Imagine — John Lennon
Chords and lyrics for Imagine by John Lennon (key of C).
Verse 1
Edited by UG user maguri
John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
(Lennon)
From "Imagine"
Intro
[C] [Cmaj7] [F] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [F]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse
[Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [F] [Cadd9] [Cmaj7] [F]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORDS and special voicings
C x-3-2-0-1-0 G 3-x-0-0-0-3
F x-x-3-2-1-1 G7 3-x-0-0-3-1
Am/E x-x-2-2-1-0 E 0-2-2-1-0-0
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 (or Dm x-x-0-2-3-1)
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1 (or Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1)
All the C chords in the verses are actually Cadd9 (x-3-2-0-3-0).
Use it for special flavour.
The Dm7 and F/C chords in the Bridges can also be played as
regular Dm and Dm/C respectively (voicings: see above). Choose
whatever sounds best to you.
Intro
| C Cmaj7 | F |
| C Cmaj7 | F |
Verse 1
[C] Imagine there's [Cmaj7]no [F]heaven
[C] It's easy if [Cmaj7]you [F]try
[C] No hell [Cmaj7]below [F]us
[C] Above us [Cmaj7]only [F]sky
Bridge 1
[F] Imagine [Am/E]all the [Dm7]people[F/C]
[G]Living for [C/G]to - [G7]day a-hah
Verse 2
[C] Imagine there's [Cmaj7]no [F]countries
[C] It isn't hard [Cmaj7]to [F]do
[C] Nothing to kill [Cmaj7]or [F]die for
[C] And no [Cmaj7]religion [F]too
Bridge 2
[F] Imagine [Am/E]all the [Dm7]people[F/C]
[G]Living life [C/G]in [G7]peace - you-hou-hou-ou-ou
Chorus
[F] You may [G]say I'm a [C][Cmaj7]dreamer[E7][E]
[F] But I'm [G]not the only [C][Cmaj7]one[E7][E]
[F] I hope some [G]day you'll [C]join [Cmaj7]us[E7][E]
[F] And the [G]world will [C]be as one
Verse 3
[C] Imagine no [Cmaj7]pos - [F]sessions
[C] I wonder if [Cmaj7]you [F]can
[C] No need for greed [Cmaj7]or [F]hunger
[C] A brotherhood [Cmaj7]of [F]man
Bridge 3
[F] Imagine [Am/E]all the [Dm7]people[F/C]
[G]Sharing all [C/G]the [G7]world - you-hou-hou-ou
Chorus
[F] You may [G]say I'm a [C][Cmaj7]dreamer[E7][E]
[F] But I'm [G]not the only [C][Cmaj7]one[E7][E]
[F] I hope some [G]day you'll [C]join [Cmaj7]us[E7][E]
[F] And the [G]world will [C]live as one
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| h Hammer-on
| x Dead note
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