''Imitation of Life'' by R.E.M. | (2001) 1440x1080pᴴᴰ Lyrics ~HQ~ Chords
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[G]
[Bm] [Em] [A] [Am]
[C] [D]
[G] [E] Shoo-be-it's pop [A] school, water [G] high and sun, [D]
named by [E] a poet, [A]
imitation [G] of life.
[D]
[C] [E] Like [Am] a coy and [G] a person, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A]
I don't want [G] to hear you [D] cry.
[C]
[G] That's sugar [D] cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[D] on, [E] one can see [A] it's your [C] [D] life.
[E]
You are [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing since [D] bread came sliced.
[E]
You've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, sucks.
[D] [C]
[E] Like [Am] a Freud in fashion [G]
shows, he needs you, [D] pretend in [E] the corner, [A] trying to look [G] like
you don't try.
You've got it [D] all, [C] you've got it, sucks.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [Am] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[Bm] on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you try.
[D]
[C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
No one can see [C] you try.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar cane, [F#] that's [E]
lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, I'm [C] not [D] afraid, come [G] on, come [F#] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
[C]
[D] This [G] lightning storm, [D] [E] this tidal wave, [A] this avalanche, I'm [C]
[D] not afraid, [G] come on, come [D] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
[C]
[D] [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C]
[D] [G] That's sugar cane, [Em]
that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[Em]
[G]
[Bm] [Em] [A] [Am]
[C] [D]
[G] [E] Shoo-be-it's pop [A] school, water [G] high and sun, [D]
named by [E] a poet, [A]
imitation [G] of life.
[D]
[C] [E] Like [Am] a coy and [G] a person, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A]
I don't want [G] to hear you [D] cry.
[C]
[G] That's sugar [D] cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[D] on, [E] one can see [A] it's your [C] [D] life.
[E]
You are [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing since [D] bread came sliced.
[E]
You've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, sucks.
[D] [C]
[E] Like [Am] a Freud in fashion [G]
shows, he needs you, [D] pretend in [E] the corner, [A] trying to look [G] like
you don't try.
You've got it [D] all, [C] you've got it, sucks.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [Am] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[Bm] on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you try.
[D]
[C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
No one can see [C] you try.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar cane, [F#] that's [E]
lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, I'm [C] not [D] afraid, come [G] on, come [F#] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
[C]
[D] This [G] lightning storm, [D] [E] this tidal wave, [A] this avalanche, I'm [C]
[D] not afraid, [G] come on, come [D] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
[C]
[D] [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C]
[D] [G] That's sugar cane, [Em]
that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[Em]
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ Shoo-be-it's pop [A] school, _ water [G] high and sun, _ [D] _
named by [E] a poet, _ _ _ [A] _
imitation [G] of life.
_ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coy and [G] a person, _ [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A]
I don't want [G] to hear you [D] cry.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar [D] cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[D] on, [E] one can see [A] it's your _ _ [C] [D] life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You are [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing since [D] bread came sliced.
[E] _
_ You've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, sucks.
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ Like [Am] a Freud in fashion [G]
shows, he needs you, [D] pretend in [E] the corner, _ _ [A] _ trying to look [G] like
you don't try.
You've got it [D] all, _ [C] you've got it, _ _ _ sucks.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [Am] that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[Bm] on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you try.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
No one can see [C] you try. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry. _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [F#] that's [E]
lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, I'm [C] not [D] afraid, come [G] on, come [F#] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ This [G] lightning storm, [D] [E] this tidal wave, [A] this avalanche, I'm [C]
[D] not afraid, [G] come on, come [D] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em]
that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ Shoo-be-it's pop [A] school, _ water [G] high and sun, _ [D] _
named by [E] a poet, _ _ _ [A] _
imitation [G] of life.
_ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coy and [G] a person, _ [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A]
I don't want [G] to hear you [D] cry.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar [D] cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[D] on, [E] one can see [A] it's your _ _ [C] [D] life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You are [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing since [D] bread came sliced.
[E] _
_ You've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, sucks.
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ Like [Am] a Freud in fashion [G]
shows, he needs you, [D] pretend in [E] the corner, _ _ [A] _ trying to look [G] like
you don't try.
You've got it [D] all, _ [C] you've got it, _ _ _ sucks.
[G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [Am] that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come
[Bm] on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you try.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
No one can see [C] you try. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry. _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [F#] that's [E]
lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, I'm [C] not [D] afraid, come [G] on, come [F#] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ This [G] lightning storm, [D] [E] this tidal wave, [A] this avalanche, I'm [C]
[D] not afraid, [G] come on, come [D] on,
no [E] one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] That's sugar cane, [Em]
that's tasting good, [A] that's who you are, [C] that's [D] what you've got, [G] come
on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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