R.E.M. - I Believe: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Believe" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F 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 A# Gm You're on your honor not to tell F I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract A# 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 A# C Between the horns of the day? Chorus: F C F C F C Gm I believe my shirt is wearing thin A# And change is what I believe in 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 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 Chorus: I believe my humor's wearing thin And change is what I believe in I believe my shirt is wearing thin And change is what I believe in When I was young and full of grace As 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 A# C Example is the checker to the key Chorus: 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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  F  Gm  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 "I Believe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Believe" by R.E.M..