Imagination

2x):

 [Em]
 [D]
 [G]
 [D]

e---12-12-12-12-12-10------------7-7-7-7-7-10-|
B---12-12-12-12-12-10------------8-8-8-8-8-10-|
G---12-12-12-12-12-11------------7-7-7-7-7-11-|

S[D]o you're trying to make connection, you heard whisper[G]s in the hall

S[D]he'll b[F#m]e out agai[Bm]n this evening, when[D] you co[D7]me around[G] to call

S[D]o, you do[F#m]dge the la[Bm]dy-killer, who came[D] creepin' 'cross th[Bb]e floor

T[D]he you [F#m]caught up[Bm] in a whirlwind, you [D]got blown r[D7]ight out [G]the door

O[D]h, yes it was[F#m] a whirl[Bm]wind, sweet romance was [D]on your side            [Bb]

I[D]f you wanna da[G]nce on my face, you must tell me why you lied

I[D]magi[F#m]nation[Bm] is a powerfu[G]l deceiver[D]

W[F#m]hen you tr[Bm]y to believe her[C] just a litt[G]le too much

I[D]magi[F#m]nation[Bm] is a powerf[G]ul deceiver[D]

I[G]'ll go out [D]of my mind, if[G] I'm losing [D]your touch

I[D] see a look of recognition, so well hidden in[G] your eye

A[D]nd your peepshow[F#m] regulat[Bm]ions, they just don't se[D]em to apply,[D7]      [G]

W[D]ell, did I[F#m] see you in[Bm] the circus, in the ring[D] without a hand    [Bb]

N[D]ow you think that[F#m] you can cu[Bm]rse us, steal the show and stop [D]the band  [D7]                  [G]

O[D]h, you c[F#m]an follow[Bm] your dreams, oh but please don'[D]t lead me on,           [Bb]

I[D]f you wanna bleed[G] in my face, you were here and now you're gone

I[D]magi[F#m]nation[Bm] is a powerfu[G]l deceiver[D]

W[F#m]hen you t[Bm]ry to believe he[C]r just a lit[G]tle too much

I[D]magi[F#m]nation[Bm] is a powerfu[G]l deceiver[D]

I[G]'ll go out [D]of my mind, if[G] I'm losing [D]your touch

(repeat intro and end on D)

Note: This is the way I play the song; his chords might actually be
different, but the basic sound and changes are the same.

Instr. Intro.:

 [D]  [E]

 [G]  [A]

 [D]  [E]

 [A]  [E]

S[E]o you're trying to make connection, you heard whispers[A] in the hall

S[E]he'll be out again this evening, when you come ar[A]ound to call

S[E]o, you dodge the lady-killer, who came creepin' 'cross th[C]e floor

T[E]hen you caught up in a whirlwind, you got blown right o[A]ut the door

O[A]h, yes it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was on your side

I[E]f you wanna da[A]nce on my face, you[D] must tell me why [A]you lied

I[E]magina[A]tion is a powerful deceiv[E]er

W[A]hen you try to be[D]lieve her ju[A]st a little too much

I[E]magination is a powerful decei[E]ver

I[A]'ll go out of[D] my mind, if [E]I'm losing your touch

 [D]  [E]

 [G]  [A]

 [D]  [E]

 [A]  [E]

I[E] see a look of recognition, so well hidden in[A] your eye

A[E]nd your peepshow regulations, they just don't see[A]m to apply,

W[E]ell, did I see you in the circus, in the ring withou[C]t a hand

N[E]ow you think that you can curse us, steal the show and sto[A]p the band

O[E]h, you can follow your dreams, oh but please don't lead m[A]e on,

I[E]f you wanna bl[A]eed in my face, you[D] were here and now [A]you're gone

I[E]maginat[A]ion is a pow[D]erful deceiver[E]

W[A]hen you try to beli[D]eve her jus[A]t a little too much

I[E]magina[A]tion is a pow[D]erful deceive[E]r

I[A]'ll go out of [D]my mind, if I[E]'m losing your touch

I[A]'ll go out of [D]my mind, if I[E]'m losing your touch

I[A]'ll go out of [D]my mind, if I[E]'m losing your touch

Note2: Some of the accents on the chords might be a little off; when I
converted
       the document, it messed up the format, and I don't have my guitar handy.

Enjoy!

I hate to say this, and I don't want to sound ungrateful for someone's
efforts, but the chords listed for the song "Imagination..." are way, WAY
oversimplified.  If you had to play this song with just E, A, D, G, and C
chords, I suppose these versions would do...but the progressions are far more
involved than that.

W[E]ell, did I see you in the circus, in the ring withou[C]t a hand

N[E]ow you think that you can curse us, steal the show and sto[A]p the band

***The way I hear it:

W[A]ell, did I see you in the [E]circus, in the ring without a h[C]and

N[Abm]ow you think that yo[C#m]u can curse us, steal[Bm] the show [E7]and stop t[A]he band

***Posted version:

I[E]maginat[A]ion is a pow[D]erful deceiver[E]

W[A]hen you try to beli[D]eve her jus[A]t a little too much

I[E]magina[A]tion is a pow[D]erful deceive[E]r

I[A]'ll go out of [D]my mind, if I[E]'m losing your touch

***The way I hear it:

I[E]mag[B]inat[C#m]ion is [E/B]a powerf[A]ul deceiver [E]

W[Abm]hen you tr[C#m]y to believe her j[D]ust a little [A]too much

I[Abm]maginati[C#m]on is a powe[A]rful deceiv[E]er

I[A]'ll go out [E]of my mind, if [A]I'm losing yo[E]ur touch

        There are far too many D chords in the posted version -- the only
time there's actually a D chord is in the chorus ("...a little too much"),
and I can't find a G chord in the whole song to save me.

Subject: "real" chords to Imagination
Status: R

After seeing a couple of posting regarding the chords to Imagination
I decided to try my hand at figuring them out because neither of the
versions I saw worked.  I don't know if the writers guitars were out
of tune or what, but they definately are not the chords that EC is
playing on the recording.  So at the risk of being severly flamed I
will post my version of the chords.  I don't think they are perfect
by any means, but if you play these chords along with the recording
at least it will sound like the same song.

So yo[D]u're trying to make connection, you heard whispers in the[G] hall

She'l[D]l be out ag[F#m]ain this eveni[Bm]ng, when you come around[D] to call   [Dm]                [G]

So, y[D]ou dodge the [F#m]lady-killer, w[Bm]ho came creepin' 'cross[D] the floor             [Bb]

The y[D]ou caught u[F#m]p in a whirlw[Bm]ind, you got blown right [D]out the door   [Dm]                [G]

Oh, y[D]es it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was [Bb]on your side

If yo[D]u wanna dance on my face, you must[G] tell me why you lied

Imagi[D]nation i[F#m]s a powerf[Bm]ul deceiver      [G]                    [D]

When [F#m]you try to beli[Bm]eve her just a little[C] too much       [G]

Imagi[D]nation i[F#m]s a powerf[Bm]ul deceiver     [G]                    [D]

I'll [G]go out of my mi[D]nd, if I'm losing [G]your touch      [D]

Then the second part is the same as the first, except for the ending.
The weird thing about this song is that while it sounds like it doesn't
flow right on the recording, when you are playing and singing the tune
it sounds perfect, and it's tons of fun to play.  If these chords work
for you, experiment with adding in the bass line, you will find that
much of the bass line can be played without having to use alternate
fingerings for the chords.

Enjoy