Verse
A# A#/A
I feel like a quote out of context,
Gm F D# F Gm C
Withholding the rest so I can be for you what you wanna see.
A# A#/A Gm
I got the gesture and sounds, got the timing down
F D# F Gm C
It's uncanny, yeah, you'd think it was me. Do you think I should
F D7 Gm F C
Take a class to lose my southern accent?
D# F D# F
Did I make me up or make the face till it stuck
D# F A#
I do the best imitation of myself.
[Verse 2]
A# A#/A Gm F
The "problem with you" speech you gave me was fine
D# F Gm C
I liked the theories about my little stage.
A# A#/A Gm
And I swore I was listening till I started drifting
F D# F Gm C
Around the part about me acting my age. Now if it's
F D7 Gm F C
All the same... I've people to entertain.
D# F D# F
You know I'll juggle one-handed, do some magic tricks and
D# F A#
The best imitation of myself.
[Bridge]
D7 Gm
Maybe I'm thinking myself in a hole...
D7 Gm
Wondering...
D# Gm
Who I am when I oughta know
D# Gm D7
Straighten up now time to go fool somebody else...
Gm F C F D7
Fool somebody else.
[Verse 3]
A# A#/A Gm F
Last night I was east with them... and west within...
D# F Gm C
Trying to be for you what you wanna see.
A# A#/A Gm
But I can't help it with you, the good and bad comes through
F D# F Gm C
Don't want you hanging out with no-one but me.
F D7 Gm F C
Now that it's all the same... it comes from the same place.
D# F
And if my mind's somewhere else
D# F
You won't be able to tell
D# F A#
I do the best imitation of myself
[Outro]
D# F
Yes it's uncanny to see
D# F
You'd really think it was me.
D# F Gm C
The best imitation of myself...
D# F C
I do the best imitation of myself.