Imagine Chords | John Lennon

Title : Imagine

Song : Imagine Chords

Singer : John Lennon

 Track : Imagine Chords
Artist: John Lennon

[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  &

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.

[Intro]
| C    Cmaj7 |  F  | 
| C    Cmaj7 |  F  | 

[Verse 1]
C                Cmaj7 F
 Imagine there's no    heaven
C             Cmaj7 F
 It's easy if you   try
C        Cmaj7 F
 No hell below us
C          Cmaj7 F
  Above us only  sky

[Bridge 1]
F        Am/E    Dm7   F/C  
 Imagine all the people
G          C/G  G7
Living for to - day a-hah

[Verse 2]
C                 Cmaj7 F
  Imagine there's no    countries
C               Cmaj7 F
  It isn't hard to    do
C                 Cmaj7 F
  Nothing to kill or    die for
C             Cmaj7 F
  And no religion   too

[Bridge 2]
F        Am/E    Dm7   F/C  
 Imagine all the people
G           C/G G7
Living life in  peace - you-hou-hou-ou-ou

[Chorus]
F         G          C    Cmaj7  E  E7  
  You may say I'm a dreamer
F         G             C  Cmaj7  E  E7  
  But I'm not the only one
F            G           C    Cmaj7  E  E7  
 I hope some day you'll join us
F         G          C
  And the world will be as one

[Verse 3]
C             Cmaj7 F
   Imagine no pos - sessions
C             Cmaj7 F
  I wonder if you   can
C                  Cmaj7 F
 No need for greed or    hunger
C              Cmaj7 F
 A brotherhood of    man

[Bridge 3]
F        Am/E    Dm7   F/C  
 Imagine all the people
G           C/G G7
Sharing all the world - you-hou-hou-ou

[Chorus]
F         G          C    Cmaj7  E  E7  
  You may say I'm a dreamer
F         G             C  Cmaj7  E  E7  
  But I'm not the only one
F            G           C    Cmaj7  E  E7  
 I hope some day you'll join us
F         G          C
  And the world will live as one

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| h  Hammer-on
| x  Dead note


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