Imagination
Brian Wilson
1. Your Imagination
2. She Says She Needs Me
3. South American
4. Where Has Love Been?
5. Keep An Eye On Summer
6. Dream Angel
7. Cry
8. Lay Down Burden
9. Let Him Run Wild
10. Sunshine
11. Happy Days
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"YOUR IMAGINATION"
(Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas/S.R. Dahl)
(INTRO)
D/F#......F#m7/E....Bm7/D.....F#m7/C#..
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
Em7/B...............A7/C#..............
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
D/F#......F#m7/E....Bm7/D.....F#m7/C#..
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
Em7/B...............A7/C#..............
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
F#m7......F#m7/E...
|/ / / / / / / / |
D.......F#m7/C#.......
Another car running fast
Bm7.....Bm7/A.
Another song on the beach
G........F#m7.................Em7
I take a trip through the past
...............A7...............
When summer's way out of reach
D.......F#m7/C#.........
Another walk in the park
Bm7.........Bm7/A..........
When I need something to do
G..........F#m7..........
And when I feel all alone
Em7.........A7.............
Sometimes I think about you
Bridge:
G..G/F#.....G/E..
You take my hand
G/A.......D.......F#m7/C#.....Bm7....
Smile and say you don't understand
...Bm7/A........G...
To look in your eyes
....G/F#.........G/E..
And see what you feel
............A.........A/G........A/F#....
And then realize that nothing's for real
............A/E............
eCause you know it's just
D.....A/C#.Bm....Bm7/A...G..D/F#..Em7..A7
Your imagination running wild
D.....A/C#.Bm....Bm7/A...G..D/F#..Em7..A7
Your imagination running wild
E.....B/D#.C#m...C#m7/B...A..E/G#..C/G
Your imagination running wild
D.......F#m7/C#.......
Another bucket of sand
Bm7.....Bm7/A............
Another wave and the pier
G..........F#m7..........
I miss the way that I used
Em7.........A7.............
To call the shots around here
D.......F#m7/C#.......
You know it would've been nice
Bm7......Bm7/A..........
If I had something to do
G........F#m7.................
I took a trip through the past
Em7........A7...............
And got to spend it with you
Bridge
D.....A/C#.Bm....Bm7/A...G..D/F#..Em7..A7
Your imagination running wild
D.....A/C#.Bm....Bm7/A...G..D/F#..Em7..A7
Your imagination running wild
E.....B/D#.C#m...C#m7/B...A..B
Your imagination running wild
(INTERLUDE)
E/G#......G#m7/F#...C#m7/E....G#m7/D#..
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
F#m7/C#.............B7/D#..............
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
E/G#......G#m7/F#...C#m7/E....G#m7/D#..
|/ / / / / / / / |/ / / / / / / / |
mahhhhhhh mahhhhhhh mahhhhhhh mahhhhhhh
F#m7/C#.............
|/ / / / / / / / |
mahhhhhhh ahhhhhhh
B7...................
|/ / / / / / / / |/ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' |
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
F.....C/E.Dm.....Dm7/C...Bb....F/A..Gm7..C7
Your imagination running wild
(Repeat 6 times)
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"SHE SAYS THAT SHE NEEDS ME"
(Brian Wilson/Russ Titelman/Carole Bayer Sager)
..................F#m7/B..
She says that she needs me
.......................Emaj7.
And I guess I need her too
.....................F#m7/B..
'Cause I can't keep wonderin'
.....................Emaj7..
Why I feel the way I do
Bridge:
A............Dadd9.......E.....
Baby, if you don't stop crying
...........F#m7....C#m7/G#..F#m/A
I'll just want to die
..........E/B..........Caug....
But it's too late and you know
.........A/C#.............B/D#.....E...A
There's nothing here for you and I
Chorus:
G.............Am7/G...............
Sorry baby, I just can't stand it
...G....................Am7/G...............
It didn't work out the way planned it
..G...........................Am7/G.............../A
I don't know whether we're going to be together
....E.................F#m7/B............E..
