Rem - Imitation Of Life Chords & Tabs

R.E.M.
Imitation Of Life
Reveal

Chorus Riff:

  G         Em          Am         C   D         G         Em
E|----3---3-----0---0-------0---0-|----2---2---2-----3---3----0---0|
B|------3---------0-----1-----1---|1---3-----3---------3--------0--|
G|0---------0-----------2---------|2---2---------0---------0-------|
D|0---------2-----------2---------|0---0---------0---------2-------|
A|2---------2-----------0---------|3-------------2---------2-------|
E|3---------0---------------------|--------------3---------0-------|

      Am        C   D              Dsus4 D
E|--------0---0-----2---2---2-----|3-----2-------------------------|
B|----1-----1---1---3-----3---3---|--3-----3-----------------------|
G|----2---------2---2-----------2-|----2-----2---------------------|
D|----2---------0---0-------------|--------------------------------|
A|----0---------3-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Bridge Riff: Synth arranged for guitar

  C7
E|--0----|
B|----3--|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|3------|
E|-------|

Intro: Play Chorus Riff Once

Verse:
Em                Am
   Charades, pop skill
      G        D           Em
Water hyacinth, named by a poet
   Am        G   D
Imitation of life
Em        Am       G
   Like a koi in a frozen pond
D               Em
Like a goldfish in a bowl
G               D
I don?t want to hear you cry

Chorus:
       G              Em
That?s sugarcane that tasted good
       Am              C    D
That?s cinnamon that?s Hollywood
  G             Em              Am  C D
C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try

Verse:
Em              Am
   You want the greatest thing
    G                    D
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/imitation_of_life_tab_ver_3.html ]
Em                Am                 G      D
    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
Trying to look like you don?t try

Chorus:
       G              Em
That?s sugarcane that tasted good
       Am              C    D
That?s cinnamon that?s Hollywood
  G             Em              Am  C D
C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try

Bridge:
C7
No one can see you cry

Chorus:
      G               Em
That?s sugarcane that tasted good
       Am                   C        D
That?s freezing rain that?s what you could
  G             Em              Am  C D
C'mon, c'mon no one can see you cry

Outro:
     G
This sugarcane
     Em
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
This lightning storm
     Em
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

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


Submitted by Matthew O'Reilly
mtoreilly@cableinet.co.uk