5 Chords used in the song: Em, C, G, Am, D

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# IntroEm
C
G
Em
Am
C
D
Em
Am
charades, pop skill
G
D
Em
water hyacinth, named by a poet.
Am
G
D
C
imitation of lifeEm
Am
G
like a koi in a frozen pondD
Em
like a goldfish in a bowlAm
G
D
C
I dont want to hear you cry
G
Em
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am
C
D
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
G
Em
Am
C
D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you tryEm
Am
you want the greatest thing
G
D
the greatest thing since bread came sliced.Em
Am
G
D
C
you've got it all, you've got it sized.Em
Am
G
like a friday fashion show teenagerD
Em
freezing in the cornerAm
G
D
C
trying to look like you dont try
G
Em
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am
C
D
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
G
Em
Am
C
D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you tryC
D
Am
D
C
D
no one can see you cry
G
Em
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am
C
D
That freezing rain, that's what you could
G
Em
Am
C
D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try
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
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am
C
D
thats who you are, thats what you could
G
Em
Am
C
D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
G
Em
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am
C
D
thats who you are, thats what you could
G
Em
Am
C
D
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
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About this song: Imitation Of Life
"Imitation of Life" is a song by R.E.M., the first single released from their twelfth album, Reveal in 2001. The song peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 (but reached #22 on the U.S. Modern Rock list). It was the lowest chart of a lead single from an R.E.M. album in the U.S. since "Fall on Me" from Lifes Rich Pageant in 1986. It reached #6 on the UK Singles Charts, making it the eighth top 10 for the band in Britain. In Japan, the song became R.E.M.'s first number one single in the country.