R.E.M. - Parakeet: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Parakeet" 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 Parakeet 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 "Parakeet" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     G      Bm      E
you wake up in the morning
     G       Bm       E
and fall out of your bed
G    Bm       E
mean cat eat parakeets
      D         C      B
and this one's nearly dead.

You dearly wish the wind would shift
And greasy window slide
Open for the parakeet
Who's colored bitter lime

Chorus:
Em        C
open the window
    Am               Bm   D
and lift into your dreams
 Em    C
Baby, baby
 Am              D    B7
you can barely breathe.

A broken wrist An accident
You know that something's wrong
You fold the leavings of your past
No one knows you've gone

The sunspot flares of the early
Nineties light up your wings
And scan the shortwave radio
It's tracking outer rings

Chorus

The tectonic dispatcher shifts
To smooth the ocean floor
And flattens out to warmer winds
Of Brisbane's sunny shore
Where Buddhas tend to mending wrists
A tea made from the leaves
Of eucalyptus fragrances
And coriander seeds

Chorus:
Open the window
To lift into a dream
Baby, baby
You can start to breathe
Open the window
To lift into a dream
Baby, baby
You can start to breathe

You wake up in the morning
To warm Pacific breeze
Where mean cats chew on licorice
And cannot climb the trees


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B7

Guitar chord B7

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

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