R.E.M. - Cuyahoga: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cuyahoga" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Cuyahoga Guitar Chords and Lyrics by R.E.M.

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Cuyahoga" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       D               G
Let's put our heads together
     Em          G
and start a new country up.
     D                 G
Our father's father's father tried,
  Em                 G
erased the parts he didn't like.

Let's try to fill it in
Bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me
We knee-skinned that river red

Em               Bm
This is where we walked,
Em               F#m
this is where we swam.
Em              Bm
Take a picture here,
Em           D
take a souvenir.

This land is the land of ours
This river runs red over it
We knee-skinned it you and me
We knee-skinned that river red

And we gathered up our friends
Bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me
Up underneath the river bed

This is where we walked
This is where we swam
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir

Chorus:
D   Em   G Bm D A
    Cuyahoga.
D   Em   G Bm     D  Em  G
    Cuyahoga, is gone.

Let's put our heads together
And start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed
We'll burn the river down

This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir

Chorus:
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone

Rewrite the book and rule the pages
Saving face, secured in faith
Bury, burn the waste behind you
This land is the land of ours

This river runs red over it
We are not your allies
We cannot defend

This is where they walked
This is where they swam
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir

Chorus:
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone

Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Cuyahoga" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cuyahoga" by R.E.M..

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