Imagination

Elvis Costello

  • A
  • B
  • Bb
  • Bm
  • C
  • C#m
    4
  • D
  • D7
  • E
  • E/B
  • E7
  • Em
  • F#m
  • G
  • G#m
    4
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Key:
Em - D G - D
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D G So you're trying to make connection, you heard whispers in the hall
D F#m Bm D D7 G She'll be out again this evening, when you come around to call
D F#m Bm D Bb So, you dodge the lady-killer, who came creepin' 'cross the floor
D F#m Bm D D7 G The you caught up in a whirlwind, you got blown right out the door
D F#m Bm D Bb Oh, yes it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was on your side
D G If you wanna dance on my face, you must tell me why you lied
D F#m Bm G D Imagination is a powerful deceiver
F#m Bm C G When you try to believe her just a little too much
D F#m Bm G D Imagination is a powerful deceiver
G D G D I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
D G I see a look of recognition, so well hidden in your eye
D F#m Bm D D7 G And your peepshow regulations, they just don't seem to apply,
D F#m Bm D Bb Well, did I see you in the circus, in the ring without a hand
D F#m Bm D D7 G Now you think that you can curse us, steal the show and stop the band
D F#m Bm D Bb Oh, you can follow your dreams, oh but please don't lead me on,
D G If you wanna bleed in my face, you were here and now you're gone
D F#m Bm G D Imagination is a powerful deceiver
F#m Bm C G When you try to believe her just a little too much
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D F#m Bm G D Imagination is a powerful deceiver
G D G D I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch (repeat intro and end on D) Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) from the Rykodisc rerelease of My Aim Is True Tabbed by yarlas@cognet.ucla.edu (Aaron Yarlas) Note: This is the way I play the song; his chords might actually be different, but the basic sound and changes are the same. [Intro]
D E
G A
D E
A E
E A So you're trying to make connection, you heard whispers in the hall
E A She'll be out again this evening, when you come around to call
E C So, you dodge the lady-killer, who came creepin' 'cross the floor
E A Then you caught up in a whirlwind, you got blown right out the door
A Oh, yes it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was on your side
E A D A If you wanna dance on my face, you must tell me why you lied
E B C#m E/B A E Imagination is a powerful deceiver
G#m C#m D A When you try to believe her just a little too much
G#m C#m A E Imagination is a powerful deceiver
A E A E I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
D E
G A
D E
A E
E A I see a look of recognition, so well hidden in your eye
E A And your peepshow regulations, they just don't seem to apply,
A E C Well, did I see you in the circus, in the ring without a hand
G#m C#m Bm E7 A Now you think that you can curse us, steal the show and stop the band
E A Oh, you can follow your dreams, oh but please don't lead me on,
E A D A If you wanna bleed in my face, you were here and now you're gone
E B C#m E/B A E Imagination is a powerful deceiver
G#m C#m D A When you try to believe her just a little too much
G#m C#m A E Imagination is a powerful deceiver
A E A E I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
A E A E I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
A E A E I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
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Composition: Elvis Costello

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