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I've Got To Use My Imagination
Goffin/ Goldberg
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Joan Osborne version
Key of Am
Tempo 116 pyschadelic funk groove
(Backing vocals in brackets) simplified
[Intro]
Am Am Am Am Am Am
[Chorus ]
AmI've really got to use My imagination
To think of good reaDmsons
To keep on keeAmpin' on (Keep on keepin' on)
Got to make the besAmt of (Best of, best of)
A bad sitDmuation (Bad situation)
Ever since that dF7ay (Ever since that day)
I woke up Emand found you goAmne (Gone, gone)
[Verse] 
AmDarkness all around me, Blockin' out the sun
Old friends calDml me But I don't want to talk to Amno one
Emptiness has found me And it won't let Cme Dmgo                            
Why I go on F7livin'
 EmI just don't kAmnow (You're too strong, got to keep on keepin' on)
[Chorus] 
AmI've really got to use (I’ve got to use)
My imagination (My imagination)
To think of good reDmasons (F7think of good reasons)
To keep on keAmepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)
I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)
A bad sitDmuation (Bad situation)                        
Ever since that F7day (Ever since that day)
I woke Emup and found you gAmone (Gone, gone)
[Break ]
Am Am Am Am Am Am
[Verse 2]
AmHiding from reality, won't do me no good
'Cause our misundersDmtanding
Is too too well undersAmtood, Such a sad, sad season
When a good Clove Dmdies   Not a day goes bF7y                      
OooEmh I don't realizAme (You're too strong, got to keep on keepin' on)
[Chorus]
AmI've really got to use (I’ve got to use)
My imagination(My imagination)
To think of gDmood reasons (think of good reasons)
To keep on kAmeepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)
I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)
A bad situaDmtion (Bad situation)
Ever since that F7day (Ever since that day)
I woke uEmp and found you goAmne (Gone, gone)
[Chorus]
AmI've really got to use (I’ve got to use)
My imagination(My imagination)
To think of good reaDmsons (think of good reasons)
To keep on kAmeepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)
I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)
A bad siDmtuation (Bad situation)
Ever since that daF7y (Ever since that day)
I woke up, EvEmer since that day F7(Ever since that day)
I woke up, EveEmr since that day F7(Ever since that day)
I woke up aEmnd found you gone (Gone, Amgone)

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Ive Got To Use My Imagination

by Joan Osborne

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I've Got To Use My Imagination

Goffin/ Goldberg

Gladys Knight and the Pips - Joan Osborne version

Key of Am

Tempo 116 pyschadelic funk groove

(Backing vocals in brackets) simplified

[Intro]

Am Am Am Am Am Am

[Chorus ]

I've really got to use My imagination

To think of good reasons

To keep on keepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)

Got to make the best of (Best of, best of)

A bad situation (Bad situation)

Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em Am

I woke up and found you gone (Gone, gone)

[Verse]

Darkness all around me, Blockin' out the sun

Dm Am

Old friends call me But I don't want to talk to no one

C Dm

Emptiness has found me And it won't let me go

Why I go on livin'

Em Am

I just don't know (You're too strong, got to keep on keepin' on)

[Chorus]

I've really got to use (I’ve got to use)

My imagination (My imagination)

Dm F7

To think of good reasons (think of good reasons)

To keep on keepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)

I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)

A bad situation (Bad situation)

Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em Am

I woke up and found you gone (Gone, gone)

[Break ]

Am Am Am Am Am Am

[Verse 2]

Hiding from reality, won't do me no good

'Cause our misunderstanding

Is too too well understood, Such a sad, sad season

C Dm F7

When a good love dies Not a day goes by

Em Am

Oooh I don't realize (You're too strong, got to keep on keepin' on)

[Chorus]

I've really got to use (I’ve got to use)

My imagination(My imagination)

To think of good reasons (think of good reasons)

To keep on keepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)

I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)

A bad situation (Bad situation)

Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em Am

I woke up and found you gone (Gone, gone)

[Chorus]

I've really got to use (I’ve got to use)

My imagination(My imagination)

To think of good reasons (think of good reasons)

To keep on keepin' on (Keep on keepin' on)

I got to make the best of (Best of, best of)

A bad situation (Bad situation)

Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em F7

I woke up, Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em F7

I woke up, Ever since that day (Ever since that day)

Em Am

I woke up and found you gone (Gone, gone)

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