And sorry baby, it's time we said good-bye
......F#m7..F#m7/B....Emaj7
(Flute)
.....................F#m7/B..
She says that she's sorry
.......................Emaj7
And I guess I'm sorry too
..............F#m7/B..
But baby I'm wonderin'
..............................Emaj7
When I was lonely, where were you
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus
(Interlude)
F#m7/B................C#m7.................
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
F#m7/B................C#m7.......F#7sus4.F#7..
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// ////|
F#m7/B......
|//// //// |/''' '''' |
..................F#m7/B..
She says that she loves me
.................................Emaj7..
And I'm not sure that's really true
...............F#m7/B..
Because if she loves me
...........................Emaj7..
I wouldn't feel the way I do
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus
E.................F#m7/B............
Sorry baby, it's time we said good
E.................F#m7/B.............E.
Sorry baby, it's time we said good-bye
......................Emaj7
(Flute)
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"SOUTH AMERICAN"
(Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas/Jimmy Buffett)
(Intro)
D..........G..........D.........G..........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
D..........G..........G6.A7................
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
G.............................D.............
Got a letter from a long lost cousin of mine
...........G.............................D........
Who owns a little piece of heaven in the Argentine
.......G........................D..............
It's a different planet, it's a different place
............A7..........................................
He calls it out of this world without traveling to space
.....G......................D......
It's not just a lesson in geography
......G.....................D.......
No equation to unravel algebraically
......G...............................D.........
It's written in the wind and on the tropical sea
.....A7.........................................
From south of the equator it keeps callin' to me
.......D.................G..........
South American well you know I would
.......D............G.........
South American if I only could
D...........G..........A7...........
I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at
.......D..............G.......
South American I'd go anywhere
.......D................G............
South American somebody take me there
D...........G..........A7........
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
....G.........................D................
You only get to heaven if you chase your dreams
........G........................D.............
Let the paparazzi flash, let the tabloid scream
.....G.................................D..........
I've been around too long to care what anyone says
....A7..........................................
I'm hungry and I'm doing lunch with Cameron Diaz
.......D......................G.........
South American she's got that tango look
.......D.......................G..........
South American she'll read you like a book
D...........G..........A7........
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
...G............D/F#..........Em7.....D.....
It rolls off my tongue like a magical phrase
..G...........D/F#........A7.............
A simple translation this message conveys
..........................................
Gimme that, gimme that South American girl
......D..............G
Wo wo weh wo wo we wo
......D..............G
Wo wo weh wo wo we wo
D...........G..........A7...........
I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at
.......D...............G...........
South American I'm not on some trip
.......D..............G..............
South American I just long for a ship
D.................G...................
A sailing boat or anything that floats
A7........
Going back
D............G..............
Woo woo woo South American
D............G..............
Woo woo woo South American
D............G..............
Woo woo woo South American
A7.....
.......D.................G..........
South American well you know I would
.......D............G.........
South American if I only could
D...........G..........A7........
I wanna be, I wanna be going back
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"WHERE HAS LOVE BEEN"
(Brian Wilson/Andy Paley/J.D. Souther)
Db.............................Ebm7......
I've been places I can barely talk about
Ab7..........................Db...
Sunny days that died away in tears
Db.............................Ebm7......
Tumbling like a leaf out on the sea of doubt
Ab7..........................Db...
I've seen nights that seem to last for years
Bridge:
............Dbmaj9/Ab.Bbm7.
I know that even if I tried
............Fm7/C........Bbm7..
I couldn't hide my love inside
......Dbm7.........Ab7...Dbm7.....Ab7
It's plain to see
................Dbmaj9/Ab....Bbm7.
That I've been looking everywhere
............Fm7/C....,,......Bbm7
But somehow no one seemed to care
Chorus:
Gb....Ab..Bbm7.Fm7.
Where has love been
Gb....Db/F...Ebm7..Dm7-5..Ebm7
Where has our love been
.......Ebm7/Ab...Ab7
All my life
Db..................................Ebm7......
Now and then it seems as though you get it right
Ab7..............................Db...
Some is never worse than none at all
Db.............................Ebm7.............
