Imagine tab by Eva Cassidy

Tabs

Title:   Imagine
Artist:  Eva Cassidy
Tabbed by: Stuart Lowe

Capo on 2nd fret.

Chords, in order of appearance:

F#F#     x 7 6 4 5 4 (Use standard "C" shape barre on 4th fret)
F#maj7/Bb 4 x 2 4 4 x
BB     x 0 2 2 2 0
Badd2   x 0 2 4 2 0
B*     5 7 7 6 5 5 (Second version of BB where indicated by *)
EbmEbm    x 4 6 6 5 4
G# minorG#m    2 4 4 2 2 2
G#m7G#m7    2 4 2 2 2 2
C#7C#7    x 2 4 2 4 2
C#7sus4C#7sus4  x 2 2 2 4 2
C#C#     x 2 4 4 4 2
Bb7Bb7    4 6 4 5 4 4
F#7F#7    x 7 6 7 5 0
C#2    x 2 4 4 2 2

Intro:

 F#F#       F#maj7/Bb    BB        Badd2
|-4-------4-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2-------------|
|-----4-------4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|
|---------------|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2---------|
|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------4-5-6-|
|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|

 F#F#       F#maj7/Bb    BB        Badd2
|---------4-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5---4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2-------2-----|
|-----4-------4-|-4-------4-----|-2-------2-----|-2h4-----4-----|
|---------------|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|
|-7-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|

Then the first verse, picked as per the intro:

F#F#     F#maj7/Bb BB   Badd2
  Imagine there's no heaven

F#F#   F#maj7/Bb  BB  Badd2
  It's easy if you try

F#F#  F#maj7/Bb BB    Badd2
  No hell   below us

F#F#  F#maj7/Bb BB    Badd2
   Above us  only sky

Then change from picking to strumming:

B*     EbmEbm   G# minorG#m   G#m7G#m7
  Imagine all the people

C#7C#7  C#sus4C#sus4 C#7C#7
Living for today

Use this seuence to join    |---------------|
The first and second verses  |---------------|
                |---------------|
                |-----2---------|
                |-4-------4s6-7-|
                |---------------|

Play the second verse as previous, first 4 lines picked as per the tab, last 2 lines strummed:

F#F#     F#maj7/Bb BB     Badd2
  Imagine there's no countries

F#F#     F#maj7/Bb BB  Badd2
  It isn't hard to  do

F#F#      F#maj7/Bb BB    Badd2
  Nothing to kill or  die for

F#F#   F#maj7/Bb  BB  Badd2
  And no religion too

B*     EbmEbm   G# minorG#m   G#m7G#m7
  Imagine all the people

C#7C#7  C#sus4C#sus4 C#7C#7
Living life in peace

Pick the next part as follows:

 BB    Badd2  C#C#       F#F#       Bb7Bb7
     You may say that    I'm a      dreamer
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|

 BB    Badd2  C#C#       F#F#       Bb7Bb7
     But I'm not the only  one
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|

 BB    Badd2  C#C#       F#F#       Bb7Bb7
   I hope some day   you'll join us
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-4-------4-----|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------5-----|-4-------4-----|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|-----5-------5-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------|

 BB    Badd2  C#C#       F#F#
     And the world will   live as one
|-0-------------|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|---------------|
|-2-------2-----|-4-------4-----|-5-------------|---------------|
|---------4-----|-----4-------4-|-------------2-|-----2-------2-|
|-----2-------2-|---------------|---------------|---------1-----|
|-0-------------|-2-------------|-7-------2-----|-4-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Then the third verse as previous, first four lines picked as per the tab, last 2 lines strummed:

F#F#     F#maj7/Bb BB     Badd2
  Imagine no    possessions

F#F#  F#maj7/Bb BB   Badd2
  I wonder   if you   can

F#F#       F#maj7/Bb BB    Badd2
  No need for greed or  hunger

F#F#     F#maj7/Bb BB  Badd2
  A augmentedA brotherhood of  man

B*     EbmEbm   G# minorG#m   G#m7G#m7
  Imagine all the people

C#7C#7   C#sus4C#sus4   C#7C#7
Sharing all of the world

The last part repeats twice, but strummed instead of picked as before. The song is
building up here so for more volume use the second version of "B", and leave out
Badd2. After the "F#7" which joins the two parts, the volume diminishes until you
get to the last two lines which are picked as per the

B*      C#C#    F#F#  Bb7Bb7
   You may say that I'm a dreamer

B*      C#C#        F#F# Bb7Bb7
   But I'm not the only one

B*        C#C#     F#F#    Bb7Bb7
   I hope some day you'll join us

B*     C#C#     F#F#      F#7F#7
   And the world will live as one


B*      C#C#    F#F#  Bb7Bb7
   You may say that I'm a dreamer

B*      C#C#        F#F# Bb7Bb7
   But I'm not the only one

BB Badd2     C#C#     F#F#    Bb7Bb7
   I hope some day you'll join us

BB Badd2   C#C#     F#F#
   And the world will live as one