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The Chords for Beginners blog presents you an other successful rock band, with the name Imagine Dragons. Now you can learn to play on the guitar four of their songs. (read the lyrics and the guitar chords below this describe). Stay with the Chords for Beginners for more artists and for more guitar tabs! Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas.  It was founded in 2008. The band consists of four members: Dan Reynolds – vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar; Ben McKee – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar; Wayne Sermon – electric guitar, cello, backing vocals, acoustic guitar; Daniel Platzman - drums, viola, backing vocals, cajon, acoustic guitar.

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1. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive chords
2. Imagine Dragons - Demons chords
3. Imagine Dragons - Bleeding Out chords
4. Imagine Dragons - Amsterdam chords
5. Imagine Dragons - It's Time chords
6. Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World chords
7. Imagine Dragons - Tiptoe chords

 

The band gained widespread notoriety in September 2012 after they took second place on the Billboard 200 chart with their album called Night Visions. Imagine Dragons independently released three EP’s before releasing their full-length album Night Visions. It was a three-year long process before the album was complete, but they sold nearly two million copies of it.

Imagine Dragons has reached phenomenal success with their hit singles “Radioactive” and “It’s Time” taking over the air waves. The band is very close to all kinds of creative genres, like indie, dubstep, folk, electro, hip-hop or even pop. Check this out: Guns N' Roses chords

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Guitar chords and tabs for beginners: Imagine Dragons

Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – Radioactive

A great song here on the Chords for Beginners from Imagine Dragons. I think “Radioactive”  was the song that made Imagine Dragons famous. Radioactive deserves to be the first song here. Guitar chords in the song: Am, C, G and D major. 

Guitar chords for beginners: "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons

Guitar chords: Am, C, G and D major chord
Chords for beginners: Download here

Chords in original key: Download here

Capo: Download here

 

Guitar chords for beginners Imagine Dragons Radioactive - chord illustrations

Am            C                    G

I'm waking up to ash and dust
                  D                            Am

I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
                    C                G      D│

I'm breathing in the chemicals
Am              C              G                         D                       Am
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
Am    C                 G               D

This is it, the apocalypse, whooooa
D                Am              C
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
       G                          D

Enough to make my systems blow
Am                                  C

Welcome to the new age, to the new age
G                                     D

Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Am                                C                               G                  D

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Am                                C                                G                 D

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Am  C  G  D...
I raise my flags, don my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in whoa,
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse whoa
(D)  Am  C  G  D...
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Am             C         G             D
All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Am             C          G                  D

Deep in my bones, straight from inside
(D)  Am  C  G  D...
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive.

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Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – Demons

Guitar chords in the easy guitar tab: C, G, Am and F major chords. Play the song with fun, practice the changes between guitar chords!

Guitar chords for beginners: "Demons" by Imagine Dragons

Guitar chords: C, G, Am and F major chord
Chords for beginners: Download here

Chords in original key: Download here

Capo: Download here

Guitar chords for beginners: "Demons" by Imagine Dragons - chord illustrations

                 C                               G

When the days are cold and the cards all fold
               Am                         F

And the saints we see are all made of gold
                    C                               G
When your dreams all fail and the ones we hail
              Am                        F                       C

Are the worst of all and the blood's run stale
C                             G                              Am
I wanna hide the truth, I wanna shelter you
                                     F                                           C

But with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide
C                                    G                                         Am
No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed
                                       F                                       C

This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come
                                      G                               Am
When you feel my heat, look into my eyes
                                              F

It's where my demons hide
                                              C

It's where my demons hide
                              G                           Am

Don't get too close, It's dark inside
                                                F

It's where my demons hide
                                                C

It's where my demons hide
C  G  Am  F...
When the curtain's call, is the last of all
When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl
C  G  Am  F...
So they dug your grave, and the masquerade
Will come calling out, at the mess you've made
C  G  Am  F...
Don't want to let you down, but I am hell bound
Though this is all for you, don't want to hide the truth
C  G  Am  F...
No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come
C  G  Am  F...
When you feel my heat, look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
Don't get too close, It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
C  G  Am  F...
They say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul, I need to let you go
C  G  Am  F...
Your eyes, they shine so bright, I want to save that light
I can't escape this now, unless you show me how
C  G  Am  F...
When you feel my heat, look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
Don't get too close, It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide.

Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – Bleeding out

Guitar chords in the easy guitar tab: Em, C, G and D major. Capo: download bellow! Have fun!

Guitar chords for beginners: "Bleeding Out" by Imagine Dragons

Guitar chords: Em, C, G and D major chord
Chords for beginners: Download here

Chords in original key: Download here

Capo: Download here

Guitar chords for beginners: "Bleeding Out" by Imagine Dragons - chord illustrations

Em                 C
I'm bleeding out
                G                       D
So if the last thing that I do
    Em              C
Is bring you down
       G             D
I'll bleed out for
        Em
So I bare my skin
            C
And I count my sins
            G                               D
And I close my eyes and I take it in
        Em         C
I'm bleeding out
         G                       D          Em
I'm bleeding out for you, for you
Em C G D (2x)
                Em        C
When the day has come
               G                  D
That I've lost my way around
              Em        C
And the seasons stop
         G                        D
And hide beneath the ground
                Em          C
When the sky turns grey
         G                  D
And everything is screaming
         Em    C
I will reach inside
            G                      D
Just to find my heart is beating
            Em          C
Oh you tell me to hold on
             G             D
Oh you tell me to hold on
        Em               C
But innocence is gone
         G                        D
And what was right is wrong
Em  C  G  D..
Cause I'm bleeding out
So if the last thing that I do
Is bring you down
I'll bleed out for you
So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes and I take it in
I'm bleeding out
I'm bleeding out for you for you
Em  C  G  D..
When the hour is nigh
And hopelessness is sinking in
And the wolves all cry
To fill the night with hollering
When your eyes are red
And emptiness is all you know
With the darkness fed
I will be your scarecrow
You tell me to hold on
Oh you tell me to hold on
But innocence is gone
And what was right is wrong
Em  C  G  D..
Cause I'm bleeding out
So if the last thing that I do
Is bring you down
I'll bleed out for you
So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes and I take it in
I'm bleeding out
I'm bleeding out for you for you
Em C G D (4x)
Cause I'm bleeding out...

See also: chords from Josh Groban

Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – Amsterdam

Guitar chords in the easy guitar tab: C, G, E minor and F major chords. 

Guitar chords for beginners: "Amsterdam" by Imagine Dragons

Guitar chords: C, G, E minor and F major
Chords for beginners: Download here

Chords in original key: Download here

Capo: Download here

Guitar chords for beginners: "Amsterdam" by Imagine Dragons - chord illustrations

 
      C                            G

I'm sorry, mother... I'm sorry, I let you down
           Em                               F

Well, these days I'm fine - No these days I tend to lie
C                                   G
I'll take the Western train, just by the side of Amsterdam
Em                         F

Just by my left brain, just by the side of the Tin man
        C                           G
I'm sorry, brother... I'm sorry, I let you down
          Em                                      F

Well, these days you're fine - No these days you tend to lie
C                                       G
You'll take the Western train, just by the side of Amsterdam
Em                            F

Just by your left brain, just by the side of the Tin man
           C            G                F
Your time will come if you wait for it, if you wait for it
        C           G                       F

It's hard, believe me... I've tried
But I keep coming up short
C  G  Em  F
I'm sorry, lover... I'm sorry; I bring you down
Well, these days I try and these days I tend to lie
C  G  Em  F
Kinda thought it was a mystery and then I thought I wasn't meant to be
You set yourself fantastically, "Congratulations you are all alone."
C  G  F
Your time will come if you wait for it, if you wait for it
It's hard, believe me... I've tried
Your time will come if you wait for it, if you wait for it
It's hard, believe me... I've tried
             G                            Bm
But the rain won't fall for the both of us
        F

The sun won't shine on the both of us
G

Believe me when I say,
That I wouldn't have it any other way
C  G  F
Your time will come if you wait for it, if you wait for it
It's hard, believe me... I've tried
                                               C                      G                                   F

But I won't wait much longer 'cause these walls they're crashing down
                                              C                      G                                   F

No I won't wait much longer 'cause these walls they're crashing down
                                        C

And I keep coming up short.



