Berlin Chords

R.E.M. - ÜBerlin Chords
 
Capo: 1st
 
For the verse: For A change between A and Aadd9 (x02200) and for E between E and E6 (022120)
For the Chorus: I play all of them as barre chords and E (x76454)
 
 
Verse:
F#m       A                  C#m      E
Hey now, take your pills and hey now, make your breakfast
F#m      A                  E
Hey now, comb your hair and off to work
F#m         A             C#m           E
Crash land, no illusions, no collision, no intrusion
F#m  A         E
My imagination runs away
 
 
Chorus:
D                                  E
I know, I know, I know what I am chasing
D                                     E
I know, I know, I know that this is changing me
D                  A          E        Bm
I am flying on a star into a meteor tonight
     D           E
I am flying on a star, star, star
D                           A                E               Bm
I will make it through the day and then the day becomes the night
       D                   E
I will make it through the night
 
 
Verse:
F#m      A                C#m          E
Hey now, take the U-Bahn, five stops, change the station
F#m      A                 E
Hey now, don’t forget that change will save you
F#m      A                C#m             E
Hey now, count a thousand-million people, that’s astounding
F#m                 A               E
Chasing through the city with their stars on bright
 
 
Chorus:
D                                  E
I know, I know, I know what I am chasing
D                                     E
I know, I know, I know that this is changing me
D                  A          E        Bm
I am flying on a star into a meteor tonight
     D           E
I am flying on a star, star, star
D                           A                E               Bm
I will make it through the day and then the day becomes the night
       D                   E
I will make it through the night
 
 
Bridge (barre Chords):
C   Bm   D C#m (D C#m)
C   Bm   D C#m
 
 
Verse:
F#m     A               C#m     E
I don’t mind repeating, I am not complete
F#m    A               E
I have never been the gifted type
F#m       A                 C#m       E
Hey, man, tell me something, are you off to somewhere?
F#m    A               E
Do you want to go with me tonight?
 
 
Chorus:
D                                  E
I know, I know, I know what I am chasing
D                                            E
We walk the streets to feel the ground I’m chasing: ÜBerlin
D                  A          E        Bm
I am flying on a star into a meteor tonight
     D             E
I am flying on a star, star, star
D                           A                E               Bm
I will make it through the day and then the day becomes the night
       D                   E      F#m
I will make it through the night
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