Find The River
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

R.E.M.
Automatic For The People
1992

Automatic For The People is one of my favorite albums of all time,
and this song is my favorite from the album.  So enjoy it, have
fun with it, and try to find meaning in what you think are random
words.  R.E.M. is still one of my favorite bands.
Bergamot and vetiver are plants that perfumes are made from.

INTRO:

   D                               Em7sus2
   +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +    +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +
e:------------^2---|-------------|------------^2---|-------------|
B:-----3------^3---|-------------|-----3------^3---|-------------|
G:---2--------^2---|-------------|---0--------^0---|-------------|
D:-0----------^0---|-------------|-2----------^2---|-------------|
A:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|


   D                               Em7sus2
   +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +    +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:------------^2---|-------------|-------------2---|---2-----2-2-2-2-|
B:-----3------^3---|-------------|-----3-------3---|---3-----3-3-3-3-|
G:---2--------^2---|-------------|---0---------0---|---0-----0-0-0-0-|
D:-0----------^0---|-------------|-2-----------2---|---2-----2-2-2-2-|
A:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

The intro continues here, and this is also the acoustic part
behind the verse (hereafter referred to as verse figure):

   D             Dm                    Dsus2             Dsus4/G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-2-------2---2-1-|---1-1---1---1-1-|-0-------0---0-0-|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
B:-3-------3---3-3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|-3-------3---3-3-|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
G:-2-------2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-2-------2---2-2-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|
D:-0-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|-0-------0---0-0-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|
A:-----------------|---0---------0-0-|---------0-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3-3-|


   D             Dm                    Dsus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-2-------2---2-1-|---1-1---1---1-1-|-0-------0---0-0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|
B:-3-------3---3-3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|-3-------3---3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-|
G:-2-------2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-2-------2---2-2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
D:-0-------0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|-0-------0---0-0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|
A:-----------------|---0---------0-0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-0-0-0-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

With verse figure.

D              Dm               Dsus2            Dsus4/G
Hey now little speedy head, the read on the speedmeter says
   D             Dm          Dsus2
We have to go to task in the city
      D                Dm            Dsus2            Dsus4/G
Where people drown and people serve, don't be shy you just deserve
     D         Dm            Dsus2
It's only just light years to go


CHORUS
G                  A
Me my thoughts are flower-strewn
D               Em
Ocean storm, bayberry moon
G                   A            D
  I have got to leave to find my way
G                  A
Watch the road and memorize
     D                  Em
This life that passed before my eyes
G              A        D
  Nothing is going my way

(Verse Figure)
    Dm   Dsus2  Dsus4/G
D   Dm   Dsus2

The ocean is the river's goal, a need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go

CHORUS
I have got to find the river, bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize this life that passed before my eyes
Nothing is going my way

Play intro riff here, then move into another verse.

There's no one left to take the lead, but I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride, the river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean

CHORUS (twice)
The river to the ocean goes, a fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw of ginger, lemon, indigo
Coriander, stem and rose of hay
Strength and courage override the privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naivety
Pick up here and chase the ride, the river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way


 way
   D
   +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +    +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +
e:------------^2---|-------------|------------^2---|-------------|
B:-----3------^3---|-------------|-----3------^3---|-------------|
G:---2--------^2---|-------------|---2--------^2---|-------------|
D:-0----------^0---|-------------|-0----------^0---|-------------|
A:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|


   +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +    +   +   +   +     +  +  +  +
e:------------^2---|-------------|------------^2---|-------------|
B:-----3------^3---|-------------|-----3------^3---|-------------|
G:---2--------^2---|-------------|---2--------^2---|-------------|
D:-0----------^0---|-------------|-0----------^0---|-------------|
A:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

CHORDS:
D		xx0232			G		320033
Dm		xx0231			A		x02220
Dsus2		xx0230			Em		022000
Dsus4/G 	3x0233			Em7sus2 	xx2032

For an explanation of chord symbols you don't understand,
try Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.  It has info on sus2, sus4,
slash chords, etc.  So check it out!