R.E.M.

Imitation of Life

R.E.M.


Tom: G

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Em              Am
  Charades, pop skill
      G         D             Em
Water hyacinth,  named by a poet
   Am        G    D  C
Imitation of life

Em       Am        G
  Like a koi in a frozen pond
D               Em
Like a goldfish in a bowl
Am              G           D  C
I don't want to hear you cry

     G              Em
That sugarcane that tasted good
       Am               C    D
Thats cinnamon, that's hollywood
    G              Em              Am    C  D4  D4
Come on, come on no one can see you try

Em             Am
  You want the greatest thing
    G                    D
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
Em              Am                 G      D  C
  You've got it all, you've got it sized

Em       Am             G
  Like a friday fashion show teenager
D                  Em
Freezing in the corner
Am                  G             D  C
Trying to look like you don't try

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     G              Em
That sugarcane that tasted good
     Am                    C        D
That freezing rain, that's what you could
     G               Em              Am    C  D4  D4
Come mon, come on no one can see you try

     G               Em
This sugarcane, this lemonade
     Am             C    D
This hurricane, I'm not afraid
     G               Em              Am    C  D4
Come mon, come on no one can see me cry

     G                     Em
This lightning storm, this tidal wave
     Am             C    D
This avalanche, I'm not afraid
     G               Em              Am    C  D4  D4
Come mon, come on no one can see me cry

        G              Em
That sugarcane that tasted good
          Am                  C        D
That's who you are, that's what you could
        G              Em              Am    C  D4  D4
Come on, come on no one can see you cry

( Em )