Rod Stewart – I Cant Imagine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Rod Stewart – I Cant Imagine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G
G Bm C

[Chorus]
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you

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[Verse 1]
    G
The sun comes up and
the sun goes down
    Bm
The love is lost and
the love is found
 Em
Another city, another show
C
Curtains up and away we go
       G
In the hotel bar, the party started
Bm
Lots of laughing, lots of flirting
C
Happy faces, total strangers
D
Looking for love in all
the wrong places

[Chorus]
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you

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[Verse 2]
G
Lovers come and lovers go
Bm
Some you remember, some you don't
Em
Living up to the expectation
C
Sometimes out of desperation
G
For me, no solace could be found
Bm
Heavy lies the head that
wears the crown
C                     D
All these memories

Thank you, girl, for saving

[Chorus]
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you

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[Verse 3]
     G
I've sang my songs all
over the world
    Bm
And I have met some pretty girls
Em
Someday though, this will end
        C
I might say farewell
to all my friends
G
'Cause after all is said and done
   Bm
My youthful day for now are gone
C
There's only one place,
         D
one place where I belong

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[Chorus]
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you
G
I can't imagine
Bm                     Em          C
Waking up with anybody else but you

[Instrumental]
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em C

[Bridge]
    Em
And when I've been down and out

And my back's been against the wall
     C
Only you, baby, only you

Stood up on me [?]
     Am
I've lived my life [?] song
        Bm
So it's music will be
the food of life
     C
Then let the band play on
     D
Shakespeare said that,
I'ma say this

[Chorus]
A
I can't imagine
C#m                    F#m         D
Waking up with anybody else but you
A
I can't imagine
C#m                    F#m         D
Waking up with anybody else but you
B
I can't imagine
Bmaj7                  G#m         E
Waking up with anybody else but you
B
I can't imagine
Bmaj7                  G#m         E
Waking up with anybody else but you
B
I can't imagine
Bmaj7                  G#m         E
Waking up with anybody else but you
B
I can't imagine
Bmaj7                  G#m         E
Waking up with anybody else but you

How to play I Cant Imagine: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for I Cant Imagine by Rod Stewart on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play I Cant Imagine by Rod Stewart, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 13 chords: G, Bm, C, Em, D, Am, A, C#m, F#m, B, Bmaj7 and G#m and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Bm – Em – C (I – iii – vi – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm, C#m, F#m, B and Bmaj7 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342)
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

I Cant Imagine chords: questions

What key is I Cant Imagine in?

I Cant Imagine by Rod Stewart is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in I Cant Imagine?

I Cant Imagine uses 13 chords: G, Bm, C, Em, D, Am, A, C#m, F#m, B, Bmaj7, G#m and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of I Cant Imagine?

The main progression is G – Bm – Em – C (I – iii – vi – IV).

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