Chords for R. E. M. | So Fast, So Numb | 1996

Tempo:
101.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

D

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R. E. M. | So Fast, So Numb | 1996 chords
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[D]
You're moving [F] through rough [C] [G] waters, [D] motorboats, and swimming [F] in your [C] sleep.
[D]
How could [F] I be so [C] [G] blindsided, [D] seeing there's something [F] I wouldn't [C] do?
[G] [D]
[F] Anyone [C] could scratch [G] your surface [D] now, it's [F] all [Em] [C] amphetamine.
[D] You're blasting [F] yourself [C] into the [G] present, [D] let some [F] [C] fasting bring a taste.
Say [Em] that, [F]
say that [G] you hate [F] it, you want [G] to recreate [Em] it.
I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, [Em]
I [C] let it go, can't [F] dab a pill.
[Em]
You're [C] coming on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
[D]
[F] Drinking the raw, [C] dreamin' [G] baby, [D]
[F] you're dosey [C] dosey sad.
You're [D] eating [F] cartilage, shotgun, [C] shotgun, uh, [G] rap, Zack, [D]
Terrence,
and [F] boy your blood's [C] running cold.
Listen, [D] this is now, this [F] is here, this [C] is me, this [G] is what [D] I wanted [F] you to [C] see.
That [D] was then, [F] that was that, that [C] had gone [G] past you.
[D]
Cast [F] yourself, cast, cast [C] by a drone, down, [Em] fast.
[F] Say, you say that, [G] you hate [F] it, you want [G] to recreate [Em] it.
I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, [Em]
I [C] let it go, [F] can't dab a pill.
[Em]
[C] You're coming on to [G] something so fast, [D] so numb that you [C] can't even feel.
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[C] You [D]
[F] love it, [C] [G] you hate [D] it, you [F] want [C] to recreate [D] it.
[F] That's here, [C] this is me, [G] this is what [D] I wanted [F] you to [C] see.
That [D] was then, [F] this is that, that [C] has gone, [G] this is what [D] I wanted [F] you [C] to feel.
[F]
You love it, [G] you hate [F] it, you're spitting out the [G] bitter pill.
[Em] I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, [Em]
I [C] let it go, can't [F] dab a pill.
[Em]
You're [C] coming on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
I've [Em]
[C] been around, [G] I've been your [D] lover, [Em]
[C] [F] I let it go, can't dab a pill.
You're coming [Em]
[C] on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you can't [C]
even feel.
[Em]
I've been [C] around, [G] I've been your [D] lover, [Em]
I let [C] it go, can't dab [F] a pill.
[Em]
[C] You're moving so hard, [G] so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
[D] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
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To start learning R.E.M - So Fast, So Numb chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, D, F, C, D and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
You're moving [F] through rough [C] [G] waters, _ [D] motorboats, and swimming [F] in your [C] sleep.
_ _ [D] _
How could [F] I be so [C] _ [G] blindsided, [D] seeing there's something [F] I wouldn't [C] do?
_ _ [G] _ [D] _
[F] Anyone [C] could scratch [G] your surface [D] now, it's [F] all [Em] [C] amphetamine.
_ [D] You're blasting [F] yourself [C] into the [G] present, [D] let some [F] [C] fasting bring a taste.
Say [Em] that, [F] _
say that [G] _ you hate [F] it, you want [G] to recreate [Em] it.
I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, _ [Em]
I [C] let it go, can't [F] dab a pill.
_ _ [Em]
You're [C] coming on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[F] Drinking the raw, [C] dreamin' [G] baby, [D] _
[F] you're dosey [C] dosey sad.
_ You're [D] eating [F] cartilage, shotgun, [C] shotgun, uh, [G] rap, Zack, [D]
Terrence,
and [F] boy your blood's [C] running cold.
Listen, [D] this is now, this [F] is here, this [C] is me, this [G] is what [D] I wanted [F] you to [C] see.
That [D] was then, [F] that was that, that [C] had gone [G] past you.
[D]
Cast [F] yourself, cast, cast [C] by a drone, down, [Em] fast.
[F] Say, you say that, [G] _ you hate [F] it, you want [G] to recreate [Em] it.
I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, [Em]
I [C] let it go, [F] can't dab a pill.
_ _ [Em] _
[C] You're coming on to [G] something so fast, [D] so numb that you [C] can't even feel. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] You _ _ [D] _
[F] love it, [C] _ [G] you hate [D] it, you [F] want [C] to recreate [D] it.
[F] That's here, [C] this is me, [G] this is what [D] I wanted [F] you to [C] see.
That [D] was then, [F] this is that, that [C] has gone, [G] this is what [D] I wanted [F] you [C] to feel.
_ _ [F] _
You love it, [G] _ you hate [F] it, you're spitting out the [G] bitter pill.
_ [Em] I've [C] been around, [G] I've been [D] your lover, _ [Em]
I [C] let it go, can't [F] dab a pill.
_ _ _ [Em]
You're [C] coming on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
_ _ _ I've [Em] _
[C] been around, [G] I've been your [D] lover, _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ I let it go, can't dab a pill.
You're coming [Em] _
[C] on to [G] something so fast, so [D] numb that you can't [C]
even feel.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
I've been [C] around, [G] I've been your [D] lover, _ [Em]
I let [C] it go, can't dab [F] a pill.
_ _ [Em] _
[C] You're moving so hard, [G] so fast, so [D] numb that you [C] can't even feel.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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