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

This tab is the full 'Automatic for the people' album
version which is over 5 minutes long and is generally
their live arrangement too. (Live versions may have
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 the third Chorus and second guitar break,
and go straight from the 2nd Pre-Chorus into the
repeated end Choruses, trimming off over 20 seconds.
The promo video of the edited single version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLxpNiF0YKs

I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.

 C     = x32010   G    = 320003   D     = xx0232
 Dadd4 = x54030  (G/D) = xx0003   Bm    = x24432
 Am    = x02210  (G/E) = xx2003  (Am/E) = xx2210
(Am/C) = x32210   D4   = xx0233   Em    = 022000
                                 (C/B)  = x3x010

The chords in brackets are just to show some optional
passing 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
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[Intro]
  C            Dadd4        C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  C            Dadd4        C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 1]
C                        Dadd4
Mott the Hoople and 'The Game of Life',
C
    Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                   Dadd4
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match,
C
    Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                     Dadd4
Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers and Chess,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!

[Verse 2]
C                        Dadd4
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                   Dadd4
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
     C                        Dadd4
I'll see you in heaven if you make the list,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!

[Pre-Chorus]
     Am          (Am/C)      G         (G/D)(G/E)
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Am               (Am/C)        G       (G/D)(G/E)
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Am                       G             C
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis?  'Hey, baby!'
D                         D4 D
   Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
G           Am      C             Bm         G
If you be - lieved  ...they put a man on the moon,
Am         D     D4 D
Man on the moon,
G           Am     C                 Bm     Am
If you be - lieve ...there's nothing up his sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am
Then nothing is    cool

[Verse 3]
C                           Dadd4
Moses went walking with the staff of wood,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                        Dadd4
Newton got beaned by the apple good,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                         Dadd4
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                             Dadd4
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!

[Pre -Chorus]
     Am          (Am/C)      G           (G/D)(G/E)
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
   Am              (Am/C)         G      (G/D)(G/E)
So tell me, are you locked in the punch?
     Am                       G             C
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis?  'Hey, baby!'
D                       D4 D
   Are you having fun?

[Chorus]
G           Am      C              Bm         G
If you be - lieved   ...they put a man on the moon,
Am         D     D4 D
Man on the moon,
G           Am     C                  Bm     Am
If you be - lieve  ...there's nothing up his sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am
Then nothing is    cool

[Slide guitar break] 
  Em           D     D4 D   Em           D     D4 D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Em           D                     D4 D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  /_/ |

[Verse 4]
C                            Dadd4
Here's a little agit for the never-believer,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                             Dadd4
Here's a little ghost for the offering,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                        Dadd4
Here's a truck stop in - stead of Saint Peter's,
C
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!
C                          Dadd4
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling,
C                              (C) (C/B)
     Yeah, yeah - yeah, yeah!

[Pre -Chorus]
     Am          (Am/C)      G         (G/D)(G/E)
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Am               (Am/C)        G       (G/D)(G/E)
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
     Am                       G             C
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis?  'Hey, baby!'
D                        D4 D
   Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
G           Am      C             Bm         G
If you be - lieved  ...they put a man on the moon,
Am         D     D4 D
Man on the moon,
G           Am     C                  Bm     Am
If you be - lieve  ...there's nothing up his sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am
Then nothing is    cool

[Slide guitar break]
  Em           D     D4 D   Em           D     D4 D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Em           D                     D4 D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  /_/ |

[Chorus]
G           Am      C             Bm         G
If you be - lieved  ...they put a man on the moon,
Am    (Am/C) D     D4 D
Man on the   moon,
G           Am     C                  Bm     Am
If you be - lieve  ...there's nothing up his sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am
Then nothing is    cool

[Chorus]
G           Am      C            Bm         G
If you be - lieved  ...they put a man on the moon,
Am    (Am/C) D     D4 D
Man on the   moon,
G           Am     C                  Bm      Am
If you be - lieve  ...there's nothing up this sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am
Then nothing is    cool

[Chorus]
G           Am      C             Bm         G
If you be - lieved  ...they put a man on the moon,
Am    (Am/C) D     D4 D
Man on the   moon,
G           Am     C                  Bm     Am
If you be - lieve  ...there's nothing up his sleeve,
     Am     (Am/E) Am      Em
Then nothing is    cool

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