Imagine Chords & Tabs

by John Lennon

[Version Description]
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.
Strumming Patterns:
Intro:
BPM: 76
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202]
Verse:
BPM: 76
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 202, 2, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202]
Bridge:
BPM: 76
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202]
Chorus:
BPM: 76
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2]
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
You may say I'm a dreamer
F       G             C Cmaj7
But I'm not the only one
F           G           C    Cmaj7 E
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
You may say I'm a dreamer
F       G             C Cmaj7
But I'm not the only one
F           G           C    Cmaj7 E
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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