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Imaginary Friend

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
EmPeople said you're not a Csuperstar
Can't Gjump that far
You know Dbetter
EmGot my arm around with Csuperglue
Come Gpower through
Yeah, whatDever
[Pre-Chorus]
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apart
CHate on this world 'cause reality sucks
GFeeling their doubt, shut them all outD  
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apart
CHate on this world 'cause reality sucks
GFeeling their doubt, shut them all out
D'Cause I need you
[Chorus]
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
DKeeping me dreaming
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
N.C.
Over, over again
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DKeeping me dreaming
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DOver, over again 
(Don't you Emknow I)
[Verse 2]
EmBreaking bones to feel like CI'm alive
How Gkids get high
Need a Dfeeling
EmWe want big things, but they Cmake us small
No Ggame at all
They don't Dfeel it
[Pre-Chorus]
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apart
CHate on this world 'cause reality sucks
GFeeling their doubt, shut them all outD  
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apart
CHate on this world 'cause reality sucks
GFeeling their doubt, shut them all out
D'Cause I need you
[Chorus]
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
DKeeping me dreaming
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
N.C.
Over, over again
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DKeeping me dreaming
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DOver, over again 
(Don't you Emknow I)
[B-section]
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apartC  
GHate on this world 'cause reality sucksD  
EmCrushing my heart, tear me apartC  
GFeeling their doubt, shut them all out
N.C.
Over, over again
[Chorus]
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DKeeping me dreaming
(Don't you Emknow I)C  G  
DOver, over again 
(Don't you Emknow I)
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
DKeeping me dreaming
EmImaginary Cfriend, stay with me 'til the Gend now
DOver, over again 
N.C.
(Don't you know I)
[Outro]
     Em      C   GI don't know, I guess it's Dkinda like a voice in my heart
EmReminding me thaCt there's nothing to fear in the things I'm afraGid ofD  
Em   C   G   D
Em   C   G   D
A5

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Imaginary Friend

by Tove Lo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Em C

People said you're not a superstar

Can't jump that far

You know better

Em C

Got my arm around with superglue

Come power through

Yeah, whatever

[Pre-Chorus]

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

Hate on this world 'cause reality sucks

G D

Feeling their doubt, shut them all out

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

Hate on this world 'cause reality sucks

Feeling their doubt, shut them all out

'Cause I need you

[Chorus]

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

N.C.

Over, over again

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Over, over again

(Don't you know I)

[Verse 2]

Em C

Breaking bones to feel like I'm alive

How kids get high

Need a feeling

Em C

We want big things, but they make us small

No game at all

They don't feel it

[Pre-Chorus]

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

Hate on this world 'cause reality sucks

G D

Feeling their doubt, shut them all out

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

Hate on this world 'cause reality sucks

Feeling their doubt, shut them all out

'Cause I need you

[Chorus]

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

N.C.

Over, over again

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Over, over again

(Don't you know I)

[B-section]

Em C

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

G D

Hate on this world 'cause reality sucks

Em C

Crushing my heart, tear me apart

Feeling their doubt, shut them all out

N.C.

Over, over again

[Chorus]

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

(Don't you know I)

Over, over again

(Don't you know I)

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

Keeping me dreaming

Em C G

Imaginary friend, stay with me 'til the end now

Over, over again

N.C.

(Don't you know I)

[Outro]

Em C G D

I don't know, I guess it's kinda like a voice in my heart

Em C G D

Reminding me that there's nothing to fear in the things I'm afraid of

Em C G D

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