[Intro]
A E F C F C E A
[Verse]
(A) Em
Simple and small,
F
almost alone.
C F
Curled up in a ball
C E A
with a tin can phone
Em
tied to a twist
F
leading outside
C F
and into the mist
C E A
where the shadows hide.
C#7 F#m
Maybe when you’re gone
D A
we’ll gladly take your place.
C#7 F#m
You’re so nicely drawn.
D
We like your face and
A C#m F#m F7
we want to be your imaginary friend,
Bm Dm F Dm A
want to be your imaginary friend.
Em
When you were young
F
you knew us well.
C F
The cat had your tongue,
C E A
so you could not yell
Em
when you were cross.
F
All you could do
C F
was call it a loss,
C E A
though this was not true.
C#7 F#m
We’ve since disappeared.
Fm C
That is, until tonight
G Dm
when you turn out the light
E A
and everything stands still.
F C
The wind’s direction shifts
G Dm
and makes the curtains lift…
E A
and you see us on the sill.
[Instrumental]
F C G Dm E
A Em F C F C E A (x2)
[Verse]
A C#7
Every word that you’ve learned,
F#m
Every wish that you’ve burned,
D A C#7
Every single strand of hair in your head,
F#7
Every book that you’ve read:
D A
We love you this much.
C#m F#m F7
We want to be your imaginary friend,
Bm Bhlfdim7
want to be your imaginary…
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friend
[Ending]
A Em F C F C E A (x2)