REM - Imitation Of Life Chords by R.E.M
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A] [Am]
[D]
[G] [E] Sugar eats [A] popsicles, water [G] high in scent, [D]
named by [E] a poet, [A]
imitation [G] of life.
[D]
[C] [E] Like [Am] a coin in [G] a frozen lot, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A] I don't want to [G] hear you cry.
[D]
[C]
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [E] that tasted good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [Bm] on,
[Em] everyone can see [A] you try.
[C] [D]
[E]
You want [Am] the greatest [Em] thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread, cake,
slice, [E]
you've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, such.
[D] [C] [E]
Like [Am] a bright and festive [G] show, teenager,
[D] presenting in [E] the corner, [A] trying to look [G] like you don't try.
[D] [C]
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [Am] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [D] on,
[Em] we can see [Am] you try.
[D]
No [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] one can see [C] you cry.
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [A] that's
freezing [Am] rain, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] [Em] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
[D]
[G] That's sugar cake, [F#] that's [E] lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, [C] I'm not [D] afraid, [G] come on, come on,
[E] no one can see [A] me cry.
[C] [D]
[G] This lightning [D] storm, [E] this tidal wave, this [A] avalanche, I'm [C] not [D] afraid,
[G] come on, come [D] on, [E] no one can see me [A] cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, that's [A] who you are,
[C] that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [Em] that tasted good,
[A] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see you [A] cry.
[C] [D] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A] [Am]
[D]
[G] [E] Sugar eats [A] popsicles, water [G] high in scent, [D]
named by [E] a poet, [A]
imitation [G] of life.
[D]
[C] [E] Like [Am] a coin in [G] a frozen lot, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A] I don't want to [G] hear you cry.
[D]
[C]
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [E] that tasted good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [Bm] on,
[Em] everyone can see [A] you try.
[C] [D]
[E]
You want [Am] the greatest [Em] thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread, cake,
slice, [E]
you've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, such.
[D] [C] [E]
Like [Am] a bright and festive [G] show, teenager,
[D] presenting in [E] the corner, [A] trying to look [G] like you don't try.
[D] [C]
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [Am] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [D] on,
[Em] we can see [Am] you try.
[D]
No [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] one can see [C] you cry.
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [A] that's
freezing [Am] rain, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] [Em] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
[D]
[G] That's sugar cake, [F#] that's [E] lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, [C] I'm not [D] afraid, [G] come on, come on,
[E] no one can see [A] me cry.
[C] [D]
[G] This lightning [D] storm, [E] this tidal wave, this [A] avalanche, I'm [C] not [D] afraid,
[G] come on, come [D] on, [E] no one can see me [A] cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, that's [A] who you are,
[C] that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
[C] [D]
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [Em] that tasted good,
[A] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see you [A] cry.
[C] [D] [Em]
Key:
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ Sugar eats [A] popsicles, water [G] high in scent, [D] _
named by [E] a poet, _ _ [A] _
imitation [G] of life.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coin in [G] a frozen lot, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A] I don't want to [G] hear you cry.
[D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [E] that tasted good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [Bm] on,
[Em] everyone can see [A] you try.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You want [Am] the greatest [Em] thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread, cake,
slice, [E] _
you've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, such.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
Like [Am] a bright and festive [G] show, teenager,
[D] _ presenting in [E] the corner, _ _ [A] trying to look [G] like you don't try.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [Am] that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [D] on,
[Em] we can see [Am] you try. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ one can see [C] you cry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [A] that's
freezing [Am] rain, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] [Em] on, no one can see [Am] you cry. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar cake, [F#] that's [E] lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, [C] I'm not [D] afraid, [G] come on, come on,
[E] no one can see [A] me cry.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] This lightning [D] storm, [E] this tidal wave, this [A] _ avalanche, I'm [C] not [D] afraid,
[G] come on, come [D] on, [E] no one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, that's [A] who you are,
[C] that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [Em] that tasted good,
[A] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see you [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ Sugar eats [A] popsicles, water [G] high in scent, [D] _
named by [E] a poet, _ _ [A] _
imitation [G] of life.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coin in [G] a frozen lot, [D] like a [E] goldfish in a bowl, [A] I don't want to [G] hear you cry.
[D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [E] that tasted good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [Bm] on,
[Em] everyone can see [A] you try.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You want [Am] the greatest [Em] thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread, cake,
slice, [E] _
you've got [Am] it all, you've got [G] it, such.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
Like [Am] a bright and festive [G] show, teenager,
[D] _ presenting in [E] the corner, _ _ [A] trying to look [G] like you don't try.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [Am] that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, [G] come on, come [D] on,
[Em] we can see [Am] you try. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ one can see [C] you cry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, [A] that's
freezing [Am] rain, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] [Em] on, no one can see [Am] you cry. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] That's sugar cake, [F#] that's [E] lemonade, that's [A] hurricane, [C] I'm not [D] afraid, [G] come on, come on,
[E] no one can see [A] me cry.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] This lightning [D] storm, [E] this tidal wave, this [A] _ avalanche, I'm [C] not [D] afraid,
[G] come on, come [D] on, [E] no one can see me [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] That's sugar cake, [Em] that tasted good, that's [A] who you are,
[C] that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] That's sugar [D] cake, [Em] that tasted good,
[A] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come [D] on, [Em] no one can see you [A] cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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