Lifes Rich Pageantv2

REM Lifes Rich Pageant

01. Begin the Begin

02. These Days

03. Fall on Me

04. Cuyahoga

05. Hyena

06. Underneath the Bunker

07. Flowers of Guatemala

08. I Believe

09. What If We Give It Away?

10. Just a Touch

11. Swan Swan H

12. Superman

Begin The Begin

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{Intro}

G : ---------------0-2-0------|

D(2) : --0-h-2-h-4-------4-0--| F# chord

A birdy and a hand for life's rich demand

E F# {Intro}

The insurgency began and you missed it

I looked for it and I found it

Miles Standish proud congratulate me

Philanders tie, the murders shoe

{same as before}

Life's rich demand creates supply and demand

Of the powers the only book that matters

Silence means security silence means approval

We have Zenith on the TV tiger run around the tree

Follow the leader run the churn into butter

Let's begin again begin the begin

Let's begin again like Martin Luther Zen

E F# {Intro}

The mythology begins the begin

Answer me a question I can't itemize

I can't think clearly look to me for reason

It's not there I can't even rhyme begin the begin

F G {keys walkdown} C#

Example the finest example is you

Let's begin again begin the begin

Let's begin again

These Days

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Riff : E(1) -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-----------|

G --------2-2-----------------------------------------| A chord E chord

Now I'm not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales

If I can and I can

Marching the ocean marching to the sea

I had a hat I put it down into some quicksand

Picked it up slapped it on my head

All the people gather

Carry each his burden

We are young despite the years we are concern

We are hope despite the times

Settle on these days

Happy throngs take this joy wherever, wherever....

"solo" E(1) : 0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|

B(2) : 5-0-3-2--8-7-3-5-| x 4

{same as before}

I wish to meet each one of you

And you meet you if I can and I can

We have many things in common name three

Now I'm not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales

If I can and I can

I wish to meet each one of you and you me you

Fall On Me

There's a problem feathers iron

Bargain buildings weights and pullies

Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air

Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky

{It sounds good to walk up to the C chord like this:}

(A) ---0-2--| C chord

Don't Fall On Me

{it repeats this 3 or 4 times then...}

(It's over It's over me ..... )

There's the progress we have found

A way to talk around the problem

Building towered foresight isn't anything at all

Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky

Well I could keep it above

But then it wouldn't be sky anymore

So if I send it to you you've got to promise to keep it home

Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky

And ask the sky and ask the sky (Chorus again)

Cuyahoga

BASS INTRO [CAN BE PLAYED ON GUITAR]

E|--------------------------------------------| × 1

VERSE 1

Let's put our heads together

and start a new country up.

Our father's father's father tried,

erased the parts he didn't like.

Let's try to fill it in,

bank the quarry river, swim.

We knee-skinned it you and me;

We knee-skinned that river red.

BRIDGE

This is where we walked,

this is where we swam.

Take a picture here,

take a souvenir.

VERSE 2

This land is the land of ours,

this river runs red over it.

We knee-skinned it you and me;

we knee-skinned that river red.

And we gathered up our friends,

bank the quarry river, swim.

We knee-skinned it you and me;

underneath the river bed.

BRIDGE

This is where we walked,

this is where we swam.

Take a picture here,

take a souvenir.

CHORUS

Cuyahoga.

Cuyahoga, is gone.

VERSE 3

Let's put our heads together,

start a new country up.

Underneath the river bed

we burned the river down.

BRIDGE

This is where they walked, swam,

hunted, danced and sang.

Take a picture here,

take a souvenir.

CHORUS

Cuyahoga.

Cuyahoga, is gone.

BREAK

Rewrite the book and rule the pages,

saving face, secured in faith.

Bury, burn the waste

Behind you.

E|--------------------------------------------| × 1

VERSE 4

This land is the land of ours,

this river runs red over it.

We are not your allies,

we can not defend.

BRIDGE

This is where they walked,

this is where they swam.

Take a picture here,

take a souvenir.

CHORUS × 2

Cuyahoga.

Cuyahoga, is gone.

Cuyahoga.

Cuyahoga, is gone.

HYENA

(tab: r. muncada, lyr: Ron Henry, rgh3@cornell.edu / rec.music.rem)

P. Buck's verse riffs (not timed properly, you should know, clean, muted)

---------0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2\0/2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Night time fell at the opening,

In the final act of the beginning of time.

Hyena take your role, the stage is set.

The town is safe again tonight

Hyena (I see the day ahead)

Hyena (and all that I've cried through)

Hyena (God knows you're doin' that, don't you?)

[The open chord sequence with the moving bass line is:

D(strummed repeatedly) Am D Am E

{lyr: don't you?}

Hyena, sister look to your hand

Man you serve communal interest,

She'll tell you when and where and how and why you'd hurt

A beautiful young lady

Hyena (I see the day ahead)

Hyena (and all that I've cried through)

Hyena (God knows you're doin' that, don't you?)

The only thing to fear is fearlessness

The bigger the weapon the greater the fear

Hyena is ambassador to here

Night time fell like the closing

Meager pay, but recognition

Hyena crawls on his belly out

The town is safe again tonight

Hyena (I see the changes, man)

Hyena (Goin' on 'cross the way)

Hyena (I see my road ahead)

Hyena (Don't know if I should stay)

Hyena (I see you holding him,)

Hyena (and all that I've cried through)

Hyena (God knows you're doin' that, don't you?)

