The Great Beyond chords by R.E.M. (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D7sus4
Dsus2
C
C/B
Am
G
D
Em

Intro 1

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

Verse 1
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
I've watched the stars fall silent
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
From      your eyes
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
All       the sights that I have seen
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
I can't believe    that
D7sus4 
I believed I wished
Dsus2 
That you could see
D7sus4 
There's   a new planet
Dsus2 
In the solar    system
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
There     is nothing up my sleeve

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Pre-chorus 1

C/B

I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs

C/B

I'm tossing out punchlines

That were never there

C/B

Over my shoulder a piano falls

Crashing to the ground

Verse 2
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
In all this talk of time
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
Talk      is fine
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
But I         don't want to stay     around
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
Why can't we pantomime
D7sus4 
Just close our eyes
Dsus2 
And sleep sweet dreams
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
Me        and you with wings on our feet
D7sus4 
Dsus2 

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

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

Interlude 1

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

D7sus4

Dsus2

Verse 3
D7sus4 
I want the hummingbirds
Dsus2 
The dancing bears
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
Sweetest dreams of you
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
I look      into the stars
D7sus4 
Dsus2 
I look      into the moon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D7sus4
Dsus2
C
C/B
Am
G
D
Em

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 107

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of The Great Beyond by R.E.M., transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn The Great Beyond the way R.E.M. intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

The Great Beyond

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