Just My Imagination
Babyface
R&B / SoulMedium for beginners3 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
F
G7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
C F C F Each day through my window I watch up as she passes by C F C F I say to myself, You're such a lucky guy C F C F To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true C F C F Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to you C F C F But it was just my 'magination runnin' away with me C F C F It was just my 'magination runnin' away with me C F C F (Soon) Soon we'll be married and raise a family (two yeah) C F C F A cozy little home out in the country, 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, I tell you how real it all seems C F C F But it was just my 'magination once again runnin' away with me C F C Tell you, it was just my 'magination runnin' away with me Every night, on my knees, I pray Dear Lord, hear my plea Don't ever let another take her love from me G7 Or I would surely die C Her love is heavenly When her arms enfold me I feel a tender love so deep But in reality, she doesn't even know me (Repeat and fade): C F C F Just my 'magination once again runnin' away with me, oh C F C F Tell you, it was just my 'magination runnin' away with me END
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Chord set
C · F · G7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.