R.E.M. - Losing My Religion: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Losing My Religion" 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 Losing My Religion 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 "Losing My Religion" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F F Am Am F F Am G

G   Am
Oh, life is bigger
Em
   It's bigger than you
            Am
And you are not me.
                        Em
The lengths that I will go to,
                     Am
The distance in your eyes,
Em                       Dm
   Oh no, I've said too much,
         G
I set it up.

                 Am
That's me in the corner,
                 Em
That's me in the spotlight
            Am
Losing my religion.
          Em
Trying to keep up with you.
      Am
And I don't know if I can do it.
Em                       Dm
   Oh no, I've said too much,
                 G
I haven't said enough.

  Chorus:
                              F
  I thought that I heard you laughing
                              Am
  I thought that I heard you sing
      F                        Am  G
  I think I thought I saw you try

G      Am                     Em
Every whisper of every waking hour
                   Am
I'm choosing my confessions
           Em
Trying to keep an eye on you
       Am
Like a hurt, lost, and blinded fool, fool
Em                      Dm
   Oh no, I've said too much,
         G
I set it up

          Am
Consider this
             Em
Consider this the hint of the century
          Am
Consider this the slip
      Em
That brought me to my knees, failed
Am
What if all these fantasies
    Em
Come flailing around?
              Dm
And now, I've said
     G
Too much

  Chorus:
                              F
  I thought that I heard you laughing
                              Am
  I thought that I heard you sing
      F                        Am  G
  I think I thought I saw you try

C Dm C Dm

      C               Dm
But that was just a dream,
  C               Dm
That was just a dream.

                 Am
That's me in the corner
                   Em
That's me in the spotlight
            Am
Losing my religion
          Em
Trying to keep up with you
      Am
And I don't know if I can do it
Em                       Dm
   Oh no, I've said too much,
                 G
I haven't said enough.

  Chorus:
                              F
  I thought that I heard you laughing
                              Am
  I thought that I heard you sing
      F                        Am
  I think I thought I saw you try

     F
But that was just a dream
  Am
Try, cry, why try?
F                              Am
That was just a dream, just a dream
         G          Am
Just a dream, dream


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Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Losing My Religion" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M..

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