The Great Beyond chords by
R.e.m.

1999Alternative1.8K views

Key: G major

Intro 1

C

D

C

D

C

D

C

D

Verse 1
C C 
 
D D 
 
I've watched the stars fall silent
C C 
 
D D 
 
From your eyes
C C 
 
D D 
 
All the sights that I  have seen
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
I can't believe that
C C 
 
I believed I wished
D D 
 
That you could see
C C 
 
There's a new planet
D D 
 
In the solar system
C C 
 
D D 
 
There is nothing up my sleeve

Pre-chorus 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm pushing an el  ephant up the stairs
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm tossing out punchlines
C C 
 
That were never there
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G G 
 
Crashing to the ground

Verse 2
C C 
 
D D 
 
In all this talk of time
C C 
 
D D 
 
Talk is fine
C C 
 
D D 
 
But I  don't want to stay around
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Why can't we pantomime
C C 
 
Just close our eyes
D D 
 
And sleep sweet dreams
C C 
 
D D 
 
Me and you with wings on our feet
C C 
 
D D 
 

Pre-chorus 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm pushing an el  ephant up the stairs
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm tossing out punchlines
C C 
 
That were never there
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G G 
 
Crashing to the ground

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm looking for an swers
D D 
 
C C 
 
From the great beyond

Interlude 1

C

D

C

D

C

D

C

D

Verse 3
C C 
 
I want the hummingbirds
D D 
 
The dancing bears
C C 
 
D D 
 
Sweetest dreams of you
C C 
 
D D 
 
I look into the stars
C C 
 
D D 
 
I look into the moon

Pre-chorus 3
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm pushing an el  ephant up the stairs
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm tossing out punchlines
C C 
 
That were never there
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G G 
 
Crashing to the ground

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm looking for an swers
D D 
 
C C 
 
From the great beyond

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
I'm looking for
G G 
 
D D 
 
An swers from the great
C C 
 
An swers from the great, answers

Chorus 4
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
I'm looking for
G G 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
An swers from the great beyond

Chorus 5
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
I'm looking for
G G 
 
D D 
 
An swers from the great
C C 
 
An swers from the great, answers

Chorus 6
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'm breaking through
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm bending spoons
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C C 
 
I'm looking for
G G 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
An swers from the great beyond

Outro 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Em Em

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