REM - "imitation of life4" Tablature

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

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