R.E.M. - E-Bow The Letter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "E-Bow The Letter" 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 E-Bow The Letter 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 "E-Bow The Letter" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     C                    G
Look up, what do you see? All of you and all of me
Em                      Bm
Fluorescent and starry. Some of them, they surprise
C                         G                         Em
The bus ride, I went to write this, 4:00 a.m. this letter
                           C
Fields of poppies, little pearls
G                         Em
All the boys and all the girls sweet-toothed
               Bm                C G
Each and every one a little scary
              Em
I said your name

I wore it like a badge of teenage film stars
Hash bars, cherry mash and tinfoil tiaras
Dreaming of Maria Callas, whoever she is
This fame thing, I don't get it
I wrap my hand in plastic to try to look through it
Maybelline eyes and girl-as-boy moves
It can take you far, this star thing,
I don't get it

Chorus:
D Em G             D      Em
     I'll take you over, there
     I'll take you over, there
     Aluminum, tastes like fear
     Adrenaline, it pulls us near

Will you live to 83?
Will you ever welcome me?
Will you show me something that nobody else has seen?
Smoke it, drink, here comes the flood
Anything to thin the blood
These corrosives do their magic slowly and sweet
Phone, eat it, drink, just another chink
Cuts and dents, they catch the light
Aluminum, the weakest link
I don't wanna disappoint you, I'm not here to anoint you
I would lick your feet, but is that the sickest move?
I wear my own crown of sadness and sorrow
And who'd have thought tomorrow would be so strange?
My loss, and here we go again

Chorus:
I'll take you over, there
I'll take you over, there
Aluminum, tastes like fear
Adrenaline, it pulls us near
I'll take you over, there
It tastes like fear, pulls us near
I'll take you over

Look up, and what do you see?
All of you and all of me, fluorescent and starry
And some of them, they surprise
I can't look it in the eyes,
Seconal, Spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene
Cherry-flavored neck and collar
I can smell the sorrow on your breath
The sweat, the victory and sorrow, the smell of fear
I got it

Chorus:
I'll take you over, there
Aluminum, tastes like fear
Adrenaline, it pulls us near
I'll take you over, take you there
Aluminum, tastes like fear
Adrenaline, it pulls us near
I'll take you over, take you there
It tastes like fear, pulls us near
I'll take you over, take you there
It tastes like fear, pulls us near
[Outro: Patti Smith and Michael Stipe]
Pulls us near (It tastes like fear)
It tastes like fear (Pulls us near)
Pulls us near (Near, near)
Over, over, over, over (And nearer and nearer)
Over, over, yeah
Oh, oh (I'll take you over)
Yeah
(I'll take you over, I'll take you there)
Oh, over (I'll take you there)
Over, baby (I'll take you over)
There, there
There, baby


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "E-Bow The Letter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "E-Bow The Letter" by R.E.M..

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