Imitation Of Life Uke tab by Rem

5 Chords used in the song: Am, F, C, Dm, G

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Artist: Rem

Album: In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003

Year: 2003

Difficulty:

2.9

(Beginner)

Key: C, AmChords

Am    F            C  Am   Dm   F G

Am            Dm              C           G
Charades, pop skill water hyacinth,
            Am       Am          C         G      F
 named by a poet. imitation of life
Am     Dm       C            G               Am
like a koi in a frozen pond like a goldfish in a bowl
Dm               C                    G        F
I dont want to hear you cry

       C              Am
Thats sugarcane that tasted good
      Dm              F     G
thats cinnamon thats Hollywood
C             Am              Dm    F   G
c'mon c'mon no one can see you try

(Middle 8)
F   G   F   G   F

Uke tab by Kludo, 11 Apr 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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