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[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]
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