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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| Am | C | G | F | | Am | C | G | F | Hey, hey, Hey, hey | Am | C | G | F | | Am | C | G | F |
AmCGF I was hell, sarcastic silver swell, that day it rained AmCGF Tough spun, hard won, No, ocean flower aquarium AmCGF Badlands, give a hand, honey dipt, film flam AmCGF Hey hey, hey hey, that cat can walk like a big bad man,
DmAmDmAm So happy to show us, I ate the lotus, DmAmEmDm Say haven't you noticed? I ate the lotus
AmCGF Storefront window, I reflect, just last week I was merely heck AmCGF Tip the scale, I was hell, Picked me up, then I fell, AmCGF Who's this stranger? Crowbar spine, dot, dot, dot and I feel fine, AmCGF Let it rain, rain, rain, Bring my happy back again,
DmAmDmAm So happy to show us, I ate the lotus, DmAmEmDmEmDm Sayhaven't you noticed? I ate the lotus I ate the lotus
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AmCGF Let it rain, rain, rain, Save me from myself again AmCGF Wash away my ugly sins, Opposing thumb, dorsal fin AmCGF That monkey died for my grin, Bring my happy back again AmCGF Let it rain, rain, rain, Bring my happy back again
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