The Apologist Chords by R.E.M
Tempo:
115.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
D
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] It called me the apologist and now that I'm [A] at pea,
You know at first it really hurt we'd joke [B] about [A] these things.
I skirted all my differences and now I'm facing up.
I wanted to apologize for [B] everything [A] I was.
[C]
So I'm [D] sorry, so sorry, [F] so [G] sorry, so [C] sorry,
So sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry.
[Am] Did you understand [Bm] me right?
[A] [B] People here [A] are good.
[Em]
[Am] They tell me [A] what [D] I [Am] should [B] have [A] done and offer [B] what [A] I could.
[Am] [G] I'm an apologist girl.
[Am] I [D] [Em] swear no complaints.
[A] When I feel regret, [Bm]
[Am] I get [D] down on my [A] knees and pray.
[C] I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, [G] so sorry,
[C] So sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, so [Am] sorry, so sorry.
[B] [Am] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[A] [B] [Am] [Bm]
[A] [B] [D]
[C] I live [D] a simple life.
[F] I'm battered [G] by complex needs.
[C] You think this isn't [D] me.
Don't [F] be weak.
There I go.
[Fm] I'm [A] so sorry.
[Em]
[Am] [A]
Thank you for being there for me.
Thank you for listening. Goodbye.
I can't forfeit selfishness.
I hope for you that [Am] you apply this happiness.
[A]
This [B] peacefulness.
[Am] [G]
[Am] This peacefulness.
[C] I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, [G] so sorry, [C] so sorry, [D] so [F] sorry, so sorry.
[G]
[C] I live [D] a simple life.
[F] I'm battered [Gm] by [G] complex needs.
You [C] think this isn't [D] me.
That's so [F] sweet.
[Am] I'm so sorry.
[B] [Am] [E]
[A] [B] [Am] [A]
Thank you for being there for me.
[Bm] Thank you [Am] for [A] listening.
Goodbye.
[Am] [Bm] [A] [B] [Am] [A]
[B] [Am] [E]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[F#] [A]
[Am]
[Am] [A]
[Am] It called me the apologist and now that I'm [A] at pea,
You know at first it really hurt we'd joke [B] about [A] these things.
I skirted all my differences and now I'm facing up.
I wanted to apologize for [B] everything [A] I was.
[C]
So I'm [D] sorry, so sorry, [F] so [G] sorry, so [C] sorry,
So sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry.
[Am] Did you understand [Bm] me right?
[A] [B] People here [A] are good.
[Em]
[Am] They tell me [A] what [D] I [Am] should [B] have [A] done and offer [B] what [A] I could.
[Am] [G] I'm an apologist girl.
[Am] I [D] [Em] swear no complaints.
[A] When I feel regret, [Bm]
[Am] I get [D] down on my [A] knees and pray.
[C] I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, [G] so sorry,
[C] So sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, so [Am] sorry, so sorry.
[B] [Am] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[A] [B] [Am] [Bm]
[A] [B] [D]
[C] I live [D] a simple life.
[F] I'm battered [G] by complex needs.
[C] You think this isn't [D] me.
Don't [F] be weak.
There I go.
[Fm] I'm [A] so sorry.
[Em]
[Am] [A]
Thank you for being there for me.
Thank you for listening. Goodbye.
I can't forfeit selfishness.
I hope for you that [Am] you apply this happiness.
[A]
This [B] peacefulness.
[Am] [G]
[Am] This peacefulness.
[C] I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] so sorry, [G] so sorry, [C] so sorry, [D] so [F] sorry, so sorry.
[G]
[C] I live [D] a simple life.
[F] I'm battered [Gm] by [G] complex needs.
You [C] think this isn't [D] me.
That's so [F] sweet.
[Am] I'm so sorry.
[B] [Am] [E]
[A] [B] [Am] [A]
Thank you for being there for me.
[Bm] Thank you [Am] for [A] listening.
Goodbye.
[Am] [Bm] [A] [B] [Am] [A]
[B] [Am] [E]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[F#] [A]
[Am]
Key:
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Am
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C
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] It called me the apologist and now that I'm [A] at pea, _ _
You know at first it really hurt we'd joke [B] about [A] these things. _
I skirted all my differences and now I'm facing up. _
I wanted to apologize for [B] everything [A] I was.
[C]
So I'm [D] sorry, so sorry, [F] _ so [G] sorry, so [C] sorry,
So sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry. _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you _ understand [Bm] me right?
[A] _ [B] People here [A] are good.
_ [Em]
[Am] They tell me [A] what [D] I [Am] should [B] have [A] done and offer [B] what [A] I could. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm an apologist girl.
[Am] I [D] [Em] swear no complaints.
[A] When I feel regret, [Bm] _
[Am] I get [D] down on my [A] knees and pray.
[C] _ I'm sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, [G] _ so sorry,
[C] _ So sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, _ so [Am] sorry, so sorry.
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I live [D] a simple life.
[F] _ I'm battered [G] by complex needs.
[C] You think this isn't [D] me.
_ Don't [F] be weak.
There I go.
[Fm] I'm [A] so sorry.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Thank you for being there for me.
Thank you for listening. Goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't forfeit _ selfishness.
I hope for you that [Am] you apply this happiness.
_ _ _ [A] _
This _ [B] peacefulness.
[Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] This _ peacefulness. _ _ _ _
[C] _ I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, [G] _ so sorry, [C] _ so sorry, [D] _ so [F] sorry, so sorry.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I live [D] a simple life.
[F] _ I'm battered [Gm] by [G] complex needs.
You [C] think this isn't [D] me.
_ That's so [F] sweet.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm so sorry.
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ Thank you for being there for me.
[Bm] Thank you [Am] for [A] listening.
Goodbye.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] It called me the apologist and now that I'm [A] at pea, _ _
You know at first it really hurt we'd joke [B] about [A] these things. _
I skirted all my differences and now I'm facing up. _
I wanted to apologize for [B] everything [A] I was.
[C]
So I'm [D] sorry, so sorry, [F] _ so [G] sorry, so [C] sorry,
So sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry. _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you _ understand [Bm] me right?
[A] _ [B] People here [A] are good.
_ [Em]
[Am] They tell me [A] what [D] I [Am] should [B] have [A] done and offer [B] what [A] I could. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm an apologist girl.
[Am] I [D] [Em] swear no complaints.
[A] When I feel regret, [Bm] _
[Am] I get [D] down on my [A] knees and pray.
[C] _ I'm sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, [G] _ so sorry,
[C] _ So sorry, [D] _ so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, _ so [Am] sorry, so sorry.
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I live [D] a simple life.
[F] _ I'm battered [G] by complex needs.
[C] You think this isn't [D] me.
_ Don't [F] be weak.
There I go.
[Fm] I'm [A] so sorry.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Thank you for being there for me.
Thank you for listening. Goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't forfeit _ selfishness.
I hope for you that [Am] you apply this happiness.
_ _ _ [A] _
This _ [B] peacefulness.
[Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] This _ peacefulness. _ _ _ _
[C] _ I'm sorry, [D] so sorry, [F] _ so sorry, [G] _ so sorry, [C] _ so sorry, [D] _ so [F] sorry, so sorry.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I live [D] a simple life.
[F] _ I'm battered [Gm] by [G] complex needs.
You [C] think this isn't [D] me.
_ That's so [F] sweet.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm so sorry.
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ Thank you for being there for me.
[Bm] Thank you [Am] for [A] listening.
Goodbye.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _