A E F C F C E A

[Verse 1]
 A         Em
Simple and small,
       F
Almost alone.
       C           F
Curled up in a ball
       C   E   A
With a tin can phone
          Em
Tied to a twist
           F
Leading outside
    C        F
And into the mist
          C  E    A
Where the shadows hide.

[Chorus]
C#7               F#m
Maybe when you’re gone
      D                A
We’ll gladly take your place.
C#7              F#m
You’re so nicely drawn.
   D
We like your face and
A          C#m     F#m       F7
We want to be your imaginary friend,
        Bm      Dm   F    Dm      A
Want to be your imaginary friend.
              Em
When you were young
            F
You knew us well.
    C            F
The cat had your tongue,
       C     E   A
So you could not yell
              Em
When you were cross.
              F
All you could do
    C         F
Was call it a loss,
            C   E   A
Though this was not true.
C#7              F#m
We’ve since disappeared.
Fm             C
That is, until tonight

[Bridge]
G             Dm
When you turn out the light
    E                 A
And everything stands still.
F            C
The wind’s direction shifts
G             Dm
and makes the curtains lift…
        E             A
and you see us on the sill.

[Instrumental]
F C G Dm E
A Em F C F C E A  x2

[Verse 2]
A          C#7
Every word that you’ve learned,
F#m
Every wish that you’ve burned,
D            A              C#7
Every single strand of hair in your head,
F#7
Every book that you’ve read:
   D                 A
We love you this much.
           C#m     F#m       F7
We want to be your imaginary friend,
        Bm       Bdim7
Want to be your imaginary friend