R.E.M

                Man on the Moon                 Automatic For the People (1992)

 

      Intro:      C    D            x4 times

 

       Verse 1:

       C                       D             C

       Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                   D                C

       Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                     D                    C

       Monopoly, Twenty-one, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                          D               C

       Mister Fred Blassie, and a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                   D                C

       Let's play Twister, let's play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                          D              C

       I'll see you heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

       Bridge 1:

           Am                      G         Am                            G

       Now Andy did you hear about this one, tell me are you locked in the punch?

           Am                      G       ^^  C     D

       Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis?  Hey baby,    are we losing touch?

 

       Chorus:

       G       ^^   Am   C                     G     ^^  Am         D

       If you believed   they put a man on the moon,     man on the moon.

       G       ^^  Am   C                     Am

       If you believe   there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

 

       Verse 2:

       C                           D              C

       Moses went walking with the staff of wood, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                        D           C

       Newton got beaned by the apple good, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                         D             C

       Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

       C                             D            C

       Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

       Bridge 2:

           Am                       G          Am                             G

       Now Andy, did you hear about this one?  Tell me, are you locked in the punch?

           Am                      G          ^^   C      D

       Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis?      Hey baby,     are you having fun?

 

       Chorus:

 

       Break:   C  D      C  D      C  D      D

 

       Verse 3:

       C                            D               C

       Here's a little agit for the never believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

       C                             D            C

       Here's a little ghost for the offering,    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

       C                   D                         C

       Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

       C                          D             C

       Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling,    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 

 

       Bridge 1:

 

       Chorus:      

      

Break:   C  D      C  D      C   D      D

      

Chorus:       x3 times

 

End on C:

 

 

define: G     Am       C

        v ^   h  ^ V ^ V

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