John Lennon - Imagine
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John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
(Lennon)
From "Imagine"
[Intro]
C Cmaj7 F Cadd9
e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
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 &
[Verse]
Cadd9 Cmaj7 F Cadd9
e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
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 &
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CHORDS and special voicings
C x-3-2-0-1-0 G 3-x-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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
E7 0-2-2-1-3-x
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.
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[Intro]
| C Cmaj7 | F |
| C Cmaj7 | F |
[Verse 1]
C Imagine there's Cmaj7no Fheaven
C It's easy if Cmaj7you Ftry
C No hell Cmaj7below Fus
C Above us Cmaj7only Fsky
[Bridge 1]
F Imagine Am/Eall the Dm7peopleF/C
GLiving for C/Gto - G7day a-hah
[Verse 2]
C Imagine there's Cmaj7no Fcountries
C It isn't hard Cmaj7to Fdo
C Nothing to kill Cmaj7or Fdie for
C And no religCmaj7ion Ftoo
[Bridge 2]
F Imagine Am/Eall the Dm7peopleF/C
GLiving life C/Gin G7peace - you-hou-hou-ou-ou
[Chorus]
F You may Gsay I'm a dCreameCmaj7r E E7
F But I'm Gnot the only oCne Cmaj7 E E7
F I hope some Gday you'll jCoin uCmaj7s E E7
F And the Gworld will Cbe as one
[Verse 3]
C Imagine no Cmaj7pos - Fsessions
C I wonder if Cmaj7you Fcan
C No need for greed Cmaj7or Fhunger
C A brotherhood Cmaj7of Fman
[Bridge 3]
F Imagine Am/Eall the Dm7peopleF/C
GSharing all C/Gthe G7world - you-hou-hou-ou
[Chorus]
F You may Gsay I'm a dCreameCmaj7r E E7
F But I'm Gnot the only oCne Cmaj7 E E7
F I hope some Gday you'll jCoin uCmaj7s E E7
F And the Gworld will Clive as one