Chords for R.E.M. - "Imitation Of Life" [Live from Austin, TX]

Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

E

D

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R.E.M. - "Imitation Of Life" [Live from Austin, TX] chords
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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
Key:  
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for R.E.M - (Live) Imitation Of Life chords, practice playing Am, G, D, G, Em, Am, D, E, Am, C and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 68 BPM before aiming for the song's 137 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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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

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This song was penned by Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Michael Stipe.

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