Rytmen i Imagine er forholdsvis simple, man spiller først bas strengen til den akkord man spiller efterfulgt af et nedslag på alle strengene der bruges til akkorden
Intro: C, Cmaj7, F + et lille riff x 3
Riffet spilles sådan her:
3. Streng --2--3-----------
2. Streng ---------0--1---
1. Streng ------------------
Resten af sangen med tekst og akkorder: 2 vers 1 omkvæd 1 vers og 1 omkvæd
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
F C/E Dm Dm/c
Imagine all the people
G G7
Living for today, ah-ha
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
F C/E Dm Dm/c
Imagine all the people
G G7
Living life in piece
F G C E7
You, may say that 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
C Cmaj7 F
Imagine no possessions
C Cmaj7 F
I wonder if you can
C Cmaj7 F
No need for greed or hunger
C Cmaj7 F
A brotherhood of man
F C/E Dm Dm/c
Imagine all the people
G G7
Sharing all the world
F G C E7
You, may say that 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