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[Intro]
 Bb   Gmx3
G Ab A
[Verse 1]
BbCan you just imagine being Gmburied alive?
UnEbtil you've tried it how can you Ftell?
BbCan you just imagine having Gmbreakfast at five?
UnEbtil you've tried it how can you Ftell?
[Chorus]
Did you Gmput on a clever disDmguise?
Let the Gmcamera roll through your Dmeyes?
Then you Dtell it the way that it Gmreally is, and we Cdid
We Fdid, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
BbCan you just imagine being Gmthere on the screen?
UnEbtil you've tried it how can you Ftell?
BbCan you understand that someone Gmhad to come clean?
It Ebgoes to show you never can Ftell
[Chorus]
Oh, did you Gmput on a clever disDmguise
And let the Gmcamera roll through your Dmeyes?
Did you Dtell it the way that it Gmreally is? And we Cdid
Oh yeah, we Fdid, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay
[Break]
 Bb   Gmx3
G Ab F
[Chorus]
No, you Gmdon't have to mention no Dmnames
There are Gmsome of us old just the Dmsame
Then you Dtell it the way that it Gmreally is, and we Cdid
Oh yeah, we Fdid, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay
[Verse 3]
BbDid you realise it's not all Gmrosy and gay?
UnEbtil you've tried it how can you Ftell?
Well Bbif you're hard of hearing, better Gmkeep well away
UnEbtil you've tried it how can you Ftell?
[Chorus]
Did you Gmput on a clever disDmguise?
Then let the Gmcamera roll through your Dmeyes?
Then you Dtell it the way that it Gmreally is, and we Cdid
Oh yeah, we Fdid, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay
[Break]
Bb Gm Bb Gm
Eb G Ab A
[Outro]
There's a Bbsweet magnolia blossom going round Ebeverybody's door
Do your Bbfriends keep eating faster, a-keep a-Ebcoming back for more?
BbOoh-de-de-de-do-do-do-do-do-Ebdo-do-do-do-do-ooh
 G   Ab   Ax5
Bb

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Can You Just Imagine

by Slade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb Gm

G Ab A

[Verse 1]

Bb Gm

Can you just imagine being buried alive?

Eb F

Until you've tried it how can you tell?

Bb Gm

Can you just imagine having breakfast at five?

Eb F

Until you've tried it how can you tell?

[Chorus]

Gm Dm

Did you put on a clever disguise?

Gm Dm

Let the camera roll through your eyes?

D Gm C

Then you tell it the way that it really is, and we did

We did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

Bb Gm

Can you just imagine being there on the screen?

Eb F

Until you've tried it how can you tell?

Bb Gm

Can you understand that someone had to come clean?

Eb F

It goes to show you never can tell

[Chorus]

Gm Dm

Oh, did you put on a clever disguise

Gm Dm

And let the camera roll through your eyes?

D Gm C

Did you tell it the way that it really is? And we did

Oh yeah, we did, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay

[Break]

Bb Gm

G Ab F

[Chorus]

Gm Dm

No, you don't have to mention no names

Gm Dm

There are some of us old just the same

D Gm C

Then you tell it the way that it really is, and we did

Oh yeah, we did, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay

[Verse 3]

Bb Gm

Did you realise it's not all rosy and gay?

Eb F

Until you've tried it how can you tell?

Bb Gm

Well if you're hard of hearing, better keep well away

Eb F

Until you've tried it how can you tell?

[Chorus]

Gm Dm

Did you put on a clever disguise?

Gm Dm

Then let the camera roll through your eyes?

D Gm C

Then you tell it the way that it really is, and we did

Oh yeah, we did, did, did, did, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay

[Break]

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Eb G Ab A

[Outro]

Bb Eb

There's a sweet magnolia blossom going round everybody's door

Bb Eb

Do your friends keep eating faster, a-keep a-coming back for more?

Bb Eb

Ooh-de-de-de-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-ooh

G Ab A

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