John Lennon – Imagine

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John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
(Lennon)
From "Imagine"

[Intro]
C Cmaj7 F Cadd9 Cmaj7 F
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 Cmaj7 F
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 or 3-3-2-0-1-0
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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