Chords for R.E.M. - "E-Bow The Letter" (LIVE @ Uplink)
Tempo:
79.3 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
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C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
It is my supreme pleasure to introduce to the [B] stage tonight the author of a book which has come out this week.
[E] Please welcome, Patti Smith.
[B]
[Em] [D#]
[Gm]
[B]
[D] [E]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C] Look up, what do you see?
[G] All of you and all of [E] me, crescent and starry, [Bm] some of them they surprise.
[C] A bus ride I went to write [G] this, 4 a.m. this [Em] letter.
Fields of poppies, little [C] pearls.
[G] All the boys and all the [E] girls, sweet truth, each and [Bm] every one a little scary.
[C] [G] I said your [Em] name.
I wore it like a badge of [C] teenage film stars, [G] half spars, cherry masks [Bm] and tin-full tiaras.
Dreaming of Maria Callas, [C] whoever she [Em] is.
This fame thing, I [C] don't get it.
I wrap my [G] hand in plastic to try to look [E] through it.
[B] Maybelline eyes, girl as boy [C] moves.
I can take you [G] far, [Em] the start thing, I don't get [D] it.
[Em] I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over.
[Em] [C] Will you live [G] to 83?
[Em] Will you ever [Bm] welcome me?
Will [C] you show me something that nobody else has [Em] seen?
Smoke out, drink, [C] here comes the blood.
[E] Anything [Bm] within the blood, these [C] corrosives do their magic slowly.
[Em] Phone, eat [C] at, drink, [G] just another chain [Bm] that cuts in dents, they catch the light.
[C] Illumina, the [Em] weakest link.
I don't want to [C] disappoint you, I'm not [G] here to annoy you.
[B] I would lick your feet, but is that the sickest move?
I wear my [C] own crown of sadness [G] and sorrow, and who'd have [Em] thought tomorrow could be so strange?
[D] My loss, [Em] here we go again.
[D]
[Em] I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, yeah, [Em] I'll [G] take you over.
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C] Look up, [G] what do you see?
[Em] All of you [Bm] and all of me, fluorescent [C] and starry.
[G] Some of them, they [Em] surprise.
[C] I can't [G] look it in the eyes, second [B] house, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene, cherry [C] flavored neck and collar.
I can smell [G] the sorrow on your breath, [Em] sweat, victory, [E] sorrow, the smell [D] thing.
I got it.
[Em] [D]
[Em] There, [D]
[Em] [G] there, [D]
[Em] there, [D] tastes [Em] like fear.
[D] Oh, [Em] doesn't it?
[D]
[Em] Doesn't it?
[D] Cover, cover, [Em] cover, [D] cover, man,
[Em] [D] man, [Em] baby, [D] man,
[Em] [D] man,
[Em] baby, [D] man.
Tastes like fear.
[Em] [D] I'm wearing my crown [Em] of sadness [D] and sorrow, and who'd have thought tomorrow could be so strange?
[Em]
I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over.
Look up, what do you see?
All of you [D] and all of me, fluorescent and starry.
[Em] Some of them, they [D] surprise.
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] I can't look it in the eyes, second house, Spanish fly, absinthe, cherry flavored
[A] [B] neck and collar.
[E] Please welcome, Patti Smith.
[B]
[Em] [D#]
[Gm]
[B]
[D] [E]
[F#] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C] Look up, what do you see?
[G] All of you and all of [E] me, crescent and starry, [Bm] some of them they surprise.
[C] A bus ride I went to write [G] this, 4 a.m. this [Em] letter.
Fields of poppies, little [C] pearls.
[G] All the boys and all the [E] girls, sweet truth, each and [Bm] every one a little scary.
[C] [G] I said your [Em] name.
I wore it like a badge of [C] teenage film stars, [G] half spars, cherry masks [Bm] and tin-full tiaras.
Dreaming of Maria Callas, [C] whoever she [Em] is.
This fame thing, I [C] don't get it.
I wrap my [G] hand in plastic to try to look [E] through it.
[B] Maybelline eyes, girl as boy [C] moves.
