Mark Knopfler – Pale Imitation (Guitar)

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Chords

Asus2 = [x0220x] E/A = [x0210x] D6/F# = [2x020x] Amaj7 = [x0212x] F#m11 = [24420x] C#m7 = [9x999x] Dsus2 = [10-x-12-9-10-x] A/C# = [9-x-11-9-10-x] F# = [2x432x] Fmaj7 = [2x332x] D#m7 = [2x132x] E13 = [0-11-12-13-14-x] | G Asus2 | G/B Asus2 | Cmaj7 Asus2 | Em/G Asus2 | | Asus2 |

Asus2        E/A         G              D6/F#
Once I went back and I stayed on the street

        A             Amaj7  F#m11
Where I used to live

    Bm
Got up in the morning

 G                      E               Esus4  E
Put on my boots and I crossed the road

           Bm
Stood in front of our house

          G                   E     Esus4  E
And went back to my tricycle times

       Asus2       E/A       G            D6/F#
At the end of the terrace I looked up the alley

      A           Amaj7  F#m11
And there he was

   Bm
A little blonde boy

         G                           E            Esus4  E
With a stick in his hands looking straight at me

        Bm
And if he wasn’t me

         G                      E           Esus4  E
Then my god, he was just like I used to be

     C#m7
We stared at each other

     Dsus2        A/C#       E           Esus4  E  E
But he stared me down and I looked away

C#m7
After a moment

     Dsus2      A/C#        E
When I turned again he was gone

| F# F#maj7 | E G#m | | F# F#maj7 | D#m7 | | G#m | E | C# C#sus4 | C# | | F# F#maj7 | E G#m | | F# F#maj7 | D#m7 | | G#m | E | C#5 | E13 E |

   Asus2        E/A     G             D6/F#
I don’t think I ever became half the man

       A           Amaj7  F#m11
That I used to be

     Bm
The warrior captain

     G                       E   Esus4  E
The bold pirate king of the sea

 Asus2  E/A         G
Nobody does me like I do

     D6/F#           A         Amaj7  F#m11
Or that’s what they say to me

           Bm
But I’m a pale imitation

           G                 E            Esus4  E
I’ve been keeping my secret safe with me