maligned.
        A   D              A       D
   In a universe where you see the worst,
            E
   And it's up to you to fix it.

E              D       A
   Now you've worked it out
            E
   And you see it all
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               D       A                                                      |
  |
   And you've worked it out
 /
             E
/
   And you see it all                                                          |
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            D       A
   And you want to shout
            E                      D C#m A F#
   How you see it all

It's easy to dismiss the 'what's it all about' crowd.
There is no doubt. it's this, here, now.
And you close your eyes.
 /|
He's not coming back.
/ |
So you work it out, overfeed the cat.
  |
And the plants are dry and they need to drink.
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So you do your best. and you flood the sink.
Sit down in the kitchen and cry.

Now you've worked it out
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And you see it all                                                             |
  |
And you've worked it out
 /
And you see it all
/
And you want to shout                                                          |
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How you see it all

Bm D
Bm D
C#m A

Now the universe left you for a runners lap.
It feels like home when it comes crashing back.
And it makes you laugh
And it makes you cry,
 /|
When London falls
/ |
And you're still alive.
  |
The radio stutters,
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It makes you laugh
And the aftermath,
Open up your eyes.
You're so alive.

Now you've worked it out
And you see it all
And you've worked it out
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And you see it all                                                             |
  |
And you want to shout
 /
How you see it all
/
How you've worked it out                                                       |
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And you see it all
How you've worked it out
And you see it all

End on A

C#                          G#        riff
Postcard stowaway within
C#                        G#        riff
Pristine indigo without
C#         G#                        riff
Banded attoman as such
C#                        G#        riff
Sofa seated one too much

F#                G#        F#                G#        F#        G#        F#        G#        riff
All along the range all along the range
Fm  G#  C#/C#sus4
Ages of you

G#                             Fm
Train pulls over hanging bridge
G#                         Fm
Conductor looks up, thinks
G#                                         Fm
out and down hands, stuck to the left
G#                                 Fm
to the right, you should fall,
G#                                        Fm        riff
the horses just don't gossip anymore

D#              C# B
I know you say
               C# B
Maybe some day
                F#
I need never be alone
C#  D#                  C# D#
        I know I say
                    C# B
It's the right way
                        A#
But you'll never be the one

Cm
I've been so alone now
F                 (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long long, long time
Cm
I don't wanna hang out now
F#
With the folks that just stopped by

D#               C# B
While you party
D#                   C# B
You've been looking
                         A#m
But your searching never ends
C#  D#                     C# D#
      You've been going
D#                     C# B
With the wrong crowd
D#                        A#m
You've got all the right friends

Cm
I've been walking alone now
F            (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long, long time
Cm
I don't want to spend now
A#m
With the folks...that just aren't mine

G#                A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore
                 A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore

Rave on!

A#                                   Cm
Fall to...fall to...fall to...fall too
A#                                   Cm
Fall to...fall to...fall to...fall too

G#                A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore
                 A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore

D#              C# B
I know you say
               C# B
Maybe some day
                F#
I need never be alone
C#  D#                  C# D#
        I know I say
                    C# B
It's the right way
                    A#
But you'll never be alone

Cm
I've been walking alone now
F            (b)-7-6-4-6--
For a long, long time
Cm
I don't gotta hang out
A#m
With the folks...that just aren't mine

G#                A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore
                 A#             Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I don't wanna be with you anymore
                 A#         Cm    Cm - A# - G#
   I just don't want you anymore

E           Bm                        C
Humming all the way to Reno
          Bm                     C
You?ve dusted the non-believers
       Bm                                Riff 1
And challenged the laws of chance
        E                Bm                 C
Now, Sweet, You were so sugar sweet
     Bm                           C
You may as well have had ?kick me?
  Bm                                Riff 1
Fastened on your sleeve

Chorus
 D             C VIII
You know what you are
F#m       G        Bm
You?re gonna be a star
 D       E  VIII
You know what you are
F#m       G        F
You?re gonna be a star

Verse 2
 E         Bm             C
Wing, is written on your heel
Bm             C
Your Achilles heel

Bm                        Riff 1
Is a tendency?
     E               Bm                   C
To dream but you?ve known that from the beginning
   Bm                 C
You didn?t have to go so far
   Bm                                Riff 1
You didn?t have to go

Chorus (same as above)

Middle 8
 F#m       D      Bm
You know who you are
 F#m       D      Bm
You know who you are
 F#m            D        Bm  F
You know who you are

C#             B
So hesitation pulled me back
                    A
I'm stronger when I don't attract
                   B
In your eyes I'm a lamb without a rack
                    C#
And I am getting confused
      D#                       A
I'm a cactus trying to be a canoe

As you pan for ore
               B
In the desert, floored

I say to you

                             A#                 Cm
That I could never imagine a place so beautiful
                        A#m     B
I could never steal your gold away.

         G#        D#       Fm
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
G#                                   F
(I try to walk like a big wham bam

I came across like a battering ram
G#                                   C#
I try to float like a telegram sam

I'm trying to divine you

A#   G#    D#
                                 F#
My book is called "The Ascent Of Man"
                                   Cm
I marked your chapter with a catamaran

The accent's off
      A#m        D#
But I am what I am

       G#          D#       Fm
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
G#                                   Fm
(I try to walk like a big wham bam

I came across like a battering ram
G#                                   C#
I try to float like a telegram sam

I'm trying to divine you.)

A#

D#  C#  F#  B  A#  G#

D#                                   F#
I looked for you, it's my last grandstand
                             Cm
A motorscootered goat legged pan
                   A#m   D#
Figure eighting in quicksand

     G#           D#        Fm
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
G#                                  Fm
(I try to walk like a big wham bam

I try to float like a telegram sam
G#                                   Fm
I came across like a battering ram

I'm trying to divine you.)
G#                                   Fm
(I try to walk like a big wham bam

I try to float like a telegram sam
G#                                   Fm
I came across like a battering ram

I'm trying to divine you.)

C#                       B
So hesitation pulled me back
                 A
I'm so in love I don't attract
            D#                        C#
And with my hands tied I won't crack
D#
('Cause in my mind I called you back.)

C#  B