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Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – It’s time

There is an other Imagine Dragons tab on Chords for Beginners: It’s time. Guitar chords: D, A, Bm, G and Em chords. You can use easier chords if you are a beginner, you can download them bellow. It’s your choice.

Guitar chords for beginners: "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons

Guitar chords: D, A, Bm, G and Em
Chords for beginners: Download here

Chords in original key: Download here

Capo: Download here

Guitar chords and tabs for beginners: "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons - chord illustrations

D

So this is what you meant when you said that you were spent
A                                                                                             Bm

And now it's time to build from the bottom of the pit right to the top
Don't hold back
G

Packing my bags and giving the academy a rain-check.
D                                                 A
I don't ever wanna let you down
A                                                    Bm

I don't ever wanna leave this town
                   G

'Cause after all
                                      A

This city never sleeps at night
D
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                           Bm

I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit
                                     Em

I'm just the same as I was
                                G

Now don't you understand
That I'm never changing who I am.
D  A  Bm  G...
So this is where you fell and I am left to sell
The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top
Don't look back
Turning to rags and giving the commodities a rain-check
D  A  Bm  G...
I don't ever wanna let you down
I don't ever wanna leave this town
'Cause after all
This city never sleeps at night
D  Bm  Em  G...
It's time to begin, isn't it?
I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit
I'm just the same as I was
Now don't you understand
That I'm never changing who I am  (2x)
Bm                                     A
This road never looked so lonely
                                                G

This house doesn't burn down slowly
Em                G

To ashes, to ashes
D  Bm  Em  G...
It's time to begin, isn't it?
I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit
I'm just the same as I was
Now don't you understand
That I'm never changing who I am.   (2x)

How to play chords in Imagine Dragons' songs as a beginner?

Playing Imagine Dragons songs on guitar offers a blend of modern rock energy and accessible chord progressions, making them ideal for beginners. Many of their popular tracks feature straightforward chords and rhythms. For instance, "Radioactive" primarily uses the chords Am, C, G, and D, with a driving strumming pattern that captures the song's intensity. Practicing this song helps guitarists master smooth chord transitions and maintain a steady rhythm.

Another great choice is "Demons," which revolves around the chords C, G, Am, and F. The strumming is moderate and steady, perfect for beginners working on timing and dynamics. "It's Time" is also beginner-friendly, using D, A, Bm, G and Em chords, with a distinctive rhythm that adds a fun challenge.

Imagine Dragons' music combines powerful lyrics with memorable melodies, making practice sessions enjoyable. By mastering their songs, guitarists can build a solid foundation in chord playing and rhythm, enhancing their overall skills.

Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – On top of the world

Imagine Dragons – On top of the world on the Chords for Beginners blog. Guitar chords in the song: C, F, G, Am and D minor chords.

Intro: C  F  G  Dm

C

If you love somebody
F

Better tell them while they’re here ’cause
G                                          Dm

They just may run away from you
C
You’ll never know quite when, well
F

Then again it just depends on
G                                      Dm

How long of time is left for you
C
I’ve had the highest mountains
F

I’ve had the deepest rivers
G                                                Dm

You can have it all but life keeps moving
Am                                   G

I take it in but don’t look down
                                          F
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
                               C

I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
                                    G

Waiting on this for a while now
                                      Dm

Paying my dues to the dirt
                                   F

I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay
                                         C

Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay
                                 G

Take you with me if I can
                                                   Dm

Been dreaming of this since a child
                           C