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Mr Richards

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E5: 079900     Emaj7: 079890
Intro: E5  
[Verse]
E5Mr. Richards, your posEmaj7ition E5is a messenger pEmaj7igeon, 
E5left behind you when tEmaj7he camE5p moved on.
E5You thought that you hEmaj7ad lisE5tened but the woEmaj7rds had never crystallized,
E5into a truth that you Emaj7might E5own, hey hey
[Chorus]
Asus2Mr Richards your decision, pay attention pay attentioE5nEmaj7  
[Verse]
E5Mr. Richards your forgEmaj7iven fE5or a narrow lack Emaj7of vision,
E5but the firesare still Emaj7raginE5g on...
E5The public's got opiniEmaj7ons anE5d these consequeEmaj7nces border on the compound that 
E5razed where zealots saEmaj7ng, heE5y, hey
[Chorus]
Asus2Mr. Richards, your decision, pay attention, pay attenE5tioEmaj7n
[Bridge]
DSo listen, your intention, sign the paper, stamp the ribbon,
You're mE5istaken if you think Emaj7we'll just forget.E5  
DYou can thump your chest and rattle, stand in Afront of your piano but,
We knGow, what's F#m7going on, E5Yes, we kGnow what's F#m7going E5on,
We're the cGhildren of the F#m7choir heyE5,
And we kGnow what's gF#m7oing on.E5  
[Verse]
E5Mr. Richards your convEmaj7ictionE5, had us cheerinEmaj7g in the kitchen,
E5now the jury's eating Emaj7pigeon E5pie,
E5So tell me how is prisEmaj7on, haE5ve they taught yEmaj7ou how to listen?,
E5We've begun to bridge Emaj7the scE5hism, pay attention pay attention,
[Chorus]
Asus2Mr. Richards your decision, pay attention, pay attentE5ionEmaj7.
[Bridge]
DYou can thump your chest and rattle,stand in fAront of your piano but,
We knGow what's gF#m7oing on, E5Yes we knoGw what's goF#m7ing onE5,
We're Gthe childrF#m7en of the E5choir heyG, from the F#m7compouE5nd fire hey,
And we know Gwhat's going oF#m7n,E5  
Yes we know Gwhat's going oF#m7n.E5  
Outro:   G    F#m7     E5x2

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Mr Richards

by R.E.M.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Emaj7

Asus2

F#m7

E5 Emaj7

: 079900 : 079890

Intro:

[Verse]

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

Mr. Richards, your position is a messenger pigeon,

E5 Emaj7 E5

left behind you when the camp moved on.

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

You thought that you had listened but the words had never crystallized,

E5 Emaj7 E5

into a truth that you might own, hey hey

[Chorus]

Asus2 E5 Emaj7

Mr Richards your decision, pay attention pay attention

[Verse]

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

Mr. Richards your forgiven for a narrow lack of vision,

E5 Emaj7 E5

but the firesare still raging on...

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

The public's got opinions and these consequences border on the compound that

E5 Emaj7 E5

razed where zealots sang, hey, hey

[Chorus]

Asus2 E5 Emaj7

Mr. Richards, your decision, pay attention, pay attention

[Bridge]

So listen, your intention, sign the paper, stamp the ribbon,

E5 Emaj7 E5

You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget.

D A

You can thump your chest and rattle, stand in front of your piano but,

G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5

We know, what's going on, Yes, we know what's going on,

G F#m7 E5

We're the children of the choir hey,

G F#m7 E5

And we know what's going on.

[Verse]

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

Mr. Richards your conviction, had us cheering in the kitchen,

E5 Emaj7 E5

now the jury's eating pigeon pie,

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

So tell me how is prison, have they taught you how to listen?,

E5 Emaj7 E5

We've begun to bridge the schism, pay attention pay attention,

[Chorus]

Asus2 E5 Emaj7

Mr. Richards your decision, pay attention, pay attention.

[Bridge]

D A

You can thump your chest and rattle,stand in front of your piano but,

G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5

We know what's going on, Yes we know what's going on,

G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5

We're the children of the choir hey, from the compound fire hey,

G F#m7 E5

And we know what's going on,

G F#m7 E5

Yes we know what's going on.

G F#m7 E5

Outro: x2

About Mr Richards Chords by R.E.M.

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