World Leader Pretend Chords by R.E.M.
- Key: Em
- BPM: 128
- Capo: no capo
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WORLD LEADER PRETEND CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Em7 E E7 Bm Em Em7 Bm Em7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm7 Bm Bm7 G A D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G C D I sit at my table ■ and wage war on myself G C D It seems like it's all it's all for nothing G I know the barricades C D ■ And I know the mortar in the wall breaks G C D Em I recognize the weapons I used them well ■ [Chorus] Bm Em7 E7 ■ This is my mistake Bm Let me make it good Em7 Bm Bm7 G A ■ I raised the wall and I will be the one to knock it down ■ [Verse] D G C D ■ I've a rich understanding of my finest defenses G C I proclaim that claims are left unstated D I demand a rematch G C I decree a stalemate D I divine my deeper motives G I recognize the weapons C D Em ■ I've practiced them well I fitted them myself Bm It's amazing what devices you can sympathize Em Em7 This is my mistake [Chorus] Bm Let me make it good Em Em7 Bm G Am ■ I raised the wall and I will be the one to knock it down ■ C Am Reach out for me and hold me tight C Hold that memory Am C G A Let my machine talk to me let my machine talk to me ■ [Verse] D G C D ■ This is my world and I am world leader pretend G C This is my life ■ D And this is my time G C I have been given the freedom D C D To do as I see fit G C D It's high time I've razed the walls that I've constructed E Em E Bm It's amazing what devices you can sympathize Em This is my mistake [Chorus] Bm Let me make it good Em7 Bm7 G A I raised the wall and I will be the one to knock it down ■ Em You fill in the mortar Bm You fill in the harmony Em Em7 Bm You fill in the mortar ■ Bm I raised the wall Em And I'm the only one Bm Bm7 Bm G A E I will be the one to knock it down ■ ■ [End]