Imagine chords
by John Lennon- Imagine was written by John Lennon.
- Recorded: Ascot Sound Studios (Ascot), and Record Plant East (New York)
- Released: Oct 11, 1971 from the album of the same name.
- Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 72 bpm (♩)
- Chords: C, Cmaj7, F, F/C, G, G7, E7, Am/E, Dm7
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Imagine
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyC Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F Intro: 4/4 ‖ 1& 2& 3& 4& | 1&2&3&4& | 1& 2& 3& 4& | 1&2&3&4& ‖ C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F 1. Im-agine there’s no hea-ven It's easy if you try-y C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F No hell be - low us A-bove us on - ly sky F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7 Imag-ine all the peo-ple Li-ving for to-day Ah... C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F 2. Im-agine there's no count-ries It isn't hard to do-o C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F Noth-ing to kill or die for And no re-li-gion too-oo F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7 Im-agine all the peo - ple Li-ving life in peace Yoo-hoo... F G C Cmaj7 E7 Chorus: You may sa-a-a-ay I'm a | dream-er-er-er | F G C Cmaj7 E7 But I'm not the on-ly | one / | F G C Cmaj7 E7 I hope some da-a-a-ay You'll | join u-u-us | F G C And the wo-o-o-orld Will be as one C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F 3. Im-agine no pos–ses-sions I won-der if you ca-an C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F No need for greed or hun-ger A bro-ther-hood of ma-an F Am/E Dm7 F/C G G7 Im-agine all the peo-ple _ Shar-ing all the world Yoo-hoo... F G C Cmaj7 E7 Chorus: You may sa-a-a-ay I'm a | dream-er-er-er | F G C Cmaj7 E7 But I'm not the on-ly | one / | F G C Cmaj7 E7 I hope some da-a-a-ay You'll | join u-u-us | F G C And the wo-o-o-orld Will live as one...
Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Easy (all open chords)
- Song Key: C Major - no sharps or flats
- This live version has a 2 bar intro whereas the recorded version has a 4 bar intro. I included the 4 bars which is simply a repeat of the first 2 bars.
- | C / / Cmaj7 | - The simile marks ( / ) indicate the previous chord is to be repeated. In this example the C chord is played for 3 beats, while the Cmaj7 is played for 1 beat.
- If you are unsure of any chords, you can visit the guitar chords page. Here you will find charts for all chord types and formulas for each chord.
