Imagine chords John Lennon
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