REM - World Leader Pretend Acoustic @ Holland - 1991 Chords

Tempo:
119.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Bm

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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REM - World Leader Pretend Acoustic @ Holland - 1991 chords
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[Em] [Bm] [A]
[B] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [A] I
[D] sit at my [G] table [C] and [Bm] [D] wage war on myself.
[G] It seems that [C] it's all [D] for nothing.
I know [G] the barricades, [C] and I [D] know the mortar in the wall.
[G] I recognize the weapons, [C] [D] I've used them well.
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] This is my mistake, [F#m]
[Bm] let me make it good.
[Em] I raise the wall, [F#m]
[B] and [Bm] I will be the one to knock it [G] down.
I'm [A]
[D] a rich [G] understanding of [C] my finest [D] defenses.
I proclaim [G] the claims are left [C] unstated.
[G] I [D] demand a rematch, I [G] decree a [C] stalemate.
I [D] divine my deeper motives, I [G] recognize the weapons.
[C] [D]
[Em] [G]
[Bm] I
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [Em]
[Bm]
[G] practice [A]
[Am] them well.
Reach out [C] for me, and hold [Am] me tight.
Hold [C] that memory.
Let my [Am] machine talk to me.
[C] Let my machine [G] talk to me.
[A] [D]
This [G] is my world, [C] and I am [D] a world leader pretend.
This [G] is my life, [Em] [C]
[G] [D] and this is my time.
I [G] have been given [C] the freedom [D] to do as I see fit.
[G] It's high time [C] I raise the [G] [D] walls that I've constructed.
[Em] It's amazing what [Bm] devices [D] [B] you [Bm] can sympathize.
[Em] This is my mistake, [D] [B] let [Bm] me make it good.
[E] [Em]
I raise the [Bm] wall, [A] [Bm] and I will be the one to knock it [G] down.
[A] [N] Most of the music that I listen to at home is soundtracks to movies.
[D] More classical leaning, I guess.
I listen to everything.
I have
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for R.E.M - (Live From Into The Night On BBC Radio 1 / 1991) World Leader Pretend chords, practice playing G, C, D, G, F#m, B, Bm, Em, G and D in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 119 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] I _ _
_ [D] _ _ sit at my [G] table _ [C] and _ _ [Bm] [D] wage war on myself.
_ [G] It seems that [C] it's all [D] for nothing. _
_ _ I know [G] the _ barricades, [C] _ and I [D] know the mortar in the wall.
_ [G] I recognize the weapons, [C] _ _ _ [D] I've used them well.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] This is my mistake, [F#m] _
_ [Bm] let me make it good.
_ [Em] _ I raise the wall, [F#m] _
[B] and [Bm] I will be the one to knock it [G] down.
I'm [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ a rich [G] understanding of [C] my finest _ [D] defenses. _
_ I proclaim [G] the claims are left [C] unstated.
[G] I [D] _ demand a rematch, _ I [G] decree a [C] stalemate.
_ I [D] divine my deeper motives, I [G] recognize the weapons.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ practice [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ them well.
Reach out [C] for me, _ _ and hold [Am] _ me _ tight.
Hold [C] that memory.
_ _ Let my [Am] machine talk to me. _ _
[C] Let my machine [G] talk to me.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
This [G] is my world, [C] and I am [D] a world leader pretend. _
This [G] is my life, [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] [D] and this is my time.
I [G] have been given _ [C] the freedom _ [D] to do as I see fit.
[G] It's high time [C] I raise the [G] [D] walls that I've constructed.
[Em] _ It's amazing what [Bm] devices [D] [B] you [Bm] can _ sympathize.
_ _ [Em] This is my _ mistake, [D] _ [B] let [Bm] me make it good.
_ _ [E] _ [Em]
I raise the [Bm] wall, _ [A] [Bm] and I will be the one to knock it [G] down. _
_ _ [A] _ [N] Most of the music that I listen to at home _ _ is soundtracks to movies. _ _
[D] More classical leaning, I guess.
I listen to everything.
I have

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It's Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck who authored this song.

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