Verse
     A/C#            G#/B# 
John    you're right 
            G/B          F#/A# 
It's good to know you're bright 
    Bm7                        Dmaj7/E  E7 
For intellect can wash away confu   -   sion 
F#/C#   F/C# 
Georgie sees 
    G#m/C#      C#dim7 
And Annabelle agrees 
     Em7                       A 
Most folderol's an optical illusion 
D9                  G/D 
You three know it's true 
     Gm/D            D 
That one plus one is two 
     F#/C#        F#7              A#dim7  Bm   D/C 
Yes, logic is the rock of our founda   -   tion 
F#/C#    F7/C         Bb6/F  F9#5  Bb/F 
I     suspect and I'm never  inco - rrect 
            Ebm7                           Ab7     A7  D7 
That you're far too old to give in to imagination 
 
"No, not yet" 
 
Verse
     G 
Some people like to splash and play 
 
Can you imagine that? 
     G 
And take a seaside holiday 
    Am 
Can you imagine that? 
Ammaj7  Am    D13   D9     Gdim   G 
Too     much  glee  leaves rings around the brain 
Em   Em7  A9      D7 
Take that joy and send it down the drain 
 
Verse
     G 
Some people like to laugh at life 
 
And giggle through the day 
     F#7/D#    G7/D      Dm7/G     G13   Cmaj9  C6 
They think the world's a brand new shiny toy 
    Eb7 
And if while dreaming in the clouds 
     G/D             E9 
They fall and go kersplatt 
  Am             G#m      Am6     A#dim7 
Although they're down and bent in half 
     G/B         C6      B7       Em 
They brush right off and start to laugh 
    A9      Am7/D D9  G 
Can you i - mag - ine that? 
 
Instrumental
G Eb D7 Eb7 
 
Verse
     Ab 
Some people like to dive right in 
 
Can you imagine that? 
    Ab 
And flap about in bathtub gin 
    Eb9 
Can you imagine that? 
 
Chorus
Bbmmaj7   Bbm  Eb13   Eb9  G/Ab  Ab6 
Dog   -   gies padd - ling twen - ty leagues below 
Fm6   Fm7  Bb9  Bb9  D7 Bb7       D7  Eb7 
Might seem real but  we know it's not so 
   Ab 
To cook without a recipe 
 
Can you imagine that? 
    Ab7    Gb/Bb      Bdim7       Ab7/C    Dbmaj9   Db6 
And heaven knows what lives with - in that pot 
     E7 
Some pirates follow treasure maps 
    Ab/Eb        F9 
And wear a silly hat 
     Bbm6       F7/A      Bbm6   G7/B 
They search the world for buried gold 
     Ab         Db6    C7         Fm 
They won't grow up and don't grow old 
    Bb13  Bb9   Eb9       Ab6 
Can you   i  -  mag - ine that? 
 
Ab Am7 D7 
"Be sure to scrub behind your ears" 
 
Verse
     Gmaj7            G6 
Some an - swer when adventure calls 
 
Can you imagine that? 
    Gmaj7              G6 
And sail straight over waterfalls 
    D9 
Can you imagine that? 
 
Verse
Ammaj7  Am  D13   D9  F#/G G6 
They    see liv - ing as   it's own reward (ahoy!) 
     Em6  Em7  A9       D7 
They rock the boat then (man overboard!) 
     Ab 
Some people look out on the sea 
And see a brand new day 
      G7/D   Ab7/Eb    Gb/Ab  Ab13     Dbmaj9  Db6 
Their spirit lifts them high above the blue 
 
Chorus
         E 
Yet some others wear an anchor 
         Ab/Eb           F9 
And they sink in seconds flat 
       Bbm        Adim7        Bbm7   Bdim7 
So, perhaps we've learned when day is done 
     Ab/C      Db       C7       Fm   Fm6 
Some stuff and nonsense could be fun 
    Abmaj7/Bb  Bb9   Bbm7/Eb   Eb7  Ab/Eb  E9 E13 Eb9 Ab6 
Can you        i  -  mag   -   ine  that?