The Who - Imagine A Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Imagine A Man" 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 Imagine A Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

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 "Imagine A Man" smoothly on your guitar.

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

  B          B7
Imagine a man
       E/B            Em/B
Not a child of any revolt
                 B          B7sus2 E6/B Em6/B
But a plain man tied up in life

  B             B7
Imagine the sand
        E/B             Em/B
Running out as he struts
                        B         B7sus2 E6/B Em6/B
Parading and fading, ignoring his wife

Imagine a road
So long looking backwards
You can't see where it really began

Imagine a load
So large and so smooth
That against it a man is an ant

Chorus:
     A   B   C#m D#m E
And you will see the end
E                B   E/B B Bmaj7 E/B B
You will see the end

Imagine events
That occur everyday
Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit

Imagine a fence
Around you as high as prudential
Cast in shadows, you can't see your feet

Imagine a girl
With long flowing hair
And the body of chalky perfection and truth

Imagine a past
That you wish you had lived
Full of heroes and villains and fools

Chorus - x2

Imagine a man
Not a child of any revolt
But a man of today feeling new

Imagine a soul
So old it is broken
And you know your invention is you

Chorus:
And you will see the end
You will see the end
You will see the end
You will see the end, oh yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E6

Guitar chord E6

Em6

Guitar chord Em6

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bmaj7

Guitar chord Bmaj7

B7

Guitar chord B7

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 "Imagine A Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Imagine A Man" by The Who.

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