Chords for R E M - Don't Go Back To Rockville

Tempo:
75.475 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R E M - Don't Go Back To Rockville chords
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[A#] [A#m] [Fm] [A#m]
[A#]
[D#] [Fm] Come on, [A#] you got it.
[E] Getting in the mood for a little ride.
Looking at you, watching the time, waiting in the station for [A] the bus.
[E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough.
[B] Going where [A] nobody [G#m] sees, [C#m] and nobody will talk to [Bm] anybody that I [A] know.
[E] You'll wind up in some factory that's broken from nowhere [A] left to go.
[E] Walk home to an empty house, sit around all [A] by yourself.
[B] Though it [A] might sound [G#m] strange that [C#m] I'm leaving, coming [Bm] back [A] before too long.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to [B] Rockville.
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#m] [B] [A]
Waste another year.
[E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not guilty.
[E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far out.
But [B]
[A] half [G#m] the city [C#m] is gonna be too late [Bm] to [A] bring it back.
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville.
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#m] [B] [A]
Waste another year.
[C#] [E]
It's not as though [A] I really [B] need [A] you.
[B] [E] If you were here I [A] don't wanna [B] leave [A] you.
[B] [F#m]
[C#m] Everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to [A] be involved.
It's not how it ought [B] to be.
Though I know it might [A] sound strange [G#m] that [C#m] I'm leaving, coming back [Bm] before [A] too long.
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B] [E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#m] [B] Waste [A]
another year.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to [B] Rockville.
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#m] [B] Waste [A]
another year.
[B] [E]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To start learning R.E.M - Camera chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: B, E, F#m, B, A, E and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 37 BPM and then match the original tempo of 75 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ _ [A#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[D#] _ [Fm] Come on, [A#] you got it.
[E] Getting in the mood _ for a little ride. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Looking at you, watching the time, waiting in the station for [A] the bus.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Going where [A] nobody [G#m] sees, [C#m] and nobody will talk to [Bm] anybody that I [A] know. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] You'll wind up in some factory that's broken from nowhere [A] left to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Walk home to an empty house, sit around all [A] by yourself. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Though it [A] might sound [G#m] strange that [C#m] I'm leaving, coming [Bm] back [A] before too long. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to [B] Rockville.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Waste another year.
_ [E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not guilty.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far out.
But _ _ _ _ [B] _
[A] half [G#m] the city [C#m] is gonna be too late [Bm] to [A] bring it back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Waste another year.
[C#] _ [E] _ _
It's not as though [A] I really [B] need [A] you.
[B] _ [E] If you were here I [A] don't wanna [B] leave [A] you.
[B] _ [F#m] _ _
[C#m] Everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to [A] be involved.
It's not how it ought [B] to be.
_ Though I know it might [A] sound strange [G#m] that [C#m] I'm leaving, coming back [Bm] before [A] too long.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ Waste _ [A] _ _
_ another year.
_ [E] _ Don't go [F#m] back to [B] Rockville.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ Waste [A] _ _
_ another year.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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