Pure Imagination – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Originally sung in the 1971 version of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” by Gene Wilder, it’s a well-loved children’s favourite 🙂 I hope you enjoy playing the letter notes below!

 

C            D#   Bb    C    D#   Bb
Come with me and you’ll be

C D# ^D  ^D#  ^D  ^D#-^D-^D#-^D-Bb
In a world of pure imagination      ~

C     D#   G    G#   Bb      G
Take a look and you’ll see

F-D#  D    D#-D-D#-D-.Bb
Into your imagination!

 

C      D#-Bb   C   D#  Bb
We’ll begin with a spin

C-D#     ^D   ^D#  ^D  ^D# ^D ^D#-^D-Bb
Travelling in the world of my creation   ~

C         D#    G    G#    Bb-G   F-D#-D-^D
What we’ll see will defy explanation!

 

^D# ^F ^D# ^F ^D# ^D-Bb-G
If you want to view paradise

G – G#    G     G#-G    D#    G    Bb
Simply look around and view it

^D-^D#-^D ^D# ^D   D  ^C  ^D
Anything    you   want   to,  do   it!

^C     ^D     ^C    ^D     ^C
Want to change the world?

C              D – D#   E   F
There’s nothing to it!

 

C       D#  Bb  C  D#  Bb
There is no life I know

C    D#-^D   ^D#  ^D   ^D#-^D-^D#^D Bb
To compare with pure imagination…..

C – D#    G        G#    Bb   G
Living there, you’ll be free

F   D#  D-^D  C#  D  D#
If you truly wish to be!