Imitation of Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D5][A5][Am][A5]
[D][D5][Dm][A5][Am]
[A5][D][D5][D][D5][A5][G5][Bb]
[F#m][D5][D][D5][A5][G5][Bb]
[A5][F#m][E][F#m][G][F#m][G5][F#m][Bb]
[F#m][G5][F#m][G5]
[F#m][G5][F#m][E][F#m][G5][F#m][G5][F#m][G5][F#m][F#][F#m][G5][F#m]
[G5][F#m][G5][F#m][E]

[Verse 1]
There's [F#m]nothing [G5]I hate mor[F#]e, tha[G5]n al[F#m]l these plastic[G5] people[F#]
[E]Wit[F#m]h all their pla[G5]stic pro[F#]mises,
[G5]and [F#m]all there plas[G5]tic deal[F#]s
[E]They jus[F#m]t can't be t[G5]hemselve[F#]s,
[G5]and live[F#m] their own l[G5]ives out[F#m]
[E]They're jus[F#m]t an imit[G5]ation[F#m] of wh[G5]at life[F#m]'s
[G5]all [F#]about[E]

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][E][G5]
[E][G5][E][G5]
[E][G5][G]

[Verse 2]
[E]"Because of me you are who you are
So sign your [G5]name and you'll go for
[E]I'm your friend, I think you should
So sign your [G5]name,
it's for your own good"
How many [E]times have you
heard this today???
Some bogus piss-on saying saying
[G5]"let's do lunch babe"
[E]For them this bullshit,
that's their whole life
Cut through their bullshit with a knife
Imitation of life
[A5][E]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Oh, [D5]oh, [A5]oh
[D5]An g[D]er b[A5]urns[D5]
[E]Whatever happened to the guy I knew
[G5]A me d[E]ia creation, a monster grew
Our story had an unhappy en[G5]d
[E]But this could change,
I still call [E5]him friend

[Verse 4]
"Take my [E]advice, and listen to me
A great oppor[G5]tunity, can't you see
I [A5]only [E]want what's best for you
The deal of a life[G5]time,
what more can I do"
[A5]How many times[E] have you
heard this today?
Some stupid sucker says "it's [G5]great,
we love ya babe"
[E]For them this bullshit, it's their whole life
Cut through their bullshit with a knife

[Verse 5]
Imitation of life
[A5]Oh, [Am]oh, o[E]h[Am][D][Dm]
[A5]An g[A]er b[D5]urns
[D]Band[A5] s d[D5]ress [E]like women
with hairspray and lace
I'd pass an image law,
stick it in your face!
Let's see how long they keep
dressing this way
Wearing this image twenty

[Verse 6]
four hours a day!
[E]
Did you ever think for yourself??
Just once, did you ever think??

[Interlude 2]
That's all I want to know
[E][F][E][D5][E][G5][F#m][E]
[D5][E][G5][E][D5][E][G5][F#]
[E][D5][E][G5]

[Verse 7]
Imita[E]tion of life, living [G5]out [F#m]a lie
[F#]You'll never[E] be righ[D5]t, imita[E]tion of li[G5]fe
[E]Why are you [D5]here??,
[E]you're tak[F]ing up [E]my [F#]space
[E]The new imperfect [D5]race, [F]imitation of life
[G5]Oh,[E]

[Verse 8]
[F#m][E][B][E][F]
[E][F][E]
[B][Bb]
[E][F][E][A#]
[E][D5][E]
[Am]oh, [E]oh
[A5]An g[D5]er burns

[Verse 9]
[A5][Dm][D5]
[E]Whatever happened to the guy I knew
[G5]A me d[E]ia creation, a monster grew
Our story had a unhappy [G5]en d
[E]But this could change,
I still call him friend
There's nothing I hate more
Than all these plastic [G5]people
[E]With all their plastic promises
And all their [G5]plastic deals
They [G]just can't [E]be themselves
And live their own lives [G5]out
They're [E]just an imitation
Of what life's all about

[Outro 1]
Imitation of life!
[F#][F#][E][F#][F#][F#]
[E][F#][F#][F#][E][F#][F#]
[F#][Bb]