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I Believe

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I BELIEVE
Intro tab by: Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no)
Original chords by: ?
Corrections from: Matt Lane (100707.651@compuserve.com)
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
G|--0-2-4-4-4-4-2-0---2->4-4-4-4-2-0---0----0-0-0------|
D|-------------------slide------------2->5-5-5-5--etc--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
      F
When I was young and full of grace
    F
and spirited - a rattlesnake
      F
When I was young and fever fell
     F
My spirit, I will not tell
          Bb                Gm
You're on your honor not to tell
     F
I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract
    F                                Bb
Explain the change, the difference between
                       Gm                   C
What you want and what you need, there's the key
                 Am
Your adventure for today, what do you do
    Bb                   C
Between the horns of the day?
 F  Fsus4  F  C      F  Fsus4 F   C F      Fsus4       C                Gm
I ---  I --------        I ----      believe      my shirt is wearing thin
                     Bb
And change is what I believe in
{same as before}
When I was young and give and take
And foolish said my fool awake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
Trust in your calling, make sure your calling's true
Think of others, the others think of you
Silly rule golden words make, practice practice makes perfect
Perfect is a fault, and fault lines change
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
[Break]
Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  C
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
When I was young and full of grace
and spirited - a rattlesnake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
 C
I believe in example
 Am
I believe my throat hurts
   Bb                         C
Example is the checker to the key
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And I believe the poles are shifting
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
Dm

I Believe chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Believe by R.E.M.. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I BELIEVE
Intro tab by: Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no)
Original chords by: ?
Corrections from: Matt Lane (100707.651@compuserve.com)
[Intro]
{same as before}
When I was young and give and take
And foolish said my fool awake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
Trust in your calling, make sure your calling's true
Think of others, the others think of you
Silly rule golden words make, practice practice makes perfect
Perfect is a fault, and fault lines change
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
[Break]
Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  C
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
When I was young and full of grace
and spirited - a rattlesnake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And I believe the poles are shifting
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
Dm

I Believe Chords by R.E.M.

Learn how to play I Believe by R.E.M. with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Believe chords”, “I Believe guitar chords”, or “R.E.M. I Believe 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 I Believe chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Believe lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, G, D, A, E, F.

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The chords for "I Believe" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.