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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Dave Matthews Band & Blues Traveller (Live)
Imagine
L & M: John Lennon
Imagine (1971)
Tabbed by Leandro Koren
[email protected]
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Intro: C/G  
This is the opening chord.
E||-----||
B||-----||
G||-----||
D||--2--||
A||--3--||
e||--3--||
Verse I:
(This version starts from this part of the lyrics)
CNothing to kCmaj7ill or die foFr,
CAnd no Cmaj7religion tFoo.
Chorus:
FImagine aAmll the DmpeoplFe,
GLiving lC/Gife iG7n peace.
Bridge:
CYou Cmaj7may say IE'm a E7dreamer,
FBut I'Gm not the onCly oE7ne,
FI hope Gsomeday you'lCl joiE7n us,
FAnd thGe world will Clive as one.
Harmonica Solo: Like Verse.
Verse III:
CImagine Cmaj7no possessioFns,
CI wonder Cmaj7if you cFan,
CNo greeCmaj7d or hungeFr,
CA brotheCmaj7rhood of mFan.
Chorus:
FImaginAme all tDmhe peopFle,
GSharing C/Gall tG7he world.
Bridge:
CYou Cmaj7may say IE'm a E7dreamer,
FBut I'Gm not the onCly oE7ne,
FI hope Gsomeday you'lCl joiE7n us,
FAnd thGe world will Clive as one.
End On C.

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Imagine

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Cmaj7

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Dave Matthews Band & Blues Traveller (Live)

Imagine

L & M: John Lennon

Imagine (1971)

Tabbed by Leandro Koren

[email protected]

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C/G

Intro:

This is the opening chord.

E||-----||

B||-----||

G||-----||

D||--2--||

A||--3--||

e||--3--||

Verse I:

(This version starts from this part of the lyrics)

C Cmaj7 F

Nothing to kill or die for,

C Cmaj7 F

And no religion too.

Chorus:

F Am Dm F

Imagine all the people,

G C/G G7

Living life in peace.

Bridge:

C Cmaj7 E E7

You may say I'm a dreamer,

F G C E7

But I'm not the only one,

F G C E7

I hope someday you'll join us,

F G C

And the world will live as one.

Harmonica Solo: Like Verse.

Verse III:

C Cmaj7 F

Imagine no possessions,

C Cmaj7 F

I wonder if you can,

C Cmaj7 F

No greed or hunger,

C Cmaj7 F

A brotherhood of man.

Chorus:

F Am Dm F

Imagine all the people,

G C/G G7

Sharing all the world.

Bridge:

C Cmaj7 E E7

You may say I'm a dreamer,

F G C E7

But I'm not the only one,

F G C E7

I hope someday you'll join us,

F G C

And the world will live as one.

End On C.

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