Imaginary Heroes

 

 
Capo on 4th fret


Intro
G…C…D…C…G..

 
Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed
G…………………………….D……………..
Unexplained bruises and words unsaid
D……………………………C……G…..
The clock on the wall it was counting the time
G………………………………...D……………….
And that’s all it did when Jimmy was nine
D……………………………..C…………G….
 
Mommy was busy with a bottle of gin
G……………………………D…………
Daddy couldn’t take it and he took it out on him
D………………………………...C……………..G…..
The clock on the wall was still counting the time
G………………………………….D……………….
And that’s all it did when Jimmy was nine
D…………………………….C…………G…..
 
Repeat Chorus Twice
 
Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed he said
G…………………………C……………………………
Superman will save me when he gets him read
D………………………….C…..……………..G…
He’ll take me to a paradise I dream of far away
G………………………………..C…………………..
But then Superman went off the edge
C…………D…………………………..
And the dream slipped away
D…………C…………….G..
 
Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed
G……………………………..D……………..
Unexplained bruises and words unsaid
D……………………………C…….G…..
The clock on the wall it played right through the end
G…………………………………D…………………….
And that’s all it did when Jimmy was ten
D…………………………….C…………G
 
Repeat Chorus Twice as before
 
Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed he said
Superman will save me when he gets him read
He’ll take me to a paradise I dream of far away
But then Superman went off the edge
And the dream slipped away