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Imitation Of Life by R.E.M. - Guitar Chords

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Imitation of Life  

                             REM
[Intro]

Em    C            G  Em   Am   C D D4 D


[Verse]

Em            Am              G           D
Charades, pop skill water hyacinth,
            Em      Am          G         D      C
 named by a poet. imitation of life
Em     Am       G            D               Em
like a koi in a frozen pond like a goldfish in a bowl
Am               G                    D        C
I dont want to hear you cry


[Chorus]

       G              Em
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Am              C      D
thats cinnamon thats Hollywood
G             Em              Am    C   D  D4  D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try


[Verse 2]

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 dont try


[Chorus]

       G              Em
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Am              C      D
thats cinnamon thats Hollywood
G             Em              Am    C   D  D4  D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try


[Middle 8]

C   D   C   D   C                 


[Chorus]

       G              Em
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Am                   C        D
thats freezing rain that's what you could
G             Em              Am    C   D  
c'mon c'mon 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  D
c'mon c'mon 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  D
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry


[Outro]

       G             Em
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Am                  C     D 
thats who you are, thats what you could
G            Em               Am    C  D 
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

       G              Em
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
        Am               C   D 
thats who you are, thats what you could
G            Em              Am    C   D 
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry

 G              Em
Am              C       D 

G              Em              Am    C   D  D4  D
c'mon c'mon no  
        

We also have 45 songs by R.E.M.

• At My Most Beautiful
• Bad Day
• Begin The Begin
• Cant Get There From Here
• Country Feedback
• Crush With Eyeliner
• Cuyahoga
• Daysleeper
• Dont Go Back To Rockville
• Drive
• Driver 8
• Electrolite
• Everybody Hurts
• Fall On Me
• Find The River
• Gardening At Night
• Half A World Away
• I Believe
• Imitation Of Life
• Its The End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine
• Last Date
• Leaving New York
• Losing My Religion
• Man On The Moon
• Monty Got A Raw Deal
• Nightswimming
• Orange Crush
• Perfect Circle
• Pop Song 89
• Pretty Persuasion
• Radio Free Europe
• Shiny Happy People
• Sitting Still
• So Central Rain
• Stand
• Strange Currencies
• Superman
• Talk About The Passion
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight
• The One I Love
• Try Not To Breathe
• Wendell Gee
• Whats The Frequency Kenneth
• World Leader Pretend
• You Are The Everything

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