I can take you [G] far, [Em] the start thing, I don't get [D] it.
[Em] I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over.
[Em] [C] Will you live [G] to 83?
[Em] Will you ever [Bm] welcome me?
Will [C] you show me something that nobody else has [Em] seen?
Smoke out, drink, [C] here comes the blood.
[E] Anything [Bm] within the blood, these [C] corrosives do their magic slowly.
[Em] Phone, eat [C] at, drink, [G] just another chain [Bm] that cuts in dents, they catch the light.
[C] Illumina, the [Em] weakest link.
I don't want to [C] disappoint you, I'm not [G] here to annoy you.
[B] I would lick your feet, but is that the sickest move?
I wear my [C] own crown of sadness [G] and sorrow, and who'd have [Em] thought tomorrow could be so strange?
[D] My loss, [Em] here we go again.
[D]
[Em] I'll [D] take you over,
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, yeah, [Em] I'll [G] take you over.
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C] Look up, [G] what do you see?
[Em] All of you [Bm] and all of me, fluorescent [C] and starry.
[G] Some of them, they [Em] surprise.
[C] I can't [G] look it in the eyes, second [B] house, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene, cherry [C] flavored neck and collar.
I can smell [G] the sorrow on your breath, [Em] sweat, victory, [E] sorrow, the smell [D] thing.
I got it.
[Em] [D]
[Em] There, [D]
[Em] [G] there, [D]
[Em] there, [D] tastes [Em] like fear.
[D] Oh, [Em] doesn't it?
[D]
[Em] Doesn't it?
[D] Cover, cover, [Em] cover, [D] cover, man,
[Em] [D] man, [Em] baby, [D] man,
[Em] [D] man,
[Em] baby, [D] man.
Tastes like fear.
[Em] [D] I'm wearing my crown [Em] of sadness [D] and sorrow, and who'd have thought tomorrow could be so strange?
[Em]
I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over.
Look up, what do you see?
All of you [D] and all of me, fluorescent and starry.
[Em] Some of them, they [D] surprise.
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] I can't look it in the eyes, second house, Spanish fly, absinthe, cherry flavored
[A] [B] neck and collar.
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It is my supreme pleasure to introduce to the [B] stage tonight the author of a book which has come out this week. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Please welcome, Patti Smith.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Look up, what do you see?
[G] All of you and all of [E] me, crescent and starry, [Bm] some of them they surprise.
[C] A bus ride I went to write [G] this, 4 a.m. this [Em] letter.
Fields of poppies, little [C] pearls.
[G] All the boys and all the [E] girls, sweet truth, each and [Bm] every one a little scary.
[C] _ _ [G] I said your [Em] name.
I wore it like a badge of [C] teenage film stars, [G] half spars, cherry masks [Bm] and tin-full tiaras.
Dreaming of Maria Callas, [C] _ _ whoever she [Em] is.
This fame thing, I [C] don't get it.
I wrap my [G] hand in plastic to try to look [E] through it.
[B] Maybelline eyes, girl as boy [C] moves.
I can take you [G] far, [Em] the start thing, I don't get [D] it. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] Will you live [G] to 83?
[Em] Will you ever [Bm] welcome me?
Will [C] you show me something that nobody else has [Em] seen?
Smoke out, drink, [C] here comes the blood.
[E] Anything [Bm] within the blood, these [C] corrosives do their magic slowly. _
[Em] _ Phone, eat [C] at, drink, [G] just another chain [Bm] that cuts in dents, they catch the light.
_ [C] _ Illumina, the [Em] weakest link.
I don't want to [C] disappoint you, I'm not [G] here to annoy you.
[B] I would lick your feet, but is that the sickest move?
I wear my [C] own crown of sadness [G] and sorrow, and who'd have [Em] thought tomorrow could be so strange?
_ [D] _ My loss, [Em] here we go again.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, yeah, [Em] _ _ I'll [G] take you over. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Look up, [G] what do you see?
[Em] All of you [Bm] and all of me, fluorescent [C] and starry.
