Chords for R.E.M. - "Imitation Of Life" [Live from Austin, TX]
Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] She
[G] [E] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[E] reads [Am] Pop Skill, water [G] [D] hyacinth, named [E] by a poet, [Am] imitation
[G] ply.
[E] Like [Am] a coy in [G] a frozen pond, [D] like a [B] [E] goldfish in a bowl, [Am] I don't [G] want to hear you cry.
[Bm]
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] [D] that's Hollywood, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
[G] [E] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[E] reads [Am] Pop Skill, water [G] [D] hyacinth, named [E] by a poet, [Am] imitation
[G] ply.
[E] Like [Am] a coy in [G] a frozen pond, [D] like a [B] [E] goldfish in a bowl, [Am] I don't [G] want to hear you cry.
[Bm]
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's cinnamon, [C] [D] that's Hollywood, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
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[C] _ _ _ _ She _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ reads [Am] Pop Skill, water [G] _ _ _ [D] hyacinth, named [E] by a poet, _ _ [Am] _ imitation _
[G] ply.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coy in [G] a frozen pond, [D] like a [B] [E] goldfish in a bowl, [Am] I don't [G] want to hear you cry.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's cinnamon, _ [C] [D] that's Hollywood, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You want [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread came sliced.
[E] _ You've got [Am] it all, you've got it [G] sized.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Like [Am] a Friday fashion [G] show teenager, [D] _ freezing in [E] the corner, _ _ [Am] _ trying to look [G] like you don't try.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ That sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A]
that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, _ [G] come on, come on, [E] no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ No one can see [D] you try.
_ No one can see [C] you.
_ _ No one can [A] see you try.
_ No one can see [C] you.
_ _ No one can see you cry.
_ _ _ _ [G] That sugar _ [E] cane, that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] This sugar cane, [Em] this lemonade, [A] this hurricane, _ [Cm] I'm [D] not afraid, [G] come on, [F#] come on, [E] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] This lightning storm, [E] this tidal wave, [A] this _ [C] avalanche, I'm [D] not afraid, [G] come on, come on, [Em] no one can see [A] me cry.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
[G] That sugar _ [E] cane, that's tasting [Em] good, [Am] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come on, no one [Em] can see [A] you cry.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you [Am] are, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Thank you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Hey kiddo, hey, come [A#m] here.
You too, you [E] too, come here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] How's it going?
_ How's it going?
_ [N] Is this your, uh, what's your name? _
_ Elliot.
Hi Simon, hi Elliot.
Is this your first R.E.M. concert?
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ What do you think? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, that just about sums it up.
That pretty much sums it up.
Well, I like you guys a lot.
_ _ Thanks a lot. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ I don't know, _ I feel awesome. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you, thank you for playing along.
_ _ You can pick up your check on
[C] _ _ _ _ She _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ reads [Am] Pop Skill, water [G] _ _ _ [D] hyacinth, named [E] by a poet, _ _ [Am] _ imitation _
[G] ply.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ Like [Am] a coy in [G] a frozen pond, [D] like a [B] [E] goldfish in a bowl, [Am] I don't [G] want to hear you cry.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's cinnamon, _ [C] [D] that's Hollywood, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
You want [Am] the greatest thing, [G] the greatest thing [D] since bread came sliced.
[E] _ You've got [Am] it all, you've got it [G] sized.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Like [Am] a Friday fashion [G] show teenager, [D] _ freezing in [E] the corner, _ _ [Am] _ trying to look [G] like you don't try.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ That sugar cane, [Em] that's tasting good, [A]
that's cinnamon, _ [C] that's [D] Hollywood, _ [G] come on, come on, [E] no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ No one can see [D] you try.
_ No one can see [C] you.
_ _ No one can [A] see you try.
_ No one can see [C] you.
_ _ No one can see you cry.
_ _ _ _ [G] That sugar _ [E] cane, that's tasting [Em] good, [A] that's freezing rain, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come on, [Em] no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] This sugar cane, [Em] this lemonade, [A] this hurricane, _ [Cm] I'm [D] not afraid, [G] come on, [F#] come on, [E] no one can see [A] you cry.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] This lightning storm, [E] this tidal wave, [A] this _ [C] avalanche, I'm [D] not afraid, [G] come on, come on, [Em] no one can see [A] me cry.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
[G] That sugar _ [E] cane, that's tasting [Em] good, [Am] that's who you are, [C] that's what [D] you could, [G] come on, come on, no one [Em] can see [A] you cry.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] That sugar cane, [E] that's tasting good, [A] that's who you [Am] are, that's [D] what you could, [G] come on, come [E] on, no one can see [Am] you cry.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Thank you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Hey kiddo, hey, come [A#m] here.
You too, you [E] too, come here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] How's it going?
_ How's it going?
_ [N] Is this your, uh, what's your name? _
_ Elliot.
Hi Simon, hi Elliot.
Is this your first R.E.M. concert?
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ What do you think? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, that just about sums it up.
That pretty much sums it up.
Well, I like you guys a lot.
_ _ Thanks a lot. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ I don't know, _ I feel awesome. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you, thank you for playing along.
_ _ You can pick up your check on