CHORDS: Mark Knopfler – Pale Imitation Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are the chords for Pale Imitation by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

G Asus2 G/B Asus2 Cmaj7 
Asus2 Em/G Asus2 Asus2 

Asus2        E/A     
Once I went back and 
    G              D6/F#
I stayed on the street
        A             
Where I used to live
Amaj7  F#m7add11
    Bm
Got up in the morning
 G                  
Put on my boots and 
    E               Esus4  E
I crossed the road
           Bm
Stood in front of our house
          G         
And went back to my 
          E     Esus4  E
tricycle times
       Asus2       E/A    
At the end of the terrace 
   G            D6/F#
I looked up the alley
      A           
And there he was
Amaj7  F#m7add11
   Bm
A little blonde boy
         G                
With a stick in his hands 
           E          Esus4 E
looking straight at me
        Bm
And if he wasn’t me
         G               
Then my god, he was just 
       E          Esus4  E
like I used to be

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     C#m7
We stared at each other
     Dsus2        A/C#
But he stared me down 
       E           
and I looked away
Esus4  E  E
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

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   Asus2        E/A  
I don’t think I ever 
   G             D6/F#
became half the man
       A           
That I used to be
Amaj7  F#m7add11
     Bm
The warrior captain
     G               
The bold pirate king 
        E   Esus4  E
of the sea
 Asus2  E/A         G
Nobody does me like I do
     D6/F#           A         
Or that’s what they say to me
Amaj7  F#m7add11
           Bm
But I’m a pale imitation
           G                
I’ve been keeping my secret 
 E            Esus4  E
safe with me
G Asus2 G/B Asus2 Cmaj7 Asus2
Em/G Asus2 repeat Asus2