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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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                SONG TITLE: The Great Beyond
              ARTIST/GROUP: R.E.M.
                     ALBUM: Man On The Moon Soundtrack
            TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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       EADGBE         EADGBE
Dsus2 (xx0230)    Am (x02210)
C     (x32010)    G  (320003) or (320033) if you like that better.
C/B   (x20010)    D  (xx0232)


Ok, now I have to explain the verse chord stuff. The only chord in
the verses is Dsus2 but it isn't being constantly strummed or
anything like that. One guitar picks out these notes every
once in a while:

    Dsus2
E|--0----------|
B|----3--------|
G|------2------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

Then there's the other guitar you hear in the beginning and
sometimes in the verses, you can hear him strumming something
like this:
   Dsus2
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
B|-1--1-1--1-1-1--3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

So you can play either of those two parts during the verses. It
probably sounds best if you just have one guitar to play that
second part. Or you can just strum a Dsus2 chord quietly. Whichever
you think sounds best.


INTRO:
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Dsus2


VERSE 1: [see tab above]
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Dsus2
I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes
All the sights that I have seen
I can't believe that I believed I wished
That you could see
There's a new planet in the solar system
There is nothing up my sleeve


PRE-CHORUS:
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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


VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
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And all this talk of time
Talk is fine
And I don't want to stay around
Why can't we pantomime, just close our eyes
And sleep sweet dreams
Being here with wings on our feet


PRE-CHORUS: [play like first PRE-CHORUS]
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I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
I'm tossing up punchlines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground


CHORUS:
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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                D        C
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond


VERSE 3: [play like previous verses]
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I want the hummingbirds, the dancing bears
Sweetest dreams of you
Look into the stars
Look into the moon


PRE-CHORUS: [play like previous PRE-CHORUSES]
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I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs
I'm tossing up punchlines that were never there
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground


CHORUS: [play like first CHORUS]
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I'm breaking through
I'm bending spoons
I'm keeping flowers in full bloom
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond


CHORUS/OUTRO:
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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                D
I'm looking for answers from the great
C
Answers from the great, answers

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                D        C
I'm looking for answers from the great beyond

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                D
I'm looking for answers from the great
C
Answers from the great, answers

[it ends on some freaky chord I can't figure out, it doesn't
 really matter for the song.]

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