Man On The Moon

by REM · posted by pagan

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Verse 1

 6    6   6   6   6   6   -5   5  -4
Mott the hoo-ple and the game of life
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 6  6   6   6   6   6    -5 -5 5    -4
An-dy kauf-man and the wrest-ling match
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 4  7  7  7    7   7  7    -7  -6   -6  -6 
Mo-nop-o-ly, twen-ty one, checkers and chess
 5     5     -5     5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 6    6   6    6   6   6 6   -5    5   -4
Mist-er Fred blass-ie in a break-fast mess
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 4   7  7  7   7    7  -7 -6    -6  6
Hey An-dy did you hear a-bout this one ?
  7   7   7   7     7   -7  -6   6
Tell me, are you locked in the punch ?
 7   7  7  7   7   7  -7  -6 -6  6     6  6  6  
Hey An-dy are you goofing on Elvis ?, Hey Ba-by
 -6 -6  -6  -7   -6
Are we los-ing touch ?

Chorus

-8  -8  -7   7  -7    7   7  7  7  -7  -6  6
If you believed~~~, they put a man on the moon
 7  -7  6   6   -6
Man on the moon~~~~
-8  -8  -7  7  -7
If you believe~~~
  7       7   7   7 -7    6   -6
There's noth-ing up my sleeve~~~~
  5   7    -7  6   6  -6   
Then noth-ing is cool~~~~

Verse 2

 6   6   6   6   6    6   6   -5    5  -4
Mos-es went walking with the staff of wood
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 6  6   6     6    6  6  -5  5  -4    
Newton got beaned by the apple good
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
7  7   7   7    7   7  7  -7  -7  -6  -6   
Egypt was troubled by the hor-ri-ble asp
 5     5     -5     5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 6  6     6     6   6  6   6   -5   5  -4
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
  4     4    -4    4
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

4   7  7  7   7    7  -7 -6    -6  6
Hey An-dy did you hear a-bout this one ?
  7   7   7   7     7   -7  -6   6
Tell me, are you locked in the punch ?
 7   7  7  7   7   7  -7  -6 -6  6     6  6  6  
Hey An-dy are you goofing on Elvis ?, Hey Ba-by
 -6  -6  -6 -7  -6
Are you having fun ?

Chorus

-8  -8  -7   7  -7    7   7  7  7  -7  -6  6
If you believed~~~, they put a man on the moon
 7  -7  6   6   -6
Man on the moon~~~~
-8  -8  -7  7  -7
If you believe~~~
  7       7   7   7 -7    6   -6
There's noth-ing up my sleeve~~~~
  5   7    -7  6   6  -6   
Then noth-ing is cool~~~~


Last verse (same tune)
Here's a little agit for the never believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of St Peters
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Kaufman's gone wrestling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

4   7  7  7   7    7  -7 -6    -6  6
Hey An-dy did you hear a-bout this one ?
  7   7   7   7     7   -7  -6   6
Tell me, are you locked in the punch ?
 7   7  7  7   7   7  -7  -6 -6  6     6  6  6  
Hey An-dy are you goofing on Elvis ?, Hey Ba-by
 -6 -6  -6  -7   -6
Are we los-ing touch ?

Chorus

-8  -8  -7   7  -7    7   7  7  7  -7  -6  6
If you believed~~~, they put a man on the moon
 7  -7  6   6   -6
Man on the moon~~~~
-8  -8  -7  7  -7
If you believe~~~
  7       7   7   7 -7    6   -6
There's noth-ing up my sleeve~~~~
  5   7    -7  6   6  -6   
Then noth-ing is cool~~~~

Repeat this last chorus THREE times

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