Song: The Great Beyond
Band: REM
CD: Man on the Moon Soundtrack

tabbed by: Jamie D.

Tuning: Standard

Chords used:

Am7   x02010	
Dsus2 xx0230
C     x32010
C/B   x22010
Am    x02210
G     320033
D     xx0232


if you want the first verse to sound softer you could use finger
picking for example play the chords like this:


   Am7              Dsus2              
e--------0----------------0----------
B------------1----------------3------
G--------------0-------2--------2----
D-----2-------------0----------------
A--0---------------------------------
E------------------------------------

otherwise you can just strum them



Am7              Dsus2       
i've watched the stars fall silent

Am7           Dsus2 
from your eyes

Am7                 Dsus2      Am7       Dsus2 
all the sights that i have seen

Am7       Dsus2          Am7                  Dsus2
i can't believe that i believed 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



C   C/B        Am
i'm pushing an elephant up the stairs

C   C/B        Am
i'm tossing up punchlines that were never there

C       C/B        Am    
over my shoulder a piano falls

G
crashing to the ground



Am7          Dsus2
and all this talk of time

Am7         Dsus2
talk is fine

A7                  Dsus2      Am7      Dsus2
and i don't want to stay around

Am7          Dsus2          Am7                Dsus2
why can't we pantomime just close our eyes and dream sweet dreams

Am7             Dsus2
being here with wings on our feet



C   C/B        Am
i'm pushing an elephant up the stairs

C   C/B        Am
i'm tossing up punchlines that were never there

C       C/B        Am
over my shoulder a piano falls

G
crashing to the ground


Am  C        G           D        
i'm breaking through i'm bending 

Am         C       G
spoons i'm keeping flowers in full 

Am        C           G                D       C
bloom i'm looking for answers from the great beyond


Am7        Dsus2              Am7
i want the dragonflies the dancing bears

Dsus2
sweetest dreams of you

Am7
look into the stars

Dsus2
look into the night



C   C/B        Am
i'm pushing an elephant up the stairs

C   C/B        Am
i'm tossing up punchlines that were never there

C       C/B        Am
over my shoulder a piano falls

G
crashing to the ground



Am  C        G           D
i'm breaking through i'm bending

Am         C       G
spoons i'm keeping flowers in full 

Am        C           G                D       C         
bloom i'm looking for answers from the great beyond


Am  C        G           D
i'm breaking through i'm bending

Am        C       G
spoon i'm keeping flowers in full

Am        C           G                D
bloom i'm looking for answers from the great

C
answers from the great

C
answers

repeat the chorus a couple more times and that's it

peace
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