Lagu yang diproduseri oleh semua anggota band bersama Scott Litt ini muncul dalam album ke-8 mereka yang diberi nama Automatic for the People.
Album tersebut dirilis pada Oktober 1992 dan berhasil mencapai peringkat ke-2 tangga lagu Billboard 200, serta sukses memenangkan NME Award untuk kategori Best Album.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Monty Got a Raw Deal” dari R.E.M.
Intro:
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Monty this seems strange to me, the movies had that movie thing
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But nonsense has a welcome ring and heros don't come easy
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Now nonsense isn't new to me, I know my head I know my feet
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But mischief knocked me in the knees so just let go, just let go
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I saw the ocean meet the man, I saw you buried in the sand
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A friend was there to hold my hand, so walk on by
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So I went walking through the stream, I saw you strung up in a tree
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A woman out there said to me, said hold your tongue, hold your tongue
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You don't owe me anything, you don't want this sympathy [waste your breath]
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Don't you waste your breath [waste your breath] for the silver screen
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That nonsense doesn't mean a thing, they tried to bust you in a sting
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But virtue isn't everything so don't waste time
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Now Here's a rhyme that you must hear, put this on your reel to reel
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Mischief through a rotten deal, Monty's laying low, he is laying low
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Just let go, just let go
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You don't owe me anything, you don't want this sympathy [waste your breath]
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Don't you waste your breath [waste your breath] Monty this seems strange to me
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