R.E.M.

[G]I'll take the posi[D]tion
assume the [C]missionary pa[Emi, G5]rt
[G]you work by committ[D]ee,
you had [C]me pegged from the s[Emi]tart. [G5]
I'll be pounce pony, phony maroney,
pony before the cart. I'll be pounce pony.
this ceremony only fills my heart.

[D]who cast the [G]final [C]stone?
[D]who threw the [G]crushing [C]blow?
[D]someone has to [G]take the [C]fall
[Ami]why not me[G]?

[G]a punch toy volunteer a weakling on its knee.
is all you want to hear and all you want to see.
romantically, you'd martyr me and miss this story's point
it is my strength, my destiny this is the role that I have chosen.

[D]who cast the final stone?
who threw the crushing blow?
someone has to take the fall
[Ami]why not me[G]?
[Ami]why not [G]me?

[F Ami] [Ami, C, G, ]3 x [G]
[Ami, G]
[G]gentlemen mark your opponents fire into your own ranks.
pick the weakest as strategic move. square off. to
meet your enemy. for each and every gathering
a scapegoat falls to climb. as I step forward, silently.
deliberately mine

[D]who cast the final stone?
who threw the crushing blow?
someone has to take the fall
[Ami]why not me[G]? why[Ami] not me[G].
had consequence chose differently
had fate its ugly head
my actions make me beautiful
and dignify the flesh
me. I am free. I am free
[Ami, G]