Making love can always get you through the night
Ab7..........................................Db..
But true love's there to catch you when you fall
Bridge
Chorus
Db.............................Ebm7......
I'm in love and I know it was meant to be
Gbmaj7..............Ab7............Db..
Close your eyes and dream with me again
......Dbmaj7.......Dbmaj9............
Dream again, dream again, dream again
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"KEEP AN EYE ON SUMMER"
(Brian Wilson/Bob Norman)
C..Am7...Fm6...Bb7..
(Keep an eye on summer)
C..Am7...Fm6...Bb7..
(Keep an eye on summer)
C............Am7.........Dm7...G7
We said good-bye last September
C............Am7.........Dm7...G7
Your words I still can hear
C.......Em7....Fmaj7...Dm7..G7...C
Keep an eye on summer this year
........Am7....Fm6...Bb7.
Keep an eye on summer
C..............Am7.......Dm7...G7
Those things I say in my letters
C.................Am7.....Dm7...G7
You'll find them most sincere
C.......Em7....Fmaj7..Dm7.G7..C....Bb..C..B7
Keep an eye on summer this year
E..............C#m7.F#m7.B7
Soon we'll be graduating
E................C#m7.F#m7.B7
And we'll be so far apart
G..............Em7......Am7...D7
And though you could be dating
.....G...Gmaj7...G7....Dm7/G..G7
I'm waiting and waiting
C.........Am7.........Dm7...G7
And as we look at the future
C............Am7.......Dm7...G7
Though it be through a tear
C.......Em7....Fmaj7...G7...Ab7..
Keep an eye on summer this
Db....Bbm7..Gbm6..B7
year This
Db....Bbm7..Gbm6..B7
year This
Db....Bbm7..Gbm6..B7...Db
year
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"DREAM ANGEL"
(Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas/Jim Peterik)
(INTRO)
D..........G......D/F# Em7........A7.........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
G..........F#m7....... Em7........A7.........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
.............A/D........D....
I'm holding you as you sleep
...........B7sus4.....Bm...
I get this feeling of peace
..G..........................F#m7........
I know that you're going to be all right
........Em7....................A7...
eCause heaven is in my arms tonight
....G...........D/F#........
And I know that someday girl
...............Em7...............A7...
You'll be the one to change the world
..G...........D/F#........Em7.............A7..
Believing and seeing your wishes all come true
Chorus:
...D...........G................
So dream angel through the night
D/F#....Em7................A7............
You can fly forever, never wonderin' why
D...........G.........D/F#
Dream angel in my arms
.....Em7....................A7................
With just one smile you can take my heart away
G..........F#m7....... Em7........A7.........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
.............A/D........D....
I'll do the best that I can
...........B7sus4.....Bm...
And hope that you'll understand
..G..........................F#m7
But baby, we're going to be OK
........Em7....................A7...
We'll weather the storm along the way
....G...........D/F#........
And someday when I am gone
...............Em7...............A7...
You'll have the strength to carry on
..G...........D/F#........Em7.............A7..
Believe me and feel me I'm always by your side
Chorus
(Interlude)
Em7........A7.........F#m7.......Bm7.......
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
G..........A7.........F#m7.......B7........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
...E...........A................
So dream angel through the night
E/G#....F#m7...............B7............
You can fly forever, never wonderin' why
E...........A.........E/G#
Dream angel in my arms
.....F#m7...................B7................
With just one smile you can take my heart away
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"CRY"
(Brian Wilson)
(INTRO)
Bb6...................Cm7.................
|//// ////| //// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Bb6...................Cm7.............Gm7..
|//// ////| //// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Cm...........Cmmaj7
You touch my heart
Cm7..........Cm6.
You touch my soul
Abmaj7/C....Cm........Abmaj7/C...Cm
When I heard you cryin'
Cm7..........Fm7..
You broke my heart
Bb..........Eb.
Broke it in two
Ab..Eb/G....Fm7..Eb......Dm7-5..G7
How could I have left you alone
Cm......Cmmaj7
A silly quarrel
Cm7.............Cm6.
