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Edited by UG user maguri
John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
(Lennon)
From “Imagine”
Intro
e|
C
———–
Cmaj7
—–|
F
—————–|
Cadd9
—————-|
F
—————–|
B|————0—|—————0-|3—3—3—0—|—————0-|
G|0—0—0—0—|2—2—2—2h3–|0—0—0—0—|2—2—2—2h3–|
D|2—2—2—2—|3—3—3——–|2—2—2—2—|3—3—3——–|
A|–3—3—3—3-|—————–|–3—3—3—3-|—————–|
E|—————-|–1—1—1——|—————-|–1—1—1——|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|
Cadd9
———–
Cmaj7
—–|
F
—————–|
Cadd9
—————-|
F
—————–|
B|3—3—3—0—|—————0-|3—3—3—0—|—————0-|
G|0—0—0—0—|2—2—2—2h3–|0—0—0—0—|2—2—2—2h3–|
D|2—2—2—2—|3—3—3——–|2—2—2—2—|3—3—3——–|
A|–3—3—3—3-|—————–|–3—3—3—3-|—————–|
E|—————-|–1—1—1——|—————-|–1—1—1——|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORDS and special voicings
C
Cmaj7
A-3-2-0-1-0
x-3-2-0-0-0
G
C/G
3-x-0-0-0-3
3-x-2-0-1-0 or 3-3-2-0-1-0
F
Am/E
A-x-3-2-1-1
x-x-2-2-1-0
G7
E
3-x-0-0-3-1
0-2-2-1-0-0
E7
A-2-2-1-3-x
Dm7
F/C
A-x-0-2-1-1
x-3-x-2-1-1
Aor
(or
Dm
Dm/C
A-x-0-2-3-1)
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 |
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
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 relig
Cmaj7
ion
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
F
You may
G
say I’m a d
C
reame
Cmaj7
r
E
E7
F
But I’m
G
not the only o
C
ne
Cmaj7
E
E7
F
I hope some
G
day you’ll j
C
oin
u
Cmaj7
s
E
E7
F
And the
G
world will
C
be as one
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
F
You may
G
say I’m a d
C
reame
Cmaj7
r
E
E7
F
But I’m
G
not the only o
C
ne
Cmaj7
E
E7
F
I hope some
G
day you’ll j
C
oin
u
Cmaj7
s
E
E7
F
And the
G
world will
C
live as one
These known chords are used in this song.
