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Losing My Religion

by REM

Written by: Berry, Buck, Mills & Stipe

LOSING MY RELIGION Berry, Buck, Mills & Stipe REM F F6/9 F Dm G F F6/9 F Dm G Am G | // ~ / ~ | ~ / ~ // | //// | // ~ / ~ | ~ / ~ // | // ~ / ~ | Oh hh hh h^life | Am Em | ee ee / is^big | ger rr // | ~ ^Its big^ger rr than^you | uu and^you^u are ^not | Am Em | t^me ee / ~ ^The | lengths that I will^go | oo to / ~ ^The | dis tance ^in your ^eyes | Am Em Dm G | ss ss // | //// | / Oh, no Ive | said dd ^too oo ^much | hh /// | / ~ ^I set^i^t^up | pp /// | Am Em ||: / Thats me^in^the^cor | ner /// | / thats me^in^the^spot | tt / light / | Los ing my re^li | Am Em | gion nn // | / Try ing to^keep | pp ~ ^up pp with^you | uu / ~ And^I^dont | Am Em Dm | t know ^if I can^do | it /// | / Oh no Ive | said dd ^too oo ^much | hh // ~ ^I | G F | ^have n’t ^said dd e^nough | hh // ~ ^I | thought that^I heard you^laugh | ing gg / ~ ^I | G Am F Dm7 G | thought that^I heard you^sing | gg /// | /// ~ ^I | think I thought I | saw ww you u^try | Am G Am Em 1. | yy yy // | // Ev^er^y^whis | s^per rr / ~ ^of | ev ry ^wak ing ^hour | rr / I'm / | Am Em | choos ing g^my con^fes | sions ss // | / Try ing to^keep | pp an^eye on ~ ^you | Am Em | uu / ~ Like^a^hurt | t lost ^and blind ed^fool | ll / fool / | / Oh no Ive | Dm G | said dd ^too oo ^much | hh // ~ ^I | set^i^t^up | pp /// | / ~ ^Con ^si der ^this | Am Em | ss // ~ ^Con | ^si der ^this ss ~ ^the | hint of^the cen tu^ry | yy ~ ^Con si der^this | Am Em | ss ss / The^slip | pp // ~ ^that | brought me ^To my ^knees | ss / failed dd | Am Em | ^What if ^all ll these | ^fan ta ^sies ss Come | / flail ing a^round | dd And now I've | Dm G F | said dd // | // too o^much | hh // ~ ^I | thought that^I heard you^laugh | ing gg / ~ ^I | G Am F Dm7 G | thought that^I heard you^sing | gg /// | /// ~ ^I | think I thought I | saw ww you u^try | Am G Am FM7 Am C Dm C Dm | yy yy // | //// | //// | //// | //// | /// ~ ^But | that was just a^dream | mm /// | That was just a^dream :|| Am F Dm7 G Am 2. | yy yy // | /// ~ ^But | that was just a^dream | mm m ~ / ~ ^Try | yy ~ ^cry yy ~ ^why | F Dm7 G Am G | yy ~ ^try yy / | That was just a^dream | mm / just a^dream | mm / just a^dream | Am | mm / dream mm ||: //// | //// | //// | //// :|| Repeat and fade

About this song:

Losing My Religion is performed by REM and written by Berry, Buck, Mills & Stipe. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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