Imitation Of Life

[Intro]
Em Cadd9 G D/F# Em
Am C D

[Verse 1]
Em                Am
  Charades, pop skill
       G       D             Em
Water hyacinth, named by a poet
    Am          G
Imitation of life
D C Em         Am        G
      Like a koi in a frozen pond
D                Em
Like a goldfish in a bowl
Am                G        D C
I don't want to hear you cry

[Chorus]
       G         D/F# Em
That's sugarcane that tasted good
       Am               C    D
That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
        G
Come on, come on,
D/F# Em               Am C D
no  one can see you try

[Verse 2]
Em                Am
  You want the greatest thing
       G                    D
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
Em               Am                  G
  You've got it all, you've got it sized
D C
Em          Am            G
  Like a Friday fashion show teenager
D                  Em
Freezing in the corner
Am                   G          D C
Trying to look like you don't try

[Chorus]
       G         D/F# Em
That's sugarcane that tasted good
       Am               C    D
That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
        G
Come on, come on,
D/F# Em               Am C D
no  one can see you try

[Break]
C D C D                   C
       No one can see you cry

[Chorus]
       G         D/F# Em
That's sugarcane that tasted good
       Am
That's freezing rain,
       C        D
that's what you could
        G
Come on, come on,
D/F# Em               Am C D
no  one can see you try

[Bridge]
     G          D/F# Em
This sugarcane, this lemonade
     Am             C     D
This hurricane, I'm not afraid
        G         D/F# Em              Am
Come on, come on, no  one can see me cry 
C D     G                D/F# Em
   This lightning storm, this tidal wave
     Am             C     D
This avalanche, I'm not afraid
        G         D/F# Em              Am C D
Come on, come on, no  one can see me cry 

[Chorus]
       G         D/F# Em
That's sugarcane that tasted good
       Am
That's who you are,
       C        D
that's what you could
        G
Come on, come on,
D/F# Em               Am C D
no  one can see you cry
       G         D/F# Em
That's sugarcane that tasted good
       Am
That's who you are,
       C        D
that's what you could
        G
Come on, come on,
D/F# Em               Am C D Em
no  one can see you cry