Losing My Religion
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

R.E.M.
Out of Time
1991
I've had this album for about 5 years now, and it's a really great one.
I don't know much about Green, but I think this album put them on
the map as far as great musicians are concerned.  They have a great
talent for taking an extremely easy song and making it sound awesome.
I hope you like it!  I have tabbed two parts: the mandolin and the
acoustic guitar.  Good luck!  One final note: the phrase "losing my
religion" means "to lose your composure, to yell."  It doesn't mean
Stipe is giving up on God (though I'm sure he has).  This is where the
lines "oh no I've said too much" come from.

Lyrics
Chords


INTRO (this is also the chorus): GUITAR 1 (Mandolin) F Fadd9 D5 + + + + + + + + + + e:-10-12-10----|-8-----8--8--8--10----8--|----8--------10-12-10----| B:----------10-|-10----10-10-10-10----10-|----10----10----------10-| G:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| GUITAR 2 (Acoustic) e:-------------|-1-----1--1--1--3-----1--|----1--------------------| B:-------------|-1-----1--1--1--1-----1--|----1--------3-----------| G:-------------|-2-----2--2--2--2-----2--|----2--------2-----------| D:-------------|-3-----3--3--3--3-----3--|----3--------0-----------| A:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Am C/B C D5 + + + + + + + + e:-8-----8--8--8--10----8--|----8--------10-12-10----| B:-10----10-10-10-10----10-|----10----10----------10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| e:-0-----0--0--0-----0--0--|-0-----0--0--------------| B:-1-----1--1--1-----1--1--|-1-----1--1--3-----------| G:-2-----2--2--0-----0--0--|-0-----0--0--2-----------| D:-2-----2--2--x-----x--x--|-2-----2--2--0-----------| A:-0-----0--0--2-----2--2--|-3-----3--3--------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| F Fadd9 D5 + + + + + + + + e:-8-----8--8--8--10----8--|----8--------10-12-10----| B:-10----10-10-10-10----10-|----10----10----------10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| e:-1-----1--1--1--3-----1--|----1--------------------| B:-1-----1--1--1--1-----1--|----1--------3-----------| G:-2-----2--2--2--2-----2--|----2--------2-----------| D:-3-----3--3--3--3-----3--|----3--------0-----------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| A________________ life Am G + + + + + + + + e:-8-----8-----8--8-----7--|-------------------------| B:-10----10----10-10----8--|-------------------------| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| e:-0-----0-----0--0----^3--|-------------------------| B:-1-----1-----1--1----^0--|-------------------------| G:-2-----2-----2--2----^0--|-------------------------| D:-2-----2-----2--2----^0--|-------------------------| A:-0-----0-----0--0----^2--|-------------------------| E:---------------------^3--|-------------------------|
VERSE: GUITAR 2 life is bigger it's bigger than you and you are Am Em + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| B:-1---1---0-1---1-|---1-1---0-1-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| G:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| D:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| A:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| not me the lengths that I will go to the distance in your Am Em + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| B:-1---1---0-1---1-|---1-1---0-1-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| G:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| D:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| A:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| eyes Oh no I've said too Am Em + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| B:-1---1---0-1---1-|---1-1---0-1-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| G:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| D:-2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| A:-0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----|-^2---2---2-2---2-|---2-2---2-2-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-^0---0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0-----| much I said it all Dm G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-1-----1-1-----1-|---1-1---1---1---|-3-----3-3-----3-|-----------------| B:-3-----3-3-----3-|---3-3---3---3---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| G:-2-----2-2-----2-|---2-2---2---2---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| D:-0-----0-0-----0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-----2-|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|-----------------|
This is the interlude: GUITAR 1 A5 D5 Am A5 + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-10----10-10-10-|-8--8--8-----------------| B:-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| A5 D5 Am A5 + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-10----10-10-10-|-8--8--8-----------------| B:-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| That was just a dream A5 D5 Am A5 + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-10----10-10-10-|-8--8--8-----------------| B:-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------| That was just a dream that's me in the corner A5 D5 Am A5 + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-10----10-10-10-|-8--8--8-----------------| B:-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-------------| G:-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
This is the ending: GUITAR 1 A5 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A5 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-10-8-----10-8-----8-| B:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-------10---| G:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| D:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| A:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| E:-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| + + + + e:-----------------| B:-10--------------| G:-----------------| D:-----------------| A:-----------------| E:-----------------|
LYRICS:
A life is bigger It's bigger than you and you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no I've said too much I said it all
That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losin' my religion Tryin' to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough
CHORUS (play intro tab) I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper of every waking hour I'm choosin' my confession Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool Oh no I said too much I said it all
Consider this Consider this Hint of the century Consider this The slip that brought me to my knees failed What if these fantasies come flailing around And now I've said too much
CHORUS I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try
INTERLUDE (play interlude tab) But that was just a dream That was just a dream
That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losin' my religion Tryin' to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough
CHORUS I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream Try cry why try That was just a dream Just a dream, just a dream, dream Play end tab here

CHORDS:
F 103211 (thumb on 6th) Fadd9 103213 (thumb on 6th) D5 xx023x C/B x2x010 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 7-4-97 by Daniel E. Smith.