#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Losing My Religion Original Album: Out Of Time Words and Music by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe Copyright © 1991 Warner Brothers Records Published by Warner Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: I've transcribed the mandolin and acoustic guitar parts for the INTRO and 1st VERSE. Elsewhere, I've just shown the chords because it just repeats. The CHORUS parts are the same as the INTRO part. If you're a solo acoustic guitar, you could just play the guitar part and it would still sound great! INTRO: 1 2/4 Mandolin (transcribed for guitar): |-10--12--10-----| |-------------10-| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & -| 2 4/4 Mandolin: F / / Fsus2 / / / G |--------------------------------|-----------------10--12--10-----| |-10___-------10------8-------10____---10________--------------10-| |-10___-------10------10------10____---10________-----------------| |-10___-------10------10------10____---10________-----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic guitar: | | | | | | F / F F Fsus2 / F | / F / F G G | |-1____-------1---1---1-------1_____---1-------1---3-------3---3--| |-1____-------1---1---1-------1_____---1-------1---3-------3---3--| |-2____-------2---2---0-------2_____---2-------2---0---0---0---0--| |-3____-------3---3---3-------3_____---3-------3---0---0---0---0--| |-3____-------3---3---3-------3_____---3-------3---2---3---2---2--| |--------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 4 Mandolin: Am / / Am(II) Am |--------------------------------|-----------------10--12--10-----| |-10___---10___---_____-------10____---10--_____---------------10-| |--9___----9___---_____--------7____----9--_____------------------| |-10___---10___---_____-------10____---10--_____------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic guitar: | | | | | | Am Am Am* C | Dsus2 | |-0____-------0---0---0-------0_____---0-------0---0---0-------0--| |-1____-------1---1---1-------1_____---1-------1---3---3-------3--| |-2____-------2---2---2-------2_____---0-------2---2---2-------2--| |-2____-------2---0---0-------0_____---2-------0---0---0-------0--| |-0____-------0---2---2-------3_____---3-------3------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 6 Mandolin: F / / / Fsus2 / / / G |--------------------------------|-----------------10--12--10-----| |-10___-------10--------------8_____---10___---_____-----------10-| |-10___-------10--------------10____---10___---_____--------------| |-10___-------10--------------10____---10___---_____--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic guitar: | | | | | | F / F F Fsus2 F | / F F G G | |-1____-------1---1---1-------1_____---1-------1---3-------3------| |-1____-------1---1---1-------1_____---1-------1---3-------3------| |-2____-------2---2---0-------2_____---2-------2---0---0---0---0--| |-3____-------3---3---3-------3_____---3-------3---0---0---0---0--| |-3____-------3---3---3-------3_____---3-------3---2---3---2---3--| |--------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 8 Mandolin: Am Am G (3rd int) |-8____---12___-------12___---15____------------------------------| |-10___---13___-------13___---12____------------------------------| |-9____---14___-------14___---12____---------------14--12---------| |--------------------------------|---------12--14----------14--12-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic guitar: | | | | | | Am / Am / Am7 / G | | |-0____-------0---0---0-------3_____------------------------------| |-1____-------1---1---1-------3_____------------------------------| |-2____-------2---2---0-------0_____------------------------------| |-2____-------2---2---2-------0_____------------------------------| |-0____-------0---0---0-------2_____------------------------------| |-----------------------------3_____------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: 10 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-13___---13___---13---13___--13____---13--13___---13--13_______--| |-14___---14___---14---14___--14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |-14___---14___---12---14___--14____---12--14___---12--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Am / Am7/9/11 / Am | Am / Am7/9/11 Am | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-1____---1____---1____-------1_____---1---1---1---1-----------1--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Oh life is bigger, 12 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12___---12___---12--12___---12____---12--12___---12--12_______--| |-12___---14___---14--12___---12____---12--12___---14--12_______--| |-14___---14___---14--14___---14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Em | | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| it's bigger than you. And you are... 14 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-13___---13___---13---13___--13____---13--13___---13--13_______--| |-14___---14___---14---14___--14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |-14___---14___---12---14___--14____---12--14___---12--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Am / Am7/9/11 / Am | Am / Am7/9/11 Am | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-1____---1____---1____-------1_____---1---1---1---1-----------1--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| not me, the lengths that I will... 16 