Lirik dan Chord Lagu How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us - R.E.M

Direkam di studio Bad Animals (Seattle, Washington), lagu ini muncul di dalam album kesepuluh mereka yang bertajuk New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

Album tersebut diproduseri oleh semua anggota band bersama Scott Litt dan dirilis secara resmi pada 9 September 1996.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us” dari R.E.M.

[Intro]
(Drum solo)

[Verse 1]
Em                Em6       Em7            Em6
Blood from a stone, water from wine.
Em                         Em6
Born under an ill-placed sign
Em7                  Em6     Em                           Em6
A stroke of bad luck, wrong place, wrong time.
Em7                        Em6
This flyer is out of the line.

[Chorus]
        D                            G                Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
        D                        G            Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                     G           Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                            A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.

[Verse 2]
Em             Em6         Em7               Em6
Canary got trapped, the uranium mine.
Em                                                 Em6
A stroke of bad luck, now the bird has died.
Em7             Em6     Em                          Em6
a marker to mark where my tears run dry.
Em7                      Em6
I cross it, bless it, alkaline.

[Chorus]
         D                            G              Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
          D                       G            Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                      G          Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                              A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.

[Instrumental Piano]
(piano and verse riff)

[Verse 3]
Em               Em6                    Em7                    Em6
I didn't wear glasses cause I thought it might rain.
Em                        Em6
Now I can't see anything.
Em7         Em6         Em                      Em6
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design.
Em7                                                              Em6
I cracked through time, space, godless and dry.
Em7           Em6              Em         Em6
I point my nose to the northern star,
Em7                                                    Em6
And watch the decline from a hazy distance.

[Chorus]
        D                            G               Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
         D                       G            Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D                      G           Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                                             A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.

[Instrumental Outro]
(piano and verse riff)