Imitation Of Life Uke tab by R.E.M.

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

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Artist: 
Year:  2003
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
# Intro 
Em chordEm C chordC G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD

Em chordEm Am chordAm
charades, pop skill
G chordG D chordD Em chordEm
water hyacinth, named by a poet.
Am chordAm G chordG D chordD C chordC
imitation of life
Em chordEm Am chordAm G chordG
like a koi in a frozen pond
D chordD Em chordEm
like a goldfish in a bowl
Am chordAm G chordG D chordD C chordC
I dont want to hear you cry
G chordG Em chordEm
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

Em chordEm Am chordAm
you want the greatest thing
G chordG D chordD
the greatest thing since bread came sliced.
Em chordEm Am chordAm G chordG D chordD C chordC
you've got it all, you've got it sized.
Em chordEm Am chordAm G chordG
like a friday fashion show teenager
D chordD Em chordEm
freezing in the corner
Am chordAm G chordG D chordD C chordC
trying to look like you dont try
G chordG Em chordEm
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
thats cinnamon thats hollywood
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try


C chordC D chordD Am chordAm D chordD C chordC D chordD
no one can see you cry
G chordG Em chordEm
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
That freezing rain, that's what you could
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

G chordG
this sugarcane
Em chordEm
this lemonade
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
this hurricane, i'm not afraid.
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
G chordG
this lightning storm
Em chordEm
this tidal wave
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
this avalanche, i'm not afraid.
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see me cry
G chordG Em chordEm
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
thats who you are, thats what you could
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry
G chordG Em chordEm
thats sugarcane that tasted good
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
thats who you are, thats what you could
G chordG Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC D chordD
c'mon c'mon no one can see you cry

Uke tab by , 12 Sep 2013

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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.

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