Man On The Moon

Words & Music:

R.E.M.

 

C   Dadd4/add2   C  [2x]

 

C                       Dadd4/add2    C

Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Monopoly, Twenty-one, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mister Fred Blassie, and a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Let's play Twister, let's play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'll see you heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

Am                            G

Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?

Am                            G

Tell me are you locked in the punch?

Am                            G

Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? ("Hey baby!")

C             D

Are we losing touch?

G         Am  C           Bm         G     Am         D

If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.

G         Am  C        Bm             Am

If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool.

 

Moses went walking with the staff of wood, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Newton got beaned by the apple good, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

CHORUS:

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO OVER:  Em    D    Em    D    Em    D

 

Here's a little gift for the never believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Here's a little ghost for the offering, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

CHORUS: [repeat second half of Chorus 3x, then end on Em]

 

 

Man On The Moon Tab by Jack/Nancy Wagner

Intro slide tab:

E--------------------

B------5-----7-----5-

G----/5-5--/7-7--/5-5

D----/5----/7----/5--

A--------------------

E--------------------

 

  C                                   Dadd4/add2

|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|

|-1-------1---1-------1---1---1-|-1-/-3---3---3-------3---3---3-|

|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|

|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2-|-2-/-4---4---4-------4---4---4-|

|-3-------3---3-------3---3---3-|-3-/-5---5---5-------5---5---5-|

|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

      C

|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|

|-3-\-1---1---1-------1---1---1-|-1-------1---1-------1---1---1-|

|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0-|

|-4-\-2---2---2-------2---2---2-|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2-|

|-5-\-3---3---3-------3---3---3-|-3-------3---3-------3---3---3-|

|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

Em                       D                        Em

E-|---------12------------|-------------------------|--------12---------------|

B-|-/-12---------12---12--|---------7----8p7-----0--|-/-12--------12---12-----|

G-|-----------------------|-----------7-------7-----|-------------------------|

D-|-----------------------|--/-7--------------------|-------------------------|

A-|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

 

    D                         Em                     D

E-|------------------------|---------12------------|--------------------------|

B-|-------7-----8p7------0-|--/-12--------12---12--|---------7--------7-------|

G-|---------7---------7----|-----------------------|------7-----7-------------|

D-|-/-7--------------------|-----------------------|-/-7-----------7----------|

A-|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

E-|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

 

      D

E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

B-|-/-------7----8p7-------|--------------------------------------------------|

G-|---7----------------7---|--------------------------------------------------|

D-|------7-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|

A-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

 

Guitar Solo #2:

    Em                        D

E-|-/12-----12-------------|-------------------------------|

B-|-/12-----------12-------|--------7-------8p7---------0--|

G-|-/12----------------12--|------------7-----------7------|

D-|------------------------|--/-7--------------------------|

A-|------------------------|-------------------------------|

E-|------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

    Em                          D

E-|---------12---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|

B-|-/12-----------12---------|------7-------8p7----------0--|-----------------|

G-|-/12-----------------12\--|--7-------7---------7---------|-----------------|

D-|--------------------------|------------------------7-----|-----------------|

A-|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|

E-|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|

 

    Em                           D

E-|-------12------------------|------------------------|----------------------|

B-|-/12--------12---------0---|---------7-----------7--|--------7---8p7---7---|

G-|-/12-------------12--------|--/7---------7----------|-7--------------------|

D-|---------------------------|--/7-------------7------|----7-----------------|

A-|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|

E-|---------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|