That's what we had
Abmaj7/C....Cm........Abmaj7/C...Cm
Then I heard you cryin'
Cm7..........Fm7..
You broke my heart
Bb..........Eb.
Broke it in two
Ab..Eb/G....Fm7..Eb......Dm7-5..G7
How could I have left you alone
............
Like that to
Cm...Ebaug/F..G7aug..Cm
Cry
Cm7...Gm/Bb..Abmaj7..G7.
Wo wo wo wo wo wo
Cm...Ebaug/F..G7aug..Cm
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Cm7...Gm/Bb..Abmaj7..G7.
Wo wo wo wo wo wo
Cm.......,....Cmmaj7
She seemed so fragile
Cm7..................Cm6..
I really should have cared
Abmaj7/C....Cm........Abmaj7/C...Cm
And that sent her cryin'
Cm7..........Fm7..
You broke my heart
Bb..........Eb.
Broke it in two
Ab..Eb/G....Fm7..Eb......Dm7-5..G7
How could I have left you alone
............
Like that to
Cm...Ebaug/F..G7aug..Cm
Cry
Cm7...Bb...Abmaj7..G7.
Wo wo wo wo wo wo
Cm...Ebaug/F..G7aug..Cm
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Bb/C......Cm
So long
C...Cm...Gm/C..Cm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Bb/C.......Cm..
Leave her alone
Bb/C.......Cm..
Leave her alone
C...Cm...Gm/C..Cm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Bb/C.......Cm..
Leave her alone
Bb/C.......Cm..
Leave her alone
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"LAY DOWN BURDEN"
(Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas)
(INTRO)
(Slow)
Ab...Fm7...Dbmaj7...Eb7...Fm7....Ab
Ab.........Fm.........Db.........Eb........
|//// ////| //// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Ab.........Fm.........Db.........Eb........
|//// ////| //// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Ab..................Fm..........
So many years spent running away
Db...............Eb.................
How many times I wished I could stay
Ab.................Fm..............
Too much emotion a hole in my heart
Db..................Eb...............
Feeling alone since we've been apart
Db.......Ab/C..........
And if I had the chance
.....Fm....Cm/Eb...Dbmaj7
I'd never let you go
Bbm7.............Eb7.....F
Just want you to know
....Bb..........Gm7..
Lay down lay me down
.......Dm7.
Lay me down
Eb.......F.....
Lay down burden
Bb................Gm..........
How many things I wanted to do
Eb...................F....................
How many times spent thinking this through
Bb...................Gm...............
So many nights spent here by the phone
Eb.....................F............
Wonderin' if you felt just as alone
Eb.............Bb/D.................
And while some things have all been
Gm....Dm/F......Ebmaj7...
Crazy from the start
......Cm7........F7....G
It's tearing me apart
....C...........Am7..
Lay down lay me down
.......Em7.
Lay me down
F.......G.....
Lay down burden
F.................Em7...........
Just remember the way I held you
Dm7..................G7...
You're always in my heart
....C...........Am7..
Lay down lay me down
.......Em7.
Lay me down
F.......G.....
Lay down burden
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"LET HIM RUN WILD"
(Brian Wilson/Michael Love)
Bm9....Em9....................
When I watch you walk with him
Bm9...........Em9.
Tears fill my eyes
Bm9....Em9.........................
And when I heard you talk with him
Am7...................D7..
I couldn't stand his lies
Am7...................D7..
And now before he tries it
Am7........Am7/D..
I hope you realize it
G..............................
Let him run wild he don't care
C..............................
Let him run wild he'll find out
G..............................Edim..A7
Let him run wild he don't care
Am7................Bm/D...............
I guess you know I waited for you girl
Bm9...........Em9....................
He'll do the same with other girls
Bm9.......Em9....................
As he did to you
Bm9..........Em9....................
Then one day he'll run into one
Am7.......................D7..
That's going to hurt him too
Am7.......D7............
Before he makes you over
Am7...........Am7/D..
I'm going to take you over
G..............................
Let him run wild he don't care
C..............................
