R.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) Chords

Tempo:
83.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

E

Em

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R.E.M. - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Official Music Video) chords
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[A]
[G#]
[Bm] [E] [F#]
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Blood from a stone, water from [E] wine, [Bm] [Em] bone under [Bm] an ill-placed [Em] sign.
[Bm] Stroke [B] of bad luck, wrong [Bm] place, wrong [E] time.
[Bm] [Em] This flyer [Bm] is out of the line.
The [D] story is a sad one, told [Em] many times.
[D] The story of my life in [G] trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, [Em] stirring and lying.
[D] How the West was won and where it [A] got us.
[Bm] [C#] I [F#]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] could never have [E] got trapped in [Bm] the uranium mine.
A stroke of bad luck, now the [B] bird has died.
[Bm] A [Em] mark of tomorrow, [E] where my [E] tears run dry.
[Bm] A cross [Em] and a left side, [Bm] an alkaline.
[D] The story is a sad [G] one, told many [Em] times.
[D] The story of my life [G] in trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, stirring [Em] and lying.
[D] How the West was won and [A] where it got us.
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[D] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[Dm] [Bm] didn't wear glasses cause I thought in my [E] rain.
[Bm] [Em] Now I can't see [Bm] [E] anything.
[Bm] I made [E] a mistake, chopped it up to design.
[Bm] I cracked through [E] time, space [Bm] got us in [E] try.
I [G] point [E] my nose to the northern star.
[Bm] Watch [E] the decline from [Bm] a hazy distance.
[D] The story is a sad one, told [Em] many times.
[D] The story of my life in [G] trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, [Em] stirring and lying.
[D] How the West was won and where [A] it got us.
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [E] [F#]
[Bm] [B] [Bm]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] [B] [Bm]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [E] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
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To start learning R.E.M - How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bm, F#, Bm, E, Bm, G, Em, D and Em. Begin your practice at a relaxed 41 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 83. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Blood from a stone, water from [E] wine, _ [Bm] [Em] bone under [Bm] an ill-placed [Em] sign.
[Bm] Stroke [B] of bad luck, wrong [Bm] place, wrong [E] time.
_ [Bm] [Em] This flyer [Bm] is out of the line.
The [D] story is a sad one, told [Em] many times.
[D] The story of my life in [G] trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, [Em] stirring and lying.
[D] How the West was won and where it [A] got us.
_ _ [Bm] _ [C#] I _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] could never have [E] got trapped in [Bm] the uranium mine.
A stroke of bad luck, now the [B] bird has died.
[Bm] A [Em] mark of tomorrow, [E] where my [E] tears run dry.
[Bm] A cross [Em] and a left side, [Bm] an alkaline.
[D] The story is a sad [G] one, told many [Em] times.
[D] The story of my life [G] in trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, stirring [Em] and lying.
[D] How the West was won and [A] where it got us.
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] didn't wear glasses cause I thought in my [E] rain.
_ [Bm] [Em] Now I can't see [Bm] [E] anything.
_ [Bm] I made [E] a mistake, chopped it up to design.
[Bm] I cracked through [E] time, space [Bm] got us in [E] try.
I [G] point [E] my nose to the northern star.
[Bm] Watch [E] the decline from [Bm] a hazy _ distance.
[D] The story is a sad one, told [Em] many times.
[D] The story of my life in [G] trying [Em] times.
[D] Just air and water, [Em] stirring and lying.
[D] How the West was won and where [A] it got us.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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