R.E.M. - How The West Was Won

Bm
Blood from a stone
G
Water from wine.
Bm              G
Born under earplay design.
Bm
A stroke of bad luck,
          G
wrong place, wrong time.
Bm             G
This flyer is out of the lime.


D                                G             Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D                               G      Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                      G      Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                     A
How the west was won and where it got us.

Repeat chords for remaining verses

Canary got trapped, the uranium mine.
A stroke of bad luck, now the bird has died.
a marker to mark where my tears run dry.
I cross it, bless it, alkali.


D                                G             Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D                               G      Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                      G      Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                     A

Piano solo


I didn't wear glasses cause I thought it might rain.
Now I can't see anything.
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design.
I cracked through time, space, Godless and dry.
I point my nose to the northern star,
watch the decline from a hazy distance.

D                                G             Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D                               G      Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                      G      Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                     A
How the west was won and where it got us.