The Rolling Stones - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C                       F                       C F
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by.
   C                      F            C  F
I say to myself, "You're such a lucky guy."
 C                   F
To have a girl like her
                        C  F
is truly a dream come true.
       C                         F
Out of all of the fellas in the world
                C F
she belongs to you...

            C                 F
But it was just my imagination
 C                  F
running away with me.
        C              F
It was just my imagination
          C        F
running away with me...

Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooh

C              F
Soon we'll be married..
                C       F
and raise a family. (oh yeah)
      C                            F
In a cozy, little home out in the country
                           C  F
with two children, maybe three.
            C F                 C   F
I tell you, I  can visualize it all.
      C                           F           C   F
This couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems.

            C                   F
But it was just my imagination (once again)
C                   F
running away with me.
                     C              F
(telling me) It was just my imagination
         C         F
running away with me...

C
Every night, on my knees I pray,
             F
"Dear Lord, hear my plea...
C                       F
don't ever let another take her love from me
           G
or I will surely die.."
                  C
Ooh, her love is heavenly;
                 F
when her arms enfold me,
                  C     F
I hear a tender rhapsody...
         C    F                    C
but in reality, she doesn't even know me

        C                   F
It was just my imagination (once again)
C                    F
running away with me. oh
                     C              F
(telling me) It was just my imagination
          C         F
running away with me...
(I never met her, but I can't forget her.)
        C
It was just my imagination
          C          F
running away with me... Oooo
        C              F
It was just my imagination...


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Guitar chord C

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Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by The Rolling Stones.

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