{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1908029,"song":"World Leader Pretend","artist":"R.E.M.","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11428650-world-leader-pretend-chords-by-r-e-m/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1908029?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":84,"content":"World Leader Pretend\r\nFrom the Album “Green”\r\n\r\nBmAdd4 x-2-4-4-3-0\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bmadd4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(the G and A are only a half measure each)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n  I sit at my table[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  and wage war on myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] \r\n  It seems like it's all,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  it's all for nothing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         \r\n  I know the barricades,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  and I know the mortar in the wall breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  \r\n  I recognize the weapons,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I used them well[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]              \r\n  This is my mistake.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Let me make it good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 \r\n  I raised the wall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bmadd4[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  and I will be the one to knock it down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]        \r\n  I've a rich understanding of[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       \r\n  my finest defenses[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]    \r\n  I proclaim the claims are left unstated,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I demand a rematch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             \r\n  I decree a stalemate,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I divine my deeper motives[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]     \r\n  I recognize the weapons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I've practiced them well. I fitted them myself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                       \r\n  It's amazing what devices[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  you can sympathize (empathize)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                  \r\n  This is my mistake.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n  Let me make it good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 \r\n  I raised the walls,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bmadd4[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  and I will be the one to knock it down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Reach out for me [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  and ho-old me tight. Hold that memory[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                 \r\n  Let my machine talk to me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Let my machine talk to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     \r\n  This is my world[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  and I am the world leader pretend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    \r\n  This is my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  and this is my time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   \r\n  I have been given[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  the freedom to do as I see fit[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       \r\n  It's high time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I razed the walls that I've constructed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                        \r\n  It's amazing what devices[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  you can sympathize (empathize)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                 \r\n  This is my mistake.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n  Let me make it good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   \r\n  I raised the walls, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bmadd4[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  and I will be the one to knock it down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                   \r\n  You fill in the mortar.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  You fill in the harmony[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                   \r\n  You fill in the mortar.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n  I raised the walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              \r\n  And I'm the only one,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bmadd4[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  I will be the one to knock it down[/tab]","plain_text":"World Leader Pretend\nFrom the Album “Green”\n\nBmAdd4 x-2-4-4-3-0\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\nEm  Bm\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]","chords":["Em","Bm","Bmadd4","G","A","D","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}