Losing My Religion Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Losing My Religion chord chart and guitar lesson by REM.
This is a really great song that I’ve done with a lot of students in the past. Now most of the song isn’t too difficult in terms of the chords. A lot of open chords.
The bridge does get a bit more difficult with an F barre chord, but you can easily remedy that by playing the Famj7 chord below:
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Losing My Religion Guitar Chords:
Losing My Religion Strumming Patterns:
Easy Strum:
1 2 3 + 4 +
DD DU DU
Harder Strum:
1 2+ 3 + 4 +
D DU U DU
Four Measure Strum Pattern:
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D U DU U U U D DU D U DU U U U DU DU
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D U DU U U U D DU D D DU DU U U DU DU
Hard to hear the last measure on the intro because he starts singing so anything will work at that point. I believe there is likely a lot of improvisation going on in this song but I think if you stick with the first two measures of the strumming patterns you will do very well.
Remember there is a mandolin in this song which can overpower the sound of the rhythm guitar so don’t let it throw you off too much.
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Losing My Religion Guitar Lesson:
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Losing My Religion Chord Chart:
Intro:
F F Am Am
F F Am G
Verse:
Am Am Em Em
Oh, life is bigger It's bigger than you
Am Am Em
And you are not me. The lengths that I will go to,
Em Am Am
The distance in your eyes,
Em Em Dm Dm G G(hold)
Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up.
Chorus:
Am Am Em
That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight
Em Am Am Em Em
Losing my religion. Trying to keep up with you.
Am Am
And I don't know if I can do it.
Em Em Dm Dm G G
Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up.
Bridge:
F
I thought that I h eard you laughing,
F Am Am
I thought that I heard you sing.
F F Am G
I think I thought I saw you try.
Verse:
Am Am Em Em Am Am
Every Whisper of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions,
Em Em Am Am
Trying to keep an eye of you Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
Em Em Dm Dm G G(hold)
Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up.
Verse:
Am Am Em Em
Consider this, consider this, The hint of a century,
Am Am Em Em
Consider this: the slip That brought me to my knees failed.
Am Am Em Em
What if all these fantasies Come flailing around?
Dm Dm G G
Now I've said too much.
Bridge:
F
I thought that I heard you laughing,
F Am Am
I thought that I heard you sing.
F F Am G
I think I thought I saw you try.
Solo: One Strum And Hold
C D C D
C D C D
But that was just a dream, That was just a dream
Or picked mandolin part:
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B|-----------------------------—-10-10-10-10-10—--------------------|
e|-10-8--8-8—----------------12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---------------|
B|-----------—10-10-10-10-10—----—------------------------10-10-10-10--|
e|-—--12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8---------------------------------—--|
B|-10———------------------------------10-10-10-10-10------------------|
Chorus:
Am Am Em
That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight
Em Am Am Em Em
Losing my religion. Trying to keep up with you.
Am Am
And I don't know if I can do it.
Em Em Dm Dm G G
Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up.
Bridge:
F
I thought that I heard you laughing,
F Am Am
I thought that I heard you sing.
F F Am G
I think I thought I saw you try.
F F
But that was just a dream,
Am Am
Try, cry, why, try.
F F Am G
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream, dream.
Mand0lin Outro:
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B|----————------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----------———---------------------------------------------|
e|-12-10-8—---8—-----8--------|
B|--------—10—--10-8—--10~~--|
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