R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills's melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming.
R.E.M. released its first single—"Radio Free Europe"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone.
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BURNING DOWN
{intro: AAsus2AAsus2 X 4}
ABm From the back of my neck, oh oh oh ABm Wired a glass jaw, oh oh ABm Plantation burning your boat is coming in ABm Strum your jew's-harp, you're reeking gin
EF#m Running water in a sinking boat EF#E Going under but they've got your goat
{chords are like intro} Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound
Johnny Mike is reading in the yard His story's timely, oh oh oh What river is it anyway, radio Not in a boat, in your ear
BmC#m You pick your island in the sun BmC#E Take your island off he's got a gun
{chords are like intro} Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound
He's cooking in the woods, a brush fire in your neck Feeling mighty mighty, oh oh oh BmC#m You can pick your island in the sun BmC#E Take your island off he's got a gun