Underneath The Bunker

The First Part

The Second Part

(FIRST PART AGAIN) end on E

I will hide and you will hide

And we shall hide together again

Underneath the bunker in the night

I have water I have rum

Waiting for cold and dark shall come

Underneath the bunker in the night

The Flowers Of Guatemala

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(Intro: E A)

(Buck plays E on 7th fret, A on 5th fret, I believe)

(verse)

I took a picture that I'll have to send

People here are friendly and content

People here are colorful and bright

The flowers often bloom at night

(chorus)

Amanita is the name

The flowers cover everything

The flowers cover everything

(repeat pattern for verse)

There's something here I find hard to ignore

There's something that I've never seen before

Amanita is the name they

Cover over everything

(chorus)

(bridge)

Don't look into the sun

Don't look into the sun

(solo)

(play verse chords)

(G)----------------------------9 } play--| 2x

repeat chorus

repeat verse

I Believe

{On this song, you can simulate that little guitar melody by starting

off with a plain jane E-chord, then playing an Esus4, and then stretch

your pinky down to the 4th fret of the D string to make that F# note.}

When I was young and full of grace

and spirited a rattlesnake

When I was young and fever fell

My spirit I will not tell

You're on your honor not to tell

I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract

Explain the change the difference between

What you want and what you need there's the key

Your adventure for today what do you do

Between the hours of the day

I --- I -------- I ---- believe my shirt is wearing thin

And change is what I believe in

{same as before}

When I was young and give and take

And foolish said my fool awake

When I was young and fever fell

My spirit I will not tell

You're on your honor on your honor

Trust in your calling make sure your calling's true

Think of others the others think of you

Silly rule golden words make practice practice makes perfect

Perfect is a fault and fault lines change

I believe my humor's wearing thin

And change is what I believe in

{break C#m A C#m A

A B}

I believe my shirt is wearing thin

And change is what I believe in

When I was young and full of grace

And spirit hid a rattlesnake

When I was young and fever fell

My spirit I will not tell

You're on your honor not to tell

I believe in example

I believe my throat hurts

Example is the checker to the key

I believe my humor's wearing thin

And I believe the holds are slipping

I believe my shirt is wearing thin

And change is what I believe in

{I Believe it ends on a C#m}

WHAT IF WE GIVE IT AWAY?

On the outside underneath the wall

All the money couldn't buy

You're mistaken no one's standing there

For the record no one tried

Oh... I..... try to

What if we give it away...?

Overlooking with a hollow eye

What's pretending is it right

Eye for order a hand for what's in line

Couldn't follow couldn't write

Oh... I..... try to

What if we give it away...?

And our life is fine here

Stitch it on your tie here

Here's the trailer Tom

A year has come and gone

We're not moving was it right

Take the order sew it on your tie

We couldn't follow couldn't try

These are basic runs from D chord to G, something like:

|-------2-0-2 and |---------------2-0--|

JUST A TOUCH

From: Richard Hall

Corrections by: Mike (I lost the email address)

Well what in the world? Women in black

Don't you remember send us back

A day in the life well nobody laughed

Look to the days how long can this last

Kevin heard it on the radio

Hugh informed word of mouth

Carla read it in the news

Caught it all just a touch

You set the pace of what was to come

I have to carry on now that you're gone

A day in the life well nobody laughed

Look to the days how long can this last

Kevin heard it on the radio

Hugh informed word of mouth

Carla read it in the news

Caught it all just a touch

There's someone in our dreams

In our preassembled dream

Lord! Dave! William!

{Organ break: Play A D G progression a few times}

Well what in the world? Women in black

Don't you remember send towering part back

A day in the life well nobody laughed

Look to the days how long can this last

Kevin heard it on the radio

Hugh informed word of mouth

Carla read it in the news

Caught it all just a touch

I can't see where to worship Popeye, love Al Green,

I can't see, I'm so young, I'm so god damn young

Swan Swan H

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{ 6/8 time. In intro, play Am chord. On beat four, lift up finger on

second fret of D string & hammer back on. Also on Dm when it's played

for a whole 6 beats - except lift finger off G string.}

Am (D) ------0--2--- Dm Gchord Am ------0--2---| Dm

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Swan swan hummingbird

Hurrah we are all free now

What noisy cats are we

Girl and dog he bore his cross

A long low time ago people talk to me

{On this Em/Johnny Reb part, you can play:}

Emchord (A) -----0--2-- F/C -0--| F

counts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Johnny Reb what's the price of pans

Forty a piece or three for one dollar

Hey captain don't you want to buy

Some bone chains and toothpicks

Night weaves her hair chains

Years you wouldn't bring back sing

Wooden beams and dove tails sweep

I struck that picture ninety times

I walked that path a hundred ninety

Long low time ago people talk to me

A pistol hot cup of rhyme

The whiskey is water the water is wine

Marching feet Johnny Reb what's the price of heroes

Six and one half dozen the other

Tell that to the captain's mother

Hey captain don't you want to buy

Some bone chains and toothpicks

Night weaves her hair chains

Swan swan hummingbird

Hurrah we are all free now

What noisy cats are we

Long low time ago people talk to me

A pistol hot cup of rhyme

{end on Am}

The whiskey is water the water is wine

Superman (The Clique)

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Intro : E

Chorus :

I am I am I am Superman and I know what's happening

I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything

You don't really love that guy you make it with now do you

I know you don't love that guy cause I can see right through you

Chorus

If you go a million miles away I'll track you down, girl

Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart

{break}

If you go a million miles away I'll track you down, girl

Trust me when I say I know the pathway to your heart

Chorus --> | D A | E