R.E.M.’s popular hit in letter note form 🙂 Perhaps you’ll know it from Glee? A great piece for beginners on flute, piccolo, piano, keyboard, and more.
Â
BÂ Â Â AÂ Â GÂ Â B-A
Oh life is bigger
D   B – B   G   B
It’s bigger than you
GÂ Â Â Â ^CÂ Â BÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â A
And you are not me
Â
DÂ Â Â Â Â ^CÂ Â Â Â ^C ^C ^CÂ BÂ G
The lengths that I will go to
D     B – B  ^C  B   A
The distance in your eyes
BÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â BÂ Â ^CÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â A
Oh no, I’ve said too much
D DÂ AÂ A
I set it up…
Â
^CÂ Â Â Â ^C ^CÂ Â BÂ Â B-A
That’s me in the corner
^C    ^C  A  A   B – B
That’s me in the spotlight
^C-^CÂ ^CÂ Â B-B-A
Losing my religion
Â
^C-^CÂ AÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â B
Trying to keep up with you
^CÂ Â BÂ Â BÂ Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â G AÂ Â AÂ Â BÂ Â A
And I don’t know if I can do it
BÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â BÂ Â ^CÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â A
Oh no I’ve said too much
D  A – A   A   B – G
I haven’t said enough
Â
G   ^C    ^C  A  ^C    B   B – A
I thought that I heard you laughing
GÂ Â Â ^CÂ Â Â Â ^CÂ Â AÂ Â ^CÂ Â Â BÂ Â Â A
I thought that I heard you sing
^C ^C ^CÂ ^CÂ Â ^CÂ ^CÂ Â BÂ Â Â A
I think I thought I saw you try…