Let him run wild he'll find out
G..............................Edim..A7
Let him run wild he don't care
Am7................Bm/D...............
I guess you know I waited for you girl
Bm9.....Em9....................
All the dreams you shared with him
Bm9...............Em9...
You might as well forget
Bm9.......Em9.................
Because I know a truer love
Am7.......D7............
and that's what you'll get
Am7..........D7............
And now that you don't need him
Am7..........Am7/D............
Well he can have his freedom girl
G..............................
Let him run wild he don't care
C..............................
Let him run wild he'll find out
G..............................
Let him run wild he don't care
C..............................
Let him run wild he'll find out
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"SUNSHINE"
(Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas)
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
You shouldn't
.....A.......Bm7..C#m7..Bm7
be afraid to call
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
I really wouldn't mind at all
F#m7...............Bm7.......
Here's my number, number one
Cdim.......A/C#........Ebdim.....A/E
Dial it honey, let's have some fun
F#m7/B.B7...E...
Oh yeah, oh yeah
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
Sunshine Can't get enough
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
sunshine I'm following the
C...Dm7...Em7........Dm7.....C....E
sunshine. Beating down on me
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
I never even
A.........Bm7..C#m7..Bm7
mind the rain
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
But life's really driving
A.........Bm7..C#m7..Bm7
me insane
F#m7...............Bm7.......
Here's my story, sad but true
Cdim.......A/C#........Ebdim.....A/E
Things are better when skies are blue
F#m7/B.B7...E...
Oh yeah, oh yeah
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
Sunshine Can't get enough
A...Bm7....C#m7....Bm7
sunshine I'm following the
C...Dm7...Em7........Dm7.....C....E
sunshine Beating down on me
A..G/A......D............E...
Baby don't be afraid to call
A..G/A......D............E...
Baby don't be afraid at all
A..G/A......D............E...
Baby don't be afraid to call
A..G/A......D............E...
Baby don't be afraid at all
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
"HAPPY DAYS"
(Brian Wilson)
...............Dadd-9
Dark days were plenty
....................
Never ending sorrow
..................
Only the past with
..................
Uncertain tomorrow
F..........G...
Oh God the pain
F...............G............
That I've been going through
Bb.........Gm7..
Raining in my heart
Bb..............Gm7....D/A....Dm7/C...
To my emotional rescue
..........Dadd-9
I used to be
.................
So far from life
....................
No one could help me
................
Not even my wife
F..........G...
Oh God the pain
F...............G............
That I've been going through
Bb.........Gm7..
Raining in my heart
Bb..............Gm7..
To my emotional rescue
Bb/F.... Em7b5... Gm7/F...
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Gm7........Gm7/F.....Em7b5.......Cm7/Eb....
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
(Saxophone)
Gm7/D......Cm7/Eb.....Gm7/D......Cm7/Eb....
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Gm7/D......Cm7/Eb.... Gm7........Cm7.......
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
Gm7........Cm7........
|//// //// |//// //// |
F7sus4....F7........ F7sus4....F7..........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo)
F7sus4....F7........ F7sus4....F7..........
|//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |//// //// |
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo)
Gm7............Cm9......Cm7
Happy days are here again
F7-9.......F7........Bb.........
The sky is blue and clear again
Gm7.........Cm9...Cm7.
Everybody I talk to
F7-9..F7...........Bb.........
Says, man, you're looking cool
Dm7.......Gm7.......Eb.......F7...
Nature oh nature is slow to heal
Dm7.......Gm7.......Eb.......F7...
Nature oh nature please let me feel
.Cm7.....F7...
When he was....
.Cm7..........
When he was....
(CHORUS)
Cm7...F7..........Bb.............Gm7.
Oh my gosh happy days are here again
......Cm7.....F7..............Bb........Bb7
I can see the twinkle in the people's eyes
Cm7.....F7...........Bb.............Gm7.
Goodbye blues, happy days are here again
.........Cm7(/F:3rd time)F7..
Spread it good Spread it good
..........Gb....Ab.....Bb
Spread it good, good
Repeat CHORUS 2 times
Transcribed by Makoto Mizuguchi.
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