R.E.M. - Don't Go Back to Rockville

Intro

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ELooking at your watch a third time

EWaiting in the station for the bAus AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EGoing to a place that’s far

So fEar away and if that’s not enouAgh AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

BGoing where nAobody sG#mays helC#mlo

They don’t talk to C#manybody Bmthey don’t kAnow AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

You’ll wEind up in some factory

That’s fEull-time filth and nowhere left to gAo AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EWalk home to an empty house

ESit around all by yourAself AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

I kBnow it might sound Astrange but G#mI beC#mlieve

You’ll be coming C#mback befBmore too Along AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

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At Enight, I drink myself to sleep

And prEetend I don’t care that you’re not hAere with me AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

‘Cause it’s sEo much easier to handle

AEll my problems if I’m too far out to sAea AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

But sBomething better Ahappen sG#moon

Or it’s gC#monna be too lC#mate to bBmring you bAack AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

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Bridge

EIt’s not as though I really Aneed Byou A→ B

EIf you were here I’d only bAleed Byou A→ B

F#mBut everyC#mbody else in F#mtown only C#mwants to bring you Adown and

Hard stop after this line

That’s not Ahow it ought to Bbe

Well I kBnow it might sound Astrange but G#mI beC#mlieve

You’ll be coming C#mback befBmore too Along AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

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