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Electrolite

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[Verse]
 GYour eyes are burning Cadd9holes through Gme.
 Cadd9I'm gasoGline.
Cadd9I'm burnin' cGlean.Cadd9  
 GTwentieth Cadd9Century go to Gsleep
 Cadd9You're plastiGcine.
 Cadd9That is obGscene.
 Cadd9That is obDscene.
[Pre-Chorus]
You Amare the star toDnight.
Your sun eAmlectric, outta Dsight.
Your light eB7clipsed the moon toEmnight.G  
EAmlectroEmlite.  GYou're Amoutta Emsight.G  D  
[Piano lead-in]
e|--3--2--3--------|
B|------------3----|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
 GIf I Cadd9ever want to Gfly.
 Cadd9Mulholland GDrive.
 Cadd9I am aGlive.Cadd9  
[Verse]
 GHollyCadd9wood is under Gme.
 Cadd9I'm Martin GSheen
 Cadd9I'm Steve McGQueen
 Cadd9I'm Jimmy DDean
[Pre-Chorus]
You Amare the star toDnight.
Your sun eAmlectric, outta Dsight.
Your light eB7clipsed the moon toEmnight.G  
EAmlectroEmlite.  GYou're Amoutta Emsight.G  D  
[Solo]
B Am
B Am
B Am
C D
[Piano lead-in]
e|--3--2--3--------|
B|------------3----|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
 GIf you Cadd9ever want to Gfly.
 Cadd9Mulholland GDrive.
 Cadd9Up in the Gsky.
 Cadd9Stand on a Gcliff and Cadd9look down tGhere.
 Cadd9Don't be Gscared,   Cadd9you are aGlive.
 Cadd9You are alDive.
[Pre-Chorus]
You Amare the star toDnight.
Your sun eAmlectric, outta Dsight.
Your light eB7clipsed the moon toEmnight.G  
EAmlectroEmlite.  GYou're Amoutta Emsight.G  D  
[Piano lead-in]
e|--3--2--3--------|
B|------------3----|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Bridge]
 GTwentieth Cadd9Century go and Gsleep
 Cadd9Really Gdeep
 Cadd9We won't GblinkCadd9  
[Outro]
 GYour eyes are burnin' Cadd9holes through Gme.
 Cadd9I'm not Gscared
 Cadd9I'm outta Ghere.
    Cadd9         GTacet
 I'm not scared.
I'm outta here.

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Electrolite

by R.E.M.

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Cadd9

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

Your eyes are burning holes through me.

Cadd9 G

I'm gasoline.

Cadd9 G Cadd9

I'm burnin' clean.

G Cadd9 G

Twentieth Century go to sleep

Cadd9 G

You're plasticine.

Cadd9 G

That is obscene.

Cadd9 D

That is obscene.

[Pre-Chorus]

Am D

You are the star tonight.

Am D

Your sun electric, outta sight.

B7 Em G

Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.

Am Em G Am Em G D

Electrolite. You're outta sight.

[Piano lead-in]

e|--3--2--3--------|

B|------------3----|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

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

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

[Chorus]

G Cadd9 G

If I ever want to fly.

Cadd9 G

Mulholland Drive.

Cadd9 G Cadd9

I am alive.

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

Hollywood is under me.

Cadd9 G

I'm Martin Sheen

Cadd9 G

I'm Steve McQueen

Cadd9 D

I'm Jimmy Dean

[Pre-Chorus]

Am D

You are the star tonight.

Am D

Your sun electric, outta sight.

B7 Em G

Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.

Am Em G Am Em G D

Electrolite. You're outta sight.

[Solo]

B Am

C D

[Piano lead-in]

e|--3--2--3--------|

B|------------3----|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

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

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

[Chorus]

G Cadd9 G

If you ever want to fly.

Cadd9 G

Mulholland Drive.

Cadd9 G

Up in the sky.

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Stand on a cliff and look down there.

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Don't be scared, you are alive.

Cadd9 D

You are alive.

[Pre-Chorus]

Am D

You are the star tonight.

Am D

Your sun electric, outta sight.

B7 Em G

Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.

Am Em G Am Em G D

Electrolite. You're outta sight.

[Piano lead-in]

e|--3--2--3--------|

B|------------3----|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

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

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

[Bridge]

G Cadd9 G

Twentieth Century go and sleep

Cadd9 G

Really deep

Cadd9 G Cadd9

We won't blink

[Outro]

G Cadd9 G

Your eyes are burnin' holes through me.

Cadd9 G

I'm not scared

Cadd9 G

I'm outta here.

Cadd9 G

Tacet

I'm not scared.

I'm outta here.

About Electrolite Chords by R.E.M.

Learn how to play Electrolite by R.E.M. with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Electrolite chords”, “Electrolite guitar chords”, or “R.E.M. Electrolite chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Electrolite chords and for experienced players who want accurate Electrolite lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Cadd9, D, Am, B7, Em.

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What key is "Electrolite" in?

The chords for "Electrolite" show the original chord names (including G, Cadd9, D, Am, B7, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.