R.E.M. Great Beyond

Tom: A THE GREAT BEYOND From: VERSE Am7 D2 I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes Oh the sights that I have seen (riff A ) I can't believe that I believed I wish that you could see (riff A ) that there's a new planet in the solar system there is nothing up my sleeve (riff A ) CHORUS C C Am7 I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs I?m tossing up punchlines that were never there Over my shoulder a piano falls G(strum) crashing to the grouououond And all this talk of time Talk is fine And I don?t want to stay around Why can?t we pantomime, just close our eyes And sleep sweet dreams Being here with wings on our feet I?m pushing an elephant up the stairs I?m tossing up punchlines that were never there Over my shoulder a piano falls Crashing to the ground I?m breaking through I?m bending spoons I?m keeping flowers in full bloom I?m looking for answers from the great beyond I want the hummingbirds, the dancing bears Sweetest dreams of you Look into the stars Look into the moon I?m pushing an elephant up the stairs I?m tossing up punchlines that were never there Over my shoulder a piano falls Crashing to the ground I?m breaking through I?m bending spoons I?m keeping flowers in full bloom I?m looking for answers from the great beyond ---- from: Gabor Fazekas ( ) Intro: A D2 A D2 A D2 A D2 A D2 I've watched the sun spot silent A D2 from your eyes A D2 all the sights that I have seen A D2 A D2 I can't believe that A D2 I believed I wish that you could see A D2 Desert need no cloud in the summer zest A D2 there is nothing up my sleeve C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm tossing out punchlines that were never there C Cmaj9(B ) Am over my shoulder a piano falls, G chrashing to the ground. A D2 and all this talk of time A D2 talk is fine A D2 but I don't want to stay around A D2 A D2 why can't we pat some on A D2 just close your eyes and sleep sweet dreams A D2 in the place on offing A D2 C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm tossing out punchlines that were never there C Cmaj9(B ) Am over my shoulder a piano falls, G chrashing to the ground. Am C G D I'm breaking through, I'm bending Am C G spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full Am C G D C bloom, I'm looking for answers from the great beyond A D2 A D2 A D2 A D2 A D2 I want the hummingbirds to dance in their A D2 sweetest dreams of you A D2 look into the stars A D2 look into your eyes C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, C Cmaj9(B ) Am I'm tossing out punchlines that were never there C Cmaj9(B ) Am over my shoulder a piano falls, G chrashing to the ground. 2x Am C G D I'm breaking through, I'm bending Am C G spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full Am C G D C bloom, I'm looking for answers from the great beyond Am C G D I'm breaking through, I'm bending Am C G spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full Am C G D bloom, I'm looking for answers from the great... C ...answers from the great Am C G D I'm breaking through, I'm bending Am C G spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full Am C G D bloom, I'm looking for answers from the great... C ...answers from the great ...answers Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G D Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G D C Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G D Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G Am Cmaj9(B ) C Cmaj9(B ) G D C C Cmaj9(B ) A the chords: A: x02000 D2: xx0230 C: x32010 Cmaj9(B ): x20010 Am: x02210 G: 320003 | Am | D | Am | D | | Am | D | Am | D | | Am | | D | | Am | | D | I've watched the stars fall silent from your eyes, | Am | | D | | Am | D | Oh, the sights that I have seen, | Am | | D | | Am | | D | I can't believe that I believed I wished that you could see, | Am | | D | | Am | | D | Desert in the mind of the silencist, there is nothing up my sleeve | C Bm | | Am | I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, | C Bm | | Am | I'm tossing up punch-lines that were never there, | C Bm | | Am | Over my shoulder a piano falls, | G | | G | Crashing to the ground, | Am | | D | | Am | | D | And all this talk of time, talk is fine, | Am | | D | | Am | D | But I want to stay around | Am | | D | | Am | | D | Why can't we pantomime, just close our eyes and sleep sweet dreams, | Am | | D | | Am | D | Me and you, please are nothing | C Bm | | Am | I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, | C Bm | | Am | I'm tossing up punch-lines that were never there, | C Bm | | Am | Over my shoulder a piano falls, | G | | G | Crashing to the ground, | Am C | | G D | | Am I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full bloom, | Am | D | Am | D | | Am | D | Am | D | I want the hummingbirds to dance in their sweetest dreams of you, | Am | | D | | Am| | D | Look into the stars, look into the moon, | C Bm | | Am | I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs, | C Bm | | Am | I'm tossing up punch-lines that were never there, | C Bm | | Am | Over my shoulder a piano falls, | G | | G | Crashing to the ground, | Am C | | G D | | Am I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full bloom, | Am C | | G D | | Am I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full bloom, | Am C | | G D | | Am I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full bloom, I'm looking for answers from the Great, answers from the great | Am C | | G D | | Am I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I'm keeping flowers in full bloom, I'm looking for answers from the Great, answerrrrrsssss, | Am C | G D | Am C | G D | | Am C | G D | Am | Am | | Am C | G D | Am C | G D | | Am C | G D | Am | Am | Am ---- Album: Man On The Moon Soundtrack Transcribed by: Tony Crouch Email: I transcribed it from when they did on the David Letterman Show. Please use this transciption in conjuntion with the previous one on the archive. Am7 D Am7 D(Riff A ) This is the Intro and Verse Progression. C C Am C C Am C C Am G This is the Pre-Chorus Progression "I'm pushing elephants up the stairs.............." C C G D C C G Am7 C C G D C This is the Chorus Progression "Im breakin' through..........." C C Am7 This is the outro progression, try to accent the C chord, as this is what he does.