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John Lennon : Imagine
1971

  1. Imagine
  2. Crippled Inside
  3. Jealous Guy
  4. It's So Hard
  5. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier

  6. Gimme Some Truth
  7. Oh My Love
  8. How Do You Sleep?
  9. How
  10. Oh Yoko!

Imagine

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Imagine there's no heaven
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It's easy if you try
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No hell below us
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Above us only sky
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Imagine all the people
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Living for today, ah-ah-ah-ha Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace, you-oo hoo-oo
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You may say I'm a dreamer
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But I'm not the only one
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I hope some day you'll join us
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And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can? No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world, you-oo hoo-oo You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will live as one

Crippled Inside

G/d xx0433 C* xxx553
Db9 x43444 G* xx5433
C9 x32333 F* xx7565
Bb xx8766
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C7
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit
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F7
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute
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You can hide your face behind a smile
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One thing you can't hide
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Is when you're crippled inside You can wear a mask and paint your face You can call yourself the human race You can wear a collar and a tie One thing you can't hide Is when you're crippled inside
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Well know you know that your cat has nine lives, babe
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Nine lives to itself
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You only got one
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Am7
And a dog's life ain't fun
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Mamma take a look outside You can go to church and sing a hymn Judge me by the colour of my skin You can live a lie until you die One thing you can't hide Is when you're crippled inside Take it Billy!
Instrumental verse
Well know you know that your cat has nine lives, babe Nine lives to itself You only got one And a dog's life ain't fun Mamma take a look outside You can go to church and sing a hymn Judge me by the colour of my skin You can live a lie until you die One thing you can't hide Is when you're crippled inside
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One thing you can't hide
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Is when you're crippled inside
Slow to 2/2 Tempo
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D7
One thing you can't hide
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Is when you're crippled inside

Jealous Guy

See also the 1968 demo Child of Nature.
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I was dreaming of the past
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And my heart was beating fast
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I began to lose control
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I began to lose control
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I didn't mean to hurt you
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I'm sorry that I made you cry
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I didn't mean to hurt you
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I'm just a jealous guy I was feeling insecure You might not love me anymore I was shivering inside I was shivering inside I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh, no I didn't mean to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy
Instrumental/whistle over verse chords
I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh, no I didn't mean to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy I was trying to catch your eyes Thought that you was trying to hide I was swallowing my pain I was swallowing my pain I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh, no I didn't mean to hurt you
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I'm just a jealous guy, watch out
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I'm just a jealous guy, look out, babe
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I'm just a jealous guy

It's So Hard

Intro of sax over verse chords
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You gotta live, you gotta love You gotta be somebody, you gotta shove
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But it's so hard, it's really hard
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E7
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Sometimes I feel like goin' down You gotta eat, you gotta drink You got to feel something, you gotta worry But it's so hard, it's really hard Sometimes I feel like goin' down
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But when it's good, it's really good And when I hold you in my arms, baby
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Sometimes I feel like goin' down
Instrumental over verse chords
You gotta run, you gotta hide You gotta keep your woman satisfied But it's so hard, it's really hard Sometimes I feel like goin' down
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E7
A

I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier

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Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
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Well I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly
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Well I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry
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Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
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Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no Well I don't wanna be a rich man mamma, I don't wanna cry Well I don't wanna be a poor man mamma, I don't wanna fly Well I don't wanna be a lawyer mamma, I don't wanna lie Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Instrumental (sax solo)
Well I don't wanna be a beggar mamma, I don't wanna die Well I don't wanna be a thief now mamma, I don't wanna fly Well I don't wanna be a churchman mamma, I don't wanna cry Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no Hit it!
Instrumental (sax solo)
Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die Well I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly Well I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry Well I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

Gimme Some Truth

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I'm sick and tired of hearing things
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From uptight, short-sighted narrow-minded hypocritics
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All I want is the truth
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Just gimme some truth I've had enough of reading things By neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth
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No short-haired yellow-bellied son of Tricky Dicky's
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Gonna Mother Hubbard soft-soap me with just a pocketful of hope
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Money for dope, money for rope
Solo over verse chords
No short-haired yellow-bellied son of Tricky Dicky's Gonna Mother Hubbard soft-soap me with just a pocketful of hope Money for dope, money for rope I'm sick to death of seeing things From tight-lipped condescending mommies little chauvinists All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth I've had enough of watching scenes By Schizophrenic egocentric paranoia prima donnas All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth No short-haired yellow-bellied son of Tricky Dicky's Gonna Mother Hubbard soft-soap me with just a pocketful of hope Money for dope, money for rope I'm sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short-sighted narrow-minded hypocritics All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth I've had enough of reading things By neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth All I want is the truth now Just gimme some truth now All I want is the truth! Just gimme some truth! All I want is the truth! Just gimme some truth! All I want is the truth!

Oh My Love

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Oh my love for the first time in my life
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My eyes are wide open
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Oh my lover for the first time in my life
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My eyes can see
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I see the wind, oh I see the trees
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Everything is clear in my heart
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I see the clouds, oh I see the sky
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Everything is clear in our world Oh my love for the first time in my life My mind is wide open Oh my lover for the first time in my life My mind can feel I feel the sorrow, oh I feel the dreams Everything is clear in my heart I feel life, oh I feel love Everything is clear in our world |
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How Do You Sleep?

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So Sergeant Pepper took you by surprise
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You better see right through that mother's eyes Those freaks was right when they said you was dead The one mistake you made was in your head
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Oh... how do you sleep?
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Oh... how do you sleep at night? You live with straights who tell you you was king Jump when your momma tell you anything The only thing you done was yesterday And since you're gone you're just another day Oh... how do you sleep? Oh... how do you sleep at night?
Guitar solo over verse chords
Oh... how do you sleep? Oh... how do you sleep at night? A pretty face may last a year or two But pretty soon they'll see what you can do The sound you make is muzak to my ears You must-a learned something in all those years Oh... how do you sleep? Oh... how do you sleep at night?
Keyboard solo over verse chords

How

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How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
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How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn?
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How can I go forward into something I'm not sure of?
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Oh no
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Oh no How can I have feeling when I don't know if it's a feeling? How can I feel something if I just don't know how to feel? How can I have feelings when my feelings have always been denied? Oh no Oh no
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You know life can be long And you got to be so strong
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And the world is so tough
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Sometimes I feel I've had enough How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving? How can I give love when I just don't know how to give? How can I give love when love is something I ain't never had? Oh no Oh no You know life can be long And you got to be so strong And the world she is tough Sometimes I feel I've had enough How can we go forward when we don't know which way we're facing? How can we go forward when we don't know which way to turn? How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
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Oh no
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Oh no

Oh Yoko!

Capo:
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In the middle of the night
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In the middle of the night I call your name
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Oh Yoko
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Oh Yoko
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My love will turn you on In the middle of a bath In the middle of a bath I call your name Oh Yoko... In the middle of a shave In the middle of a shave I call your name Oh Yoko... In the middle of a dream In the middle of a dream I call your name Oh Yoko...
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In the middle of a cloud In the middle of a cloud I call your name Oh Yoko...