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
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
AAnd waste another yeEar
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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
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
AAnd waste another yeEar
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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
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
AAnd waste another yeaEr
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle
AAnd waste another yeaEr
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