Imagine Chords

by John Lennon
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Complete chords and lyrics / well-aligned for easy auto-scrolling / short tabs for intro and verse patterns / suggestions for playable voicings and alternative chord choices.
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
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7 contributors total, last edit on Dec 29, 2022
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Chords

C
Cmaj7
F
Cadd9
Am/E
Dm7
F/C
G
C/G
G7
E
E7

Strumming

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Tabbed by John_Lennon28@hotmail.com.
Edited by UG user maguri
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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137 comments
Robilious
for a different variation in the chorus, play the E7-020100 by lifting your ring finger, this continues the decending bass feel
+60
rock_musician
Hey dude the chord you named C/G Wich you showed like this: 320001 is actually just G7.
+37
kingofpop.epic
It sounds great! I feel like John Lennon singing this :)
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