Failed Imagineer
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Intro
Eb C# Eb F# Eb C# Eb F#
All right, peep hole!
We're gonna have a rock 'n' roll party tonight! ... Here we go!
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C C#
I been thinking about you
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C Ab
I been meaning to tell you
Eb Eb
Sit down with me let's have a drink
Verse
Ab Eb/G Bb Eb
Back when the war ended your great grandfather handwrote
Ab Eb Bb Eb
Letters of apology to all of those
Ab Eb/G Bb Ab
Families of the men who crewed that U-boat
Ab Eb Bb Eb
Haunted 'til his death by that long night off the coast
Ab Eb/G Bb Eb
Your other great-granddad came back from Arnhem
Ab Eb Bb Eb
Transformed into a damaged and violent man
Ab Eb/G Bb Ab
Never spoke of the slaughter he witnessed firsthand
Ab Eb Bb
This is the world I brought you into man
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C C#
All remorse, no rebel
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C Ab
Shell of my former shell
C# Ab F# Eb Bb
Sit down with me let's have a drink
Bridge
Eb/G Ab
What have we here?
Eb Bb Ab
The dreaded failed imagineer?
Eb Bb Eb/G Ab
His private dismay on public display
Eb Bb Ab
Son, do not be alarmed by your old man's tears
C Ab C F
"Hey, old man, it's ok. Every dog has his day."
Ab Eb/G Bb Eb
Sit down with me let's have a drink
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C C#
I been thinking about you
Eb C# Eb F# C#
Eb C# Eb F# Ab
Eb C# Eb F#
C# Ab/C Ab
I been meaning to tell you
C# Ab F# Eb
Sit down with me let's have a drink
How to play Failed Imagineer
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.