Man On The Moon - R.E.M.

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Song: Man on the moon (Full album version)
Artist: R.E.M.
Composers: William Berry, Michael Stipe,
           Peter Buck and Mike Mills
Album: Automatic for the people
Tabbed by DJ  22th July 2020

Copy and paste this link to hear the album version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2D9bDbbMeY

A live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rxgKAU_lI

The promo video of the edited single version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLxpNiF0YKs

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This tab is the full version on 'Automatic for the people'
album which is over 5 minutes long and is generally their
live arrangement too. (Live versions may have a few slight
variations to the lyrics, including 'the balls to ask', 
rather than 'the gall to ask'.)

The radio edit and promo video versions are shorter, they
skip both the third Chorus and second slide guitar break,
and go straight from the 2nd Pre-Chorus into the repeated
end Choruses, trimming off over 20 seconds in total.

Please IGNORE ANY CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS the website
automatically imposes,they are often not the best option.
Just follow the numbered voicings listed below:
 C         = x32010    G     = 320033     D     = xx0232
 Dadd4add9 = x54030   (G/D)  = xx0033     Bm    = x24432
 Am        = x02210   (G/E)  = xx2033    (Am/E) = xx2210
(Am/C)     = x32210    Dsus4 = xx0233     Em    = 022000

The chords in brackets are just to show some optional
bass notes that could be added and emphasised to add a
bit more to a single guitar accompaniment.
 
Emphasise the bass note of each chord

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
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[Intro]
             
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[Verse 1]
             
Mott the Hoopl

            
e, and 'The Ga


me of Life',

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Andy Kaufman i

      
n the wrestlin


g match,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Monopoly, Twen

        
ty-one, Checke


rs, and Chess,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!

[Verse 2]
             
Mister Fred Bl

           
assie in a bre


akfast mess,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Let's play Twi

      
ster, let's pl


ay Risk,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
I'll see you i

              
n heaven if yo

  
u make the lis

t,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!

[Pre-Chorus]
            
Now, Andy did 

   (     
you hear about

          (
 this one?
            
Tell me, are y

   (     
ou locked in t

          (
he punch?
            
Andy, are you 

             
goofing on Elv

           
is?  'Hey, bab

y!'
             
   Are we losi

             
ng touch?

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
           
Man on the moo

    
n,
           
If you be - li

             
eve   ...there

            
's nothing up 

    
his sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

 
s    cool

[Verse 3]
             
Moses went wal

              
king with the 


staff of wood,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Newton got bea

           
ned by the app


le good,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Egypt was trou

            
bled by the ho


rrible asp,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Mister Charles

              
 Darwin had th

  
e gall to ask,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!

[Pre -Chorus]
            
Now, Andy did 

   (     
you hear about

            (
 this one?
            
So tell me, ar

     (   
e you locked i

            (
n the punch?
            
Hey, Andy, are

              
 you goofing o

             
n Elvis?  'Hey

  
, baby!'
             
   Are you hav

             
ing fun?

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
           
Man on the moo

    
n,
           
If you be - li

             
eve   ...there

            
's nothing up 

    
his sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

 
s    cool

[Slide guitar break]
            
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/__/  |

[Verse 4]
             
Here's a littl

              
e agit for the

 
 never-believe

r,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Here's a littl

              
e ghost for th

  
e offering,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Here's a truck

           
 stop in - ste


ad of Saint Pe

ter's,

  ...Yeah, yea

h - yeah, yeah

!
             
Mister Andy Ka

             
ufman's gone w


restling,
             
  ...Yeah, yea

              
h - yeah, yeah

   ( (
!

[Pre -Chorus]
            
Now, Andy did 

   (     
you hear about

          (
 this one?
            
Tell me, are y

   (     
ou locked in t

          (
he punch?
            
Hey, Andy, are

              
 you goofing o

             
n Elvis?  'Hey

  
, baby!'
             
   Are we losi

            
ng touch?

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
           
Man on the moo

    
n,
           
If you be - li

             
eve   ...there

            
's nothing up 

    
his sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

 
s    cool

[Slide guitar break]
            
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/  /  /   / |

            
|  /  /  /  / 

             
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  |  /  /  /  

 
/__/  |

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
    ( 
Man on the   m

      
oon,
           
If you be - li

             
eve    ...ther

            
e's nothing up

     
 his sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

 
s    cool

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
    ( 
Man on the   m

      
oon,
           
If you be - li

             
eve   ...there

            
's nothing up 

     
this sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

 
s    cool

[Chorus]
           
If you be - li

             
eved   ...they

            
 put a man on 

    
the moon,
    ( 
Man on the   m

      
oon,
           
If you be - li

             
eve   ...there

            
's nothing up 

    
his sleeve,
          (
Then nothing i

       
s    cool

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