Intro (x2): C D C C Verse 1: C D C Mott the Hoople and the game of Life (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers, and Chess (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Let's play Twister, let's play Risk (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C See you in heaven if you make the list (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Chorus: Am G Now, Andy did you hear about this one? Am G Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Am G C D Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, Are we losing touch? G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. Verse 2: C D C Moses went walking with the staff of wood (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Newton got beaned by the apple good (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Chorus: Am G Now, Andy did you hear about this one? Am G Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Am G C D Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, Are you having fun? G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. Instrumental: Em D Em D Em D D Verse 3: C D C Here's a little agit for the never-believer (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Here's a little ghost for the offering (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) C D C Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Chorus: Am G Now, Andy did you hear about this one? Am G Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Am G C D Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, Are we losing touch? G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. Instrumental: Em D Em D Em D D Outro: G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. G Am C D G Am D If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am Em If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool. This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Man On The Moon chords by R.E.M.
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Man On The Moon on ukulele
To play Man On The Moon on ukulele, strum the island strum: d – d u – u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 116 bpm. You are playing it in G major; the original is in C major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Sway through the C and D changes and let the chorus open wide.
6 ukulele chords used in "Man On The Moon" by R.E.M.: Am, Bm, C, D, Em and G
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+5 was easy to play and works well for soprano
Strum pattern DDU UDU generally works, I dropped the note over “hey baby” cause I couldn’t figure out how to make it sound good and did two downstrokes for each note on the “If you believe…” sections
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