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Shawn Mendes - Imagination Chords

Chord reference Am, F, C, G, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am][F][C][G] Oh, there she goes [Am]again, every morning it’s [F]the same, You walk on [C]by my house, I wanna [G]call out your name. [Am]I wanna tell you how [F]beautiful you are from where I’m [C]standing, You got me [G]thinking what we could be ’cause

[Am]I keep craving, craving you, [F]you don’t know it but it’s true, [C]Can’t get my mouth to say [G]the words they wanna say to you. [Am]This is typical of [F]love, Can’t wait anymore, I [C]won’t wait I need to tell you How I feel [G]when I see us together forever.

In my [C]dreams, you’re with [G]me, We’ll be [F]everything I want us to [G]be. And from [C]there, who [G]knows? Maybe [F]this will be the night that we [G]kiss, For the first time. Or is [F]that just me in my[Fm] [Gm]imagination? [Ab] [Bb]

[Am]We walked, we laughed, we spent our [F]time, walking by the ocean side, [C]My hands are gently [G]intertwined, a feeling I just can’t describe. [Am]All this time we spent [F]alone, thinking we could not [C]belong, To something so damn [G]beautiful, so damn [Am]beautiful.

[Am]I keep craving, craving [F]you, don’t know it but it’s [C]true, Can’t get my mouth to [G]say the words they wanna say to [Am]you. This is typical of [F]love, Can’t wait anymore, I [C]won’t wait I need to tell you How I feel when I see us [G]together forever.

In my [C]dreams, you’re with [G]me, we’ll be [F]everything I want us to [G]be. And from [C]there, who [G]knows? Maybe [F]this will be the night that we [G]kiss, For the first time, or is [F]that just me in my [Fm]imagination?

[Am][F]Oooh, imagination, [Am][F]Oooh, imagination

[C] [G] [F] [G] In my [C]dreams, you’re with [G]me, we’ll be [F]everything I want us to [G]be. And from [C]there, who [G]knows? Maybe [F]this will be the night that we [G]kiss, For the first time, or is [F]that just me in my [Fm]imagination?

[Am]I keep craving, craving [F]you, don’t know it but it’s [C]true, Can’t get my mouth to [G]say the words they wanna say to [C]you.

Artist Shawn Mendes
Album Handwritten
Genres Pop
Year 2015
Key Am

How to Play Imagination on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Imagination can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, G, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Imagination with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.