Pale Imitation
Mark Knopfler
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] | Asus2 | / Asus2 | Asus2 | / Asus2 | | Asus2 | Once I went back and I stayed on the street Where I used to live Got up in the morning Put on my boots and I crossed the road Stood in front of our house And went back to my tricycle times At the end of the terrace I looked up the alley And there he was A little blonde boy With a stick in his hands looking straight at me And if he wasn’t me Then my god he was just like I used to be We stared at each other But he stared me down and I looked away After a moment When I turned again he was gone | | | | | | | | | sus4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I don’t think I ever became half the man That I used to be The warrior captain The bold pirate king of the sea Nobody does me like I do Or that’s what they say to me But I’m a pale imitation I’ve been keeping my secret safe with me | Asus2 | / Asus2 | Asus2 | / Asus2 | repeat | Asus2 |