Chords for Gladys Knight & The Pips "I've Got To Use My Imagination" (1976)
Tempo:
121.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
C
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Words I've never had the pleasure to say anyway.
[C] Gladys Knight [A] and the Pips.
[C]
[A] [C]
[A] I [G] really [A] got to use [Am]
[A] my imagination
[Dm] [C] To think of good [Dm] [Am] reasons
[Dm]
To keep [Am] on keeping on
[C] Keep on keeping [A] on
I've got to make the best [G] of
Best of, [Am] best [D] of
Of a bad [Dm] situation
A bad situation
Ever since [F] that day
Ever since [E] that day
I've been [Bm] keeping [Am] on On, on
Darkness all around me
Locking up the sun Oh, [C] oh
[D] Friends call me
[F] But I just don't [Am] feel like talking to anyone
Captain [A] Ness has found me
[Em] [C] And it just [D] won't let me
[F]
[D] [F] [E]
I just don't [Am] know
You're too strong
To [C] keep [A] yourself
[G] [Am]
You're [G] [A] [G] [C]
[A] [Am]
[A] too [Am] strong
To keep on
No, no, no, no
Cause our [Dm] misunderstanding
Is too [Am] well understood
Too well understood
It's such a sad, sad season
Sad, sad season
When a good [Dm] love is [F] found
I think of [E] a [Bm] [Am] wise leader
I really got to use
Got to use [A] my imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of good [D] reasons
Got [F] to [D] use
To keep [Am] on wishing on
[C] I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[Am] Best of, best of
Of a bad [D] situation
A bad [F]
[D] situation
Ever [F] since that day
I've [Em]
been doing
[Am] You're too strong
To [A] keep yourself
I think I can use
[C] Got to use [A] my imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of [D] good reasons
[F] I've got to use
[Am] Got to keep on wishing on
I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[C] Best of, [A] best of
Of a bad [D] situation
[N] Nice,
[Bb] [B]
beautiful, [Bb] fantastic
I just, oh, you're just a real pimp.
That's what you are.
No, no, no, no, Wolf.
I'm Gladys.
They're the pips.
[N] [Fm]
[C] Gladys Knight [A] and the Pips.
[C]
[A] [C]
[A] I [G] really [A] got to use [Am]
[A] my imagination
[Dm] [C] To think of good [Dm] [Am] reasons
[Dm]
To keep [Am] on keeping on
[C] Keep on keeping [A] on
I've got to make the best [G] of
Best of, [Am] best [D] of
Of a bad [Dm] situation
A bad situation
Ever since [F] that day
Ever since [E] that day
I've been [Bm] keeping [Am] on On, on
Darkness all around me
Locking up the sun Oh, [C] oh
[D] Friends call me
[F] But I just don't [Am] feel like talking to anyone
Captain [A] Ness has found me
[Em] [C] And it just [D] won't let me
[F]
[D] [F] [E]
I just don't [Am] know
You're too strong
To [C] keep [A] yourself
[G] [Am]
You're [G] [A] [G] [C]
[A] [Am]
[A] too [Am] strong
To keep on
No, no, no, no
Cause our [Dm] misunderstanding
Is too [Am] well understood
Too well understood
It's such a sad, sad season
Sad, sad season
When a good [Dm] love is [F] found
I think of [E] a [Bm] [Am] wise leader
I really got to use
Got to use [A] my imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of good [D] reasons
Got [F] to [D] use
To keep [Am] on wishing on
[C] I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[Am] Best of, best of
Of a bad [D] situation
A bad [F]
[D] situation
Ever [F] since that day
I've [Em]
been doing
[Am] You're too strong
To [A] keep yourself
I think I can use
[C] Got to use [A] my imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of [D] good reasons
[F] I've got to use
[Am] Got to keep on wishing on
I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[C] Best of, [A] best of
Of a bad [D] situation
[N] Nice,
[Bb] [B]
beautiful, [Bb] fantastic
I just, oh, you're just a real pimp.
That's what you are.
No, no, no, no, Wolf.
I'm Gladys.
They're the pips.
[N] [Fm]
Key:
A
Am
C
D
F
A
Am
C
[A] Words I've never had the pleasure to say anyway.
