(Don't Go Back To) Rockville — R.E.M.

Chords and lyrics for (Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. (key of E).

Intro

[E]

Verse 1

Looking into watch third time waiting in station for the [A]bus.
Going [E]to place it's far so far away and if that's not enough.
[A]
Going [B]where no [A]body says [G#m]hello [C#m]they don't talk to anybody [Bm]they don't [A]know.
You'll [E]wind up in some factory that's full time filled nowhere left go.
[A]
Walking [E]home to an empty house sit around our by cell.
[A]
I [B]know it might sound [Am]strange but I [C#m]believe you'll be coming back before [Bm]too [A]long.

Chorus 1

Don't [E]go back to [F#m]Rockville.
[B] [E] [F#m] [B] [E] [F#m] [B] [A] [C#m7/E] [C#] [E]
Don't [A]go back to Rockville.

Verse 2

[E]
I know it [A]might [B]sound [C#m][G#m]strange but I believe you'll [C#m]be coming [Bm][A]back before too long.

Chorus 2

Don't [E]go back to [F#m]Rockville.
[B] [E] [F#m] [B] [E] [F#m] [B] [A] [C#] [A/E] [C#] [A] [E] [B/F#] [B]
Don't [E]go back to Rockville.

Verse 3

If you were here I'd only believe [B]you [B][F#m]that everybody [C#m]else in [F#m]town only [C#m]wants to break [A]down. That's not how it ought to [B]be.
I know it might sound strange [G#m]but I believe [C#m]you'll be coming back before [Bm]too [A]long.

Chorus 3

Don't [E]go back to [F#m]Rockville.
[B] [E] [F#m] [B] [E] [F#m] [B] [A] [C#] [E]
Don't go back to [F#m]Rockville.
[B] [E] [F#m] [B] [Esus2/B] [E] [F#] [B] [A] [Amaj7] [C#] [A] [E]
Don't go back to Rockville.
Don't go back to Rockville.