Boy In The Well Chords by R.E.M
Tempo:
77.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Em]
Look at the me walking away.
[G] Look at you drowning [C] on display.
[Em] Every time I've dropped by, I've tried to say,
[G] The water is rising, [C] you don't [Am] want to stay.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, [Bm] this town is going wrong.
[D] [C] It's [Am] turning away.
[G] You wanted me [F] to be someone [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[Em] The track marking went off [Db] on the Tennessee guard.
[G] A lunar moth, you [C] chrysalis and flail.
[Em] The water is rising, you try to rappel.
[D] A rousing cheer for [C] the [Am] boy in the well.
[Em] It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [G] town is going [D] wrong.
[C] It's turning [Am]
away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Em] Here's where I look back, here's where you fell.
[D] This is where I got up, [C] shaking off my tail.
[Em] This is where your rope trail started to look stale.
[G] A greyhound pass for [C] the boy [Am] in the well.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [Bm] town is going [D] wrong.
[C] It's turning [Am] away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[G] You wanted [F] me to be something [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [Gm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[E]
Look at the me walking away.
[G] Look at you drowning [C] on display.
[Em] Every time I've dropped by, I've tried to say,
[G] The water is rising, [C] you don't [Am] want to stay.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, [Bm] this town is going wrong.
[D] [C] It's [Am] turning away.
[G] You wanted me [F] to be someone [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[Em] The track marking went off [Db] on the Tennessee guard.
[G] A lunar moth, you [C] chrysalis and flail.
[Em] The water is rising, you try to rappel.
[D] A rousing cheer for [C] the [Am] boy in the well.
[Em] It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [G] town is going [D] wrong.
[C] It's turning [Am]
away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Em] Here's where I look back, here's where you fell.
[D] This is where I got up, [C] shaking off my tail.
[Em] This is where your rope trail started to look stale.
[G] A greyhound pass for [C] the boy [Am] in the well.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
[D] [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [Bm] town is going [D] wrong.
[C] It's turning [Am] away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
[Am]
[G] You wanted [F] me to be something [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [Gm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[E]
Key:
C
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Look at the me _ walking away. _
[G] Look at you drowning [C] on display. _
[Em] Every time I've dropped by, I've tried to say,
[G] The water is rising, [C] you don't [Am] want to stay.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, [Bm] this town is going wrong.
[D] _ _ [C] It's [Am] turning away.
[G] You wanted me [F] to be someone [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] The track marking went off [Db] on the Tennessee guard.
[G] A lunar moth, you [C] chrysalis and flail.
[Em] The water is rising, you try to rappel.
[D] A rousing cheer for [C] the [Am] boy in the well.
[Em] It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing.
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [G] town is going _ [D] wrong.
_ [C] It's turning [Am]
away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] Here's where I look back, here's where you fell.
_ [D] This is where I got up, [C] shaking off my tail.
_ [Em] This is where your rope trail started to look stale.
[G] A greyhound pass for [C] the boy [Am] in the well.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [Bm] town is going [D] wrong.
_ _ [C] It's turning [Am] away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] You wanted [F] me to be something [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Look at the me _ walking away. _
[G] Look at you drowning [C] on display. _
[Em] Every time I've dropped by, I've tried to say,
[G] The water is rising, [C] you don't [Am] want to stay.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, [Bm] this town is going wrong.
[D] _ _ [C] It's [Am] turning away.
[G] You wanted me [F] to be someone [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] The track marking went off [Db] on the Tennessee guard.
[G] A lunar moth, you [C] chrysalis and flail.
[Em] The water is rising, you try to rappel.
[D] A rousing cheer for [C] the [Am] boy in the well.
[Em] It's that sinking feeling, you know what it's bringing.
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [G] town is going _ [D] wrong.
_ [C] It's turning [Am]
away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] Here's where I look back, here's where you fell.
_ [D] This is where I got up, [C] shaking off my tail.
_ [Em] This is where your rope trail started to look stale.
[G] A greyhound pass for [C] the boy [Am] in the well.
[E] It's that sinking [Em] feeling, you [Bm] know what it's bringing.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] Might as well say it, [Em] I see it, I feel it, this [Bm] town is going [D] wrong.
_ _ [C] It's turning [Am] away.
[G] You wanted me to [F] be [C] someone that I could never be.
[G] My little [F] friends are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed [G] as beautiful.
[F] I'd like for [C] them to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] You wanted [F] me to be something [C] that I could never be.
[G] My little friends [F] are offering [C] the things I've never dreamed as [G] beautiful.
[F] I'd like for them [C] to take me [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _