Sweetness Follows Chords by R.E.M

Tempo:
76.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R.E.M. - Sweetness Follows chords
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Ready and to bury [D] your father and your mother What did you think when you lost another?
I used to wonder why did you bother Distance one to the other
Listen here my sister and my brother What would you care if you lost the other?
I always wonder why did we bother Distance from one to the other
[Dm] Oh, [C] [Bb] oh, [C] oh, sweetest [D] fathers It's these little things [G] they can pull you [D] under
Live your life filled with joy and wonder I always knew this all together
Death after death, lost in our love of life.
[Dm] Oh, [Em] [Bb] oh, [C] soon to [D] swallow.
[Dm] Oh, [Em] [Bb] oh, [Am] soon [D] to swallow.
[A]
[D]
It's these little things they [G] can pour you [D] under.
Live your life filled [G] with joy [D] and thunder.
Yeah, yeah, we [G] were all [D] together, lost in our love of life.
Oh,
[A] [D] oh,
[F] [Em] [Bb] [C] soon [D] to swallow.
[Dm] Oh, [Em] [Bb] oh, [C]
[Gm] [Am] soon to [D] swallow.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn R.E.M - Sweetness Follows chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, D, Dm, Em, Bb, G, D, G, D, A and D. For best results, commence at 38 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 76. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Ready and to bury [D] your father and your mother What did you think when you lost another?
_ I used to wonder why did you bother Distance one to the other
Listen here my sister and my brother What would you care if you lost the other?
I always wonder why did we bother Distance from one to the other
[Dm] Oh, [C] _ _ [Bb] oh, [C] oh, sweetest [D] fathers _ It's _ _ _ _ these little things [G] they can pull you [D] under
Live your life filled with joy and wonder I always knew this all together
Death after death, lost in our love of life. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh, [Em] _ _ [Bb] oh, [C] soon to [D] swallow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh, [Em] _ _ [Bb] oh, [Am] soon [D] to swallow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's these little things they [G] can pour you [D] under.
Live your life filled [G] with joy [D] and thunder.
Yeah, yeah, we [G] were all [D] together, lost in our love of life.
_ Oh, _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] oh, _ _
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[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] soon [D] to swallow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Oh, [Em] _ _ [Bb] oh, [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] soon to [D] swallow. _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was composed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe and Mike Mills.

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