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Imogene

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Gmajor

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

There are two little riffs that run throughout the song — it's pretty obvious where they come up. They are:
e|--------------------3----|
B|--1--0-----1--0-----0----|
G|--------0--------2--0----|
D|--------------------0----|
A|--------------------2----|
E|--------------------3----|
and 
e|-----------0-------------|
B|-----------0-------------|
G|-----------0-------------|
D|-----------2-------------|
A|-----------2-------------|
E|--3--2--1--0-------------|
The chord I call Am/B is:
e|0
B|1
G|2
D|0
A|2
E|x
[Intro]
G Am C
[Verse]
EmThat sumEmmaj7mer    Em7night
Was freckled with Cfireflies
EmYou had a look that Emmaj7I was either
Em7Too young or too dumb to Crecognize
But I Amremember that Am/Bmoon, I Cremember that Dnight
Sure as hell Amremember that light
That Ashimmering light
You were D7hemorrhaging light
[Chorus]
EmImogene 
How Amcouldn't things be Galright
EmImogene
Why Amcouldn't we be Galright
[Verse]
EmYou Emmaj7could sEm7ay that I was never Cthere enough
EmYou could say that I'm a no-account nEmmaj7e'er-do-well, roustabout, Em7detestable, itinerent, excrable degenerate
CFair enough
AmYou could say that Am/BI was a Cwaste of your Dtime
But to Amsay I tried to Amake you cry is just D7asinine
[Chorus]
EmImogene
AmCan you imagine me Gtrying
EmImogene
AmHave you ever seen me Gtry
[Bridge]
BmWe poked fun at the pain
We stoked tDhe sun in the rain
AmYou was a runaway trainAm/B  
I was a Crunaway trainD  
But in the Gbloom of the Amwreckage
We were Cone in the same 
DWe were one in the D7same
We were one in the same
[Verse]
ThEmis Emmaj7coming Em7night could still do yCou some good
The sEmun is setting just as Emmaj7red as when you used to Emblush
I know it's been a while now mama, but you Cused to could
AmWe've got to act on the Am/Bembers
CAsh won't Dremember the Amway Aback
To D7fire
[Chorus]
EmImogene
Is there Amanything you Grequire
Hey EmImogene
Name a Amsingle thing you Gdesire

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Imogene

by Cory Branan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emmaj7

Em7

Am/B

There are two little riffs that run throughout the song — it's pretty obvious where they come up. They are:

e|--------------------3----|

B|--1--0-----1--0-----0----|

G|--------0--------2--0----|

D|--------------------0----|

A|--------------------2----|

E|--------------------3----|

and

e|-----------0-------------|

B|-----------0-------------|

G|-----------0-------------|

D|-----------2-------------|

A|-----------2-------------|

E|--3--2--1--0-------------|

The chord I call Am/B is:

e|0

B|1

G|2

D|0

A|2

E|x

[Intro]

G Am C

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7

That summer night

Was freckled with fireflies

Em Emmaj7

You had a look that I was either

Em7 C

Too young or too dumb to recognize

Am Am/B C D

But I remember that moon, I remember that night

Sure as hell remember that light

That shimmering light

You were hemorrhaging light

[Chorus]

Imogene

Am G

How couldn't things be alright

Imogene

Am G

Why couldn't we be alright

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7 C

You could say that I was never there enough

Em Emmaj7 Em7

You could say that I'm a no-account ne'er-do-well, roustabout, detestable, itinerent, excrable degenerate

Fair enough

Am Am/B C D

You could say that I was a waste of your time

Am A D7

But to say I tried to make you cry is just asinine

[Chorus]

Imogene

Am G

Can you imagine me trying

Imogene

Am G

Have you ever seen me try

[Bridge]

We poked fun at the pain

We stoked the sun in the rain

Am Am/B

You was a runaway train

C D

I was a runaway train

G Am

But in the bloom of the wreckage

We were one in the same

D D7

We were one in the same

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7 C

This coming night could still do you some good

Em Emmaj7 Em

The sun is setting just as red as when you used to blush

I know it's been a while now mama, but you used to could

Am Am/B

We've got to act on the embers

C D Am A

Ash won't remember the way back

To fire

[Chorus]

Imogene

Am G

Is there anything you require

Hey Imogene

Am G

Name a single thing you desire

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