[C] Gladys Knight [A] and the Pips.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] I [G] really [A] got to use _ [Am] _
[A] my _ imagination
_ [Dm] [C] To _ think of good [Dm] _ [Am] reasons
[Dm]
To keep [Am] on keeping on
[C] Keep on keeping [A] on
I've got to make the best [G] of
Best of, [Am] best [D] of
Of a bad _ [Dm] situation
A bad situation
Ever since [F] that day
Ever since [E] that day
I've been [Bm] keeping [Am] on On, on
Darkness all around me _ _
_ _ Locking up the sun _ _ Oh, [C] oh
[D] Friends call me
[F] But I just don't [Am] feel like talking to anyone
Captain _ _ [A] Ness has found me
[Em] [C] And it just [D] won't let me
_ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ I just don't [Am] know
You're too strong
To _ [C] keep [A] yourself
[G] _ [Am] _
You're _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ too [Am] strong
To keep on _ _ _ _ _ _
No, no, no, no
Cause _ our [Dm] misunderstanding
_ Is _ too [Am] well understood
Too well understood
It's such a sad, sad season
Sad, sad season
When a good [Dm] love _ _ _ _ _ _ is [F] found
I think of [E] a _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] wise leader
I really got to use
Got to use [A] my _ imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of good [D] reasons
Got [F] to [D] use
To keep [Am] on wishing on
[C] I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[Am] Best of, best of
Of a bad [D] situation
A bad [F]
[D] situation
Ever [F] since that day
I've _ [Em] _
been doing
[Am] You're too strong
To [A] keep yourself
I think I can use
[C] Got to use [A] my imagination
_ [Am] I've got to use
To think of [D] good reasons
[F] I've got to use
[Am] Got to keep on wishing on
I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[C] Best of, [A] best of
Of a bad [D] _ situation
[N] Nice,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B]
beautiful, [Bb] fantastic
I just, oh, you're just a real pimp.
That's what you are.
No, no, no, no, Wolf.
I'm Gladys.
They're the pips.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[C] Gladys Knight [A] and the Pips.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] I [G] really [A] got to use _ [Am] _
[A] my _ imagination
_ [Dm] [C] To _ think of good [Dm] _ [Am] reasons
[Dm]
To keep [Am] on keeping on
[C] Keep on keeping [A] on
I've got to make the best [G] of
Best of, [Am] best [D] of
Of a bad _ [Dm] situation
A bad situation
Ever since [F] that day
Ever since [E] that day
I've been [Bm] keeping [Am] on On, on
Darkness all around me _ _
_ _ Locking up the sun _ _ Oh, [C] oh
[D] Friends call me
[F] But I just don't [Am] feel like talking to anyone
Captain _ _ [A] Ness has found me
[Em] [C] And it just [D] won't let me
_ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ I just don't [Am] know
You're too strong
To _ [C] keep [A] yourself
[G] _ [Am] _
You're _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ too [Am] strong
To keep on _ _ _ _ _ _
No, no, no, no
Cause _ our [Dm] misunderstanding
_ Is _ too [Am] well understood
Too well understood
It's such a sad, sad season
Sad, sad season
When a good [Dm] love _ _ _ _ _ _ is [F] found
I think of [E] a _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] wise leader
I really got to use
Got to use [A] my _ imagination
[Am] I've got to use
To think of good [D] reasons
Got [F] to [D] use
To keep [Am] on wishing on
[C] I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[Am] Best of, best of
Of a bad [D] situation
A bad [F]
[D] situation
Ever [F] since that day
I've _ [Em] _
been doing
[Am] You're too strong
To [A] keep yourself
I think I can use
[C] Got to use [A] my imagination
_ [Am] I've got to use
To think of [D] good reasons
[F] I've got to use
[Am] Got to keep on wishing on
I've got to [A] use
I said I've got to make the best of
[C] Best of, [A] best of
Of a bad [D] _ situation
[N] Nice,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B]
beautiful, [Bb] fantastic
I just, oh, you're just a real pimp.
That's what you are.
No, no, no, no, Wolf.
I'm Gladys.
They're the pips.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _