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Imitation Of Life

R.E.M.
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Charades,  pop skill  water hyacinth,
  named by a poet.  imitation  of life
like  a koi  in a frozen  pond like a goldfish  in a bowl
I  dont want to hear  you cry
 Thats sugarcane  that tasted  good
 thats cinnamon  thats Hollywood
c'mon  c'mon no  one can see you  try
 You want the greatest thing
 the greatest thing since bread came sliced.
 You've got it all, you've got it sized.
 like a friday fashion show teenager
 freezing in the corner
 trying to look like you dont try
 Thats sugarcane that tasted good.
 thats cinnamon thats hollywood
 c'mon c'mon no one can see you try
 Thats sugarcane that tasted good
 thats freezing rain thats what you could
 c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
 This sugarcane
 this lemonade
 this hurricane, i'm not afraid.
 c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
 This lightning storm
 this tidal wave
 this avalanche, i'm not afraid.
 c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
 Thats sugarcane that tasted good
 thats who you are, thats what you could
 c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
 Thats sugarcane that tasted good
 thats who you are, thats what you could
 c'mon c'mon no

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Readable chord sheet for Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[Em]    [C]            [G]  [Em]   [Am]   [C] [D]
[Em]Charades, pop [Am]skill water hyac[G]inth,       [D]
 named by a [Em]poet. im[Am]itation of l[G]ife       [D]              [C]
[Em]like a [Am]koi in a [G]frozen pond like a go[D]ldfish in a bowl      [Em]
[Am]I dont want to he[G]ar you cry           [D]                    [C]

Thats s[G]ugarcane that t[Em]asted good
thats [Am]cinnamon thats H[C]ollywoo[D]d
[G]c'mon c'mon no[Em] one can see you[Am] try  [C]      [D]

You want the greatest thing
the greatest thing since bread came sliced.
You've got it all, you've got it sized.
like a friday fashion show teenager
freezing in the corner
trying to look like you dont try

Thats sugarcane that tasted good.
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

[C]   [D]   [C]   [D]   [C]

Thats sugarcane that tasted good
thats freezing rain thats what you could
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry

This sugarcane
this lemonade
this hurricane, i'm not afraid.
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
This lightning storm
this tidal wave
this avalanche, i'm not afraid.
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry

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

Thats sugarcane that tasted good
thats who you are, thats what you could
c'mon c'mon no

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