[G] Some of them, they [Em] surprise.
_ _ [C] I can't [G] look it in the eyes, second [B] house, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene, cherry [C] flavored neck and collar.
I can smell [G] the sorrow on your breath, [Em] sweat, victory, [E] sorrow, the smell [D] thing.
I got it.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ There, [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] there, _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] there, _ _ _ [D] tastes _ [Em] like _ fear.
[D] Oh, _ [Em] doesn't _ it?
[D] _ _ _
[Em] Doesn't _ it?
[D] Cover, cover, [Em] cover, _ [D] cover, man, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ man, [Em] baby, _ _ [D] man, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] man, _ _
[Em] baby, _ _ [D] man.
Tastes like fear.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm wearing my crown [Em] of sadness _ [D] and sorrow, and who'd have thought tomorrow could be so strange?
_ [Em]
I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over.
Look up, what do you see?
All of you [D] and all of me, fluorescent and starry.
[Em] Some of them, they _ [D] surprise. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I can't look it in the eyes, second house, Spanish fly, absinthe, cherry _ flavored _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ neck and collar. _
[E] Please welcome, Patti Smith.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Look up, what do you see?
[G] All of you and all of [E] me, crescent and starry, [Bm] some of them they surprise.
[C] A bus ride I went to write [G] this, 4 a.m. this [Em] letter.
Fields of poppies, little [C] pearls.
[G] All the boys and all the [E] girls, sweet truth, each and [Bm] every one a little scary.
[C] _ _ [G] I said your [Em] name.
I wore it like a badge of [C] teenage film stars, [G] half spars, cherry masks [Bm] and tin-full tiaras.
Dreaming of Maria Callas, [C] _ _ whoever she [Em] is.
This fame thing, I [C] don't get it.
I wrap my [G] hand in plastic to try to look [E] through it.
[B] Maybelline eyes, girl as boy [C] moves.
I can take you [G] far, [Em] the start thing, I don't get [D] it. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] Will you live [G] to 83?
[Em] Will you ever [Bm] welcome me?
Will [C] you show me something that nobody else has [Em] seen?
Smoke out, drink, [C] here comes the blood.
[E] Anything [Bm] within the blood, these [C] corrosives do their magic slowly. _
[Em] _ Phone, eat [C] at, drink, [G] just another chain [Bm] that cuts in dents, they catch the light.
_ [C] _ Illumina, the [Em] weakest link.
I don't want to [C] disappoint you, I'm not [G] here to annoy you.
[B] I would lick your feet, but is that the sickest move?
I wear my [C] own crown of sadness [G] and sorrow, and who'd have [Em] thought tomorrow could be so strange?
_ [D] _ My loss, [Em] here we go again.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ I'll [D] take you over, _
[Em] yeah, I'll [D] take you over, yeah, [Em] _ _ I'll [G] take you over. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Look up, [G] what do you see?
[Em] All of you [Bm] and all of me, fluorescent [C] and starry.
[G] Some of them, they [Em] surprise.
_ _ [C] I can't [G] look it in the eyes, second [B] house, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene, cherry [C] flavored neck and collar.
I can smell [G] the sorrow on your breath, [Em] sweat, victory, [E] sorrow, the smell [D] thing.
I got it.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ There, [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [G] there, _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] there, _ _ _ [D] tastes _ [Em] like _ fear.
[D] Oh, _ [Em] doesn't _ it?
[D] _ _ _
[Em] Doesn't _ it?
[D] Cover, cover, [Em] cover, _ [D] cover, man, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ man, [Em] baby, _ _ [D] man, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] man, _ _
[Em] baby, _ _ [D] man.
Tastes like fear.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm wearing my crown [Em] of sadness _ [D] and sorrow, and who'd have thought tomorrow could be so strange?
_ [Em]
I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over, yeah, I'll take you over.
Look up, what do you see?
All of you [D] and all of me, fluorescent and starry.
[Em] Some of them, they _ [D] surprise. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I can't look it in the eyes, second house, Spanish fly, absinthe, cherry _ flavored _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ neck and collar. _