Imaginary Lover
Atlanta Rhythm Section
From the Album-"Champagne Jam"
1978
Written by Buddy Buie/Robert Nix/Dean Daughtry
Chords:
Am F Fmaj7 E7 C6 D E
E--------1-------------------3-----2-------------
B---1----1-----1-------------1-----3-------------
G---2----2-----2-------1-----2-----2-----1-------
D---2----3-----3-------------2-----------2-------
A----------------------2-----------------2-------
E------------------------------------------------
Intro:
Am
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G---2----4----5----4----2-----------------------
D--------5----7----5----5-----------------------
A-----------------------------0-----------------
E----------------------------------3----1-------
F
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----2------4------5------2--------------------
D-----3------5------7------3--------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------1----0--------
Am Fmaj7
Imaginary lovers never turn you down
Am
When all the others turn you away
E7
They're around
E---------------
B----0--1--3----
G---------------
D----0--2--3----
A---------------
E-0------------0
Am Fmaj7
It's my private pleasure midnight fantasy
Am7 E7
Someone to share my wildest dreams with me
Am C6 D
Imaginary lover you're mine anytime
A---0--2---3
F E Am C6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Imaginary lover oh yeah anytime
A--2--3
Am Fmaj7
When ordinary lovers don't feel what you feel
Am7 E7
And real life situations lose their thrill
Am C6 Am
Imagination's unreal imaginary lover
A--0--2--3
F E Am C6 D
Imaginary lover you're mine anytime
A--2--3
Interlude: (Play Twice)
Am
E------------------------------------------------
B--1--1----1---------------1---------------------
G--2--2--------2---0-----------2-----0---2-------
D--2--2----------------2-------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
2nd time just to here>>>>Then below
Fmaj7
E------------------------------------------------
B--1-------1-----------------1-------------------
G------2-------2---0--------------2---0----------
D------------------------3----------------2------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
B---3---------------------1---------1------------
G---------2-----0-----2--------2---------2----0--
D------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
2nd time from above:
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Am > Intro
E--------------------------5---3---8---7---12----
B------1-----------3---1-------------------------
G----------2---0---------------------------------
D--3---------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
Am Fmaj7
Imaginary lovers never disagree
Am7
They always care they're always there
E7 Am
When you need satisfaction guaranteed
To Chorus and then outro jam on intro chords/rhythm