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Imitation of Life  R.E.M.

R.E.M.
Imitation Of Life
Reveal
Chorus Riff:
[G] [Em] [Am] [C] [D] [G] [Em]  
 
 E|----3---3-----0---0-------0---0-|----2---2---2-----3---3----0---0|
 B|------3---------0-----1-----1---|1---3-----3---------3--------0--|
 G|0---------0-----------2---------|2---2---------0---------0-------|
 D|0---------2-----------2---------|0---0---------0---------2-------|
 A|2---------2-----------0---------|3-------------2---------2-------|
 E|3---------0---------------------|--------------3---------0-------|

[Am] [C] [D] [Dsus4] [D]  
 
 E|--------0---0-----2---2---2-----|3-----2-------------------------|
 B|----1-----1---1---3-----3---3---|--3-----3-----------------------|
 G|----2---------2---2-----------2-|----2-----2---------------------|
 D|----2---------0---0-------------|--------------------------------|
 A|----0---------3-----------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bridge Riff: Synth arranged for guitar
[C7]  
 
 E|--0----|
 B|----3--|
 G|-------|
 D|-------|
 A|3------|
 E|-------|

Intro: Play Chorus Riff Once
Verse:
[Em] Charades, pop s[Am]kill
Water [G]hyacinth,[D] named by a [Em]poet
Imi[Am]tation of [G]life[D]
[Em] Like a [Am]koi in a [G]frozen pond
[D]Like a goldfish [Em]in a bowl
[G]I don?t want to [D]hear you cry
Chorus:
That?s [G]sugarcane that [Em]tasted good
That?s [Am]cinnamon that?s [C]Holly[D]wood
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see you [Am]try[C] [D]
Verse:
[Em] You want the [Am]greatest thing
The [G]greatest thing since [D]bread came sliced
[Em] You've got it [Am]all, you've got it [G]sized[D]
[Em] Like a [Am]Friday fashion [G]show teenager
[D]Freezing in the [Em]corner
[Am]Trying to look like [G]you don?t try[D]
Chorus:
That?s [G]sugarcane that [Em]tasted good
That?s [Am]cinnamon that?s [C]Holly[D]wood
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see you [Am]try[C] [D]
Bridge:
[C7]No one can see you cry
Chorus:
That?s[G] sugarcane that [Em]tasted good
That?s [Am]freezing rain that?s [C]what you [D]could
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see you [Am]cry[C] [D]
Outro:
This [G]sugarcane
This [Em]lemonade
This [Am]hurricane, I'm [C]not [D]afraid.
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see me [Am]cry[C] [D]
This [G]lightning storm
This [Em]tidal wave
This [Am]avalanche, I'm [C]not a[D]fraid.
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see me [Am]cry[C] [D]
That?s [G]sugarcane that [Em]tasted good
That?s[Am] who you are, that?s [C]what you [D]could
C'[G]mon, c'mon no [Em]one can see you [Am]cry[C] [D]
That?s[G] sugarcane that[Em] tasted good
That?s[Am] who you are, that?s [C]what you [D]could
C'[G]mon, c'mon no[Em] one can see you[Am] cry[C] [D] [Em]
Submitted by Matthew O'Reilly
mtoreilly@cableinet.co.uk

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