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Released on March 20th 2007, "Imitosis" is one of the twelve tracks from 
Andrew Bird's 3rd album "Armchair Apocrypha". The song consists of several
looped staccato violin tracks and some guitar arrengements that make up an
eclectic atmosphere where Andrew often improvises with his violin in live
performances.

Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Andrew Bird
Music by Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh & Chris Morrisey
Key of A minor

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CHORDS (low to high)
    
Am     X02210
C/G    33201X
Fmaj7  X3321X
E (022100@1)    022100

Note: Play in "reggae style", first with a muted down-stroke, 
then play the chord using an up-stroke: 
|-X-Am-X-Am-X-C-X-C-|-X-Fmaj7-X-Fmaj7-X-E-X-E-|

INTRO

let ring
    Am (x02210@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)   E|| (022100@1)-----5-7-----7-8-|-----5-7--(5)h7p5--- ||
|| -----------5-----|---6--------------6- ||
||O---5-----5-------|-4------------------O||
||O-7---------------|--------------------O||
|| -----------------|-------------------- ||
|| -----------------|-------------------- ||

VERSE I

Am (x02210@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)        Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)       EHe's (022100@1)keeping busy, yeah, he's bleeding stones
Am (x02210@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)          Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)  EWith (022100@1)his machinations and his palindromes
Am (x02210@1)      C/G (3x555x@1)              Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) EIt (022100@1)was anything but hear the voice
Am (x02210@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)          Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)EAnything (022100@1)but hear the voice
        Am (x02210@1)        C/GIt (3x555x@1)was anything but hear the voice
     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             E (022100@1)        Am (x02210@1) C/G (3x555x@1)Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)EThat (022100@1)says that we're all basically alone

Am  C/G  Fmaj7  E

VERSE II

Am (x02210@1)           C/G (3x555x@1)       Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)     EPoor (022100@1)Professor Pynchon had only good intentions
        Am (x02210@1)           C/G (3x555x@1)        Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)EWhen (022100@1)he put his Bunsen burners all away
    Am (x02210@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)           Fmaj7And (1x3210@1)turning to a playground in a Petri dish
      E (022100@1)                AmWhere (x02210@1)single cells would swing their fists
   C/G (3x555x@1)         Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         EAt (022100@1)anything that looks like easy prey
       Am (x02210@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)     EIn (022100@1)this nature show that rages every day
       Am (x02210@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)E(strum (022100@1)louder)
It was then he heard his intuition say
                       AmWe (x02210@1)were all basically alone

CHORUS
    C/G (3x555x@1)                 Fmaj (133211@1)     EAnd (022100@1)despite what all his studies had shown
               Am (x02210@1)           C/G (3x555x@1)       Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)       EThat (022100@1)what's mistaken for closeness is just a case for mitosis
    Am (x02210@1)C/G (3x555x@1)  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)      E (022100@1)         Am (x02210@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)EAnd (022100@1)why---- do some show no mercy while others are painfully shy?
Am (x02210@1)           C/G (3x555x@1)   Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)   ETell (022100@1)me doctor can you quantify?
Am (x02210@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)E(strum (022100@1)louder)
He just wants to know the reason,   the reason why

Am  C/G  Fmaj7  E

VERSE III

Am (x02210@1)          C/GWhy (3x555x@1)do they congregate in groups of four

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)        E (022100@1)      AmScatter (x02210@1)like a billion spores
            C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)     EAnd (022100@1)let the wind just carry them away?
Am (x02210@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)  Fmaj7How (1x3210@1)can kids be so mean?
           E (022100@1)             AmOur (x02210@1)famous doctor tried to glean
      C/G (3x555x@1)            Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)    EAs (022100@1)he went home at the end of the day
      Am (x02210@1)     C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)     EIn (022100@1)this nature show that rages every day
       Am (x02210@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)E (022100@1)(strum louder)
It was then he heard his intuition say
                       AmWe (x02210@1)were all basically alone

CHORUS

C/G (3x555x@1)              Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)    EDespite (022100@1)what all his studies had shown
               Am (x02210@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)            Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)   EThat (022100@1)what's mistaken for closeness is just a case of mitosis
Am (x02210@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)       Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)           ESure (022100@1)fatal doses of malcontent through osmosis
    Am (x02210@1)C/G (3x555x@1)  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)      E (022100@1)         Am (x02210@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)EAnd (022100@1)why---- do some show no mercy while others are painfully shy?
              Am (x02210@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)    Fmaj7Well, (1x3210@1)tell me doctor, can you quantify?
E (strum louder)
  The reason why

Am  C/G  Fmaj7  E ... end on Am