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12___---12___---12--12___---12____---12--12___---12--12_______--| |-12___---14___---14--12___---12____---12--12___---14--12_______--| |-14___---14___---14--14___---14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Em | | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| go to. The distance in your... 18 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-13___---13___---13---13___--13____---13--13___---13--13_______--| |-14___---14___---14---14___--14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |-14___---14___---12---14___--14____---12--14___---12--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Am / Am7/9/11 / Am | Am / Am7/9/11 Am | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-1____---1____---1____-------1_____---1---1---1---1-----------1--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| eyes. 20 Mandolin: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12___---12___---12--12___---12____---12--12___---12--12_______--| |-12___---14___---14--12___---12____---12--12___---14--12_______--| |-14___---14___---14--14___---14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | | | | Em | | |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| |-2____---2____---0-h-2-------2_____---2---2---2---0-h-2-------2--| |-2____---2____---2____-------2_____---2---2---2---2-----------2--| |-0____---0____---0____-------0_____---0---0---0---0-----------0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Oh no, I've said too 22 Mandolin: |-13___---13___---13--13___---13____---13--13___---13--13_______--| |-15___---15___---15--15___---15____---15--15___---15--15_______--| |-14___---14___---14--14___---14____---14--14___---14--14_______--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | Dm | | |-5____-------5---5____-------5_____---5____---5---5____---5------| |-6____-------6---6____-------6_____---6____---6---6____---6------| |-7____-------7---7____-------7_____---7____---7---7____---7------| |-7____-------7---7____-------7_____---7____---7---7____---7------| |-5____-------5---5____-------5_____---5____---5---5____---5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| much, I've said 24 Mandolin: |-15___---15___---15--15___---15____------------------------------| |-12___---12___---12--12___---12____------------------------------| |-12___---12___---12--12___---12____---------------14--12---------| |--------------------------------|---------12--14----------14--12-| |--------------------------------|-----15-------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | Acoustic Guitar: | | | G | | |-3____-------3---3____-------3_____------------------------------| |-3____-------3---3____-------3_____------------------------------| |-4____-------4---4____-------4_____------------------------------| |-5____-------5---5____-------5_____------------------------------| |-5-----------5---5-----------5_____------------------------------| |-3-----------3---3-----------3_____------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| enough. ================================================= Am Em Oh life is bigger, it's bigger than you. Am Em And you are not me, the lengths that I will go to. Am The distance in your eyes. Em Em(II) Dm G Oh no, I've said too much, I've said enough. ================================================= VERSE2: Chords: Am 577555 or x02210 Dm x57765 Em x79987 or 022000 G 354433 Am Em That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight, Am Em Losing my religion, trying to keep up with you. Am And I don't know if I can do it. Em Dm G Oh no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough. CHORUS: Chords: F xx3211 Am x02210 Fsus2 xx3011 Am7/9/11 x20210 G 320033 F Fsus2 F I thought that I heard you laughing. G Am Am7/9/11 I thought that I heard you sing. F Fsus2 F G Am I think I thought I saw you try. VERSE3: Am Em Every whisper, every waking hour, Am Em I'm choosing my confessions, trying to keep eye on you. Am Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool. Em Dm G Oh no, I've said too much. I said enough. VERSE4: Am Em Consider this, consider this hint of the century. Am Em Consider this, the slip, that brought me to my knees pale. Am Em What if all these fantasies come flaming aground. Dm G Now I've said too much. [repeat CHORUS] [Interlude:] [play: x4; 3rd and 4th times sing "That was..." lyric] |-12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---5---5---5---5---5--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am That was just a dream, that was just a dream VERSE: Am Em That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight, Am Em Losing my religion, trying to keep up with you. Am And I don't know if I can do it. Em Dm G Oh no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough. CHORUS: F Fsus2 I thought that I heard you laughing. F G Am Am7/9/11 I thought that I heard you sing. F Fsus2 F G Am7/9/11 I think I thought I saw you try. F Fsus2 F G Am Am7/9/11 But that was just a dream, try, cry, why try? F Fsus2 F G Am G That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream, dream. OUTRO: Notes: Play measures 1-2 [x3] then measures 3-4 1 2 |-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 3 4 |-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--10----------10--------------| |---------------------------------|---------13--10------13-10-13-10-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |