REM - Let me In

Em - No capo

Verse 1

Em                                   Bm/F#
Yeah, all those stars drip down like butter,
Em       Dsus4  D
promises are sweet
Em                                      Bm/F#
We hold out our pans, lift our hands to catch them.
Em                             C
We eat them up, drink them up, up, up, up

Chorus 1

D G C Am  D   G  C
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.
D G C Am  D   G  Em
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.

Verse 2

Em                       Bm/F#
I only wish that I could hear you whisper down,
Em                     Dsus4         D
mister fisherman, to a less peculiar ground.
Em                                   Bm/F#
He gathered up his loved ones and he brought them all around
           Em        C
to say goodbye, nice try.

Chorus 2

D G C Am  D   G  C
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.  yeah yeah yeah
D G C Am  D   G  Em
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.  Let me in.

Break

D

Verse 3

Em                     Bm/F#              Em          Dsus4  D
I had a mind to try to stop you.  Let me in.  Let me in.
         Em                   Bm/F#
I've got tar on my feet and I can't see.
                            Em
All the birds look down and laugh at me.
                 C     
Clumsy, crawling out of my skin.

Chorus 3

D G C Am  D  G   C
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.   yeah yeah yeah
D G C Am  D  G   Em
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.
D G C Am  D  G   C
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.   yeah yeah yeah
D G C Am  D  G  Em
Heyyyyyy,  let me in.

Resources

• Track 10 on the REM cd Monster