Imagine chords
by John LennonSong Key: C Major
Key Signature: No sharps or flats
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 72 bpm (Slowly)
Vocal Range: E4 - G5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: C, Cmaj7, F, F/C, G, G7, E7, Am/E, Dm7
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Imagine
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key C 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-y
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. This is evident in the Intro where beat counts have been displayed instead, i.e., 1& 2& 3& 4&.
- In the choruses where you see:
C Cmaj7 E7 I'm a | dream-er-er-er ♩ ♩ ♩ |
C is played for for 1 beat, Cmaj7 for 1 beat and E7 for 2 beats. - 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.
- Songwriter: John Lennon
- First Published: 1971
- Lyrics Begin: Imagine there's no heaven.
- Performing Artist: John Lenon
- Album: Imagine
- Recorded: 11–12 February, 24 May – 5 July 1971
- Released: 9 September, 1971 (US), 8 October 1971 (UK)
- Single Release: 11 October, 1971
