The Great Beyond Chords
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Legend has it that Michael Mills' guitar was tuned slightly sharper than standard so bare that in mind when playing through. If you listen to live REM recordings of this song, you'll hear the difference.
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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The Great Beyond
Music & Lyrics by Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe
From the album Man on the Moon (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1999)
[Intro]
Am7 Dsus2
Am7 Dsus2
[Verse 1]
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
All the sights that I have seen
Am7 Dsus2 Am7
I can't believe that I believed
Dsus2
I wished that you could see
Am7 Dsus2
There's a new planet in the solar system
Am7 Dsus2
There is nothing up my sleeve
[Hook]
C G/B Am
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
C G/B Am
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
C G/B Am
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G
Crashing to the ground
[Verse 2]
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
In all this talk of time, talk is fine
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
But I don't want to stay around
Am7 Dsus2
Why can't we pantomime
Am7 Dsus2
Just close our eyes and sleep sweet dreams
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
Me and you have wings on our feet
[Hook]
C G/B Am
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
C G/B Am
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
C G/B Am
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G
Crashing to the ground
[Chorus]
Am C G Dsus2 Am
I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons
C G Am
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C G D C
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
[Interlude]
Am7 Dsus2
Am7 Dsus2
[Verse 3]
Am7 Dsus2
I want the humming birds, the dancing bears
Am7 Dsus2
Sweetest dreams of you
Am7 Dsus2
I look into the stars
Am7 Dsus2
I look into the moon
[Hook]
C G/B Am
I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
C G/B Am
I'm tossing up punch lines that were never there
C G/B Am
Over my shoulder a piano falls
G
Crashing to the ground
[Outro]
Am C G Dsus2 Am
I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons
C G Am
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C G D C
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
Am C G Dsus2 Am
I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons
C G Am
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C G
I'm looking for answers from the great
C
Answers from the great
C
Answers
Am C G Dsus2 Am
I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons
C G Am
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C G D C
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond
Am C G Dsus2 Am
I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons
C G Am
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
C G
I'm looking for answers from the great
C
Answers from the great
C Em
Answers
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7 comments
Thanks for the note at the top there. I always wondered why I could never quite match the recording despite ensuring I'm in tune or playing around with the placement of a capo.
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It sounds good though
+4
No need to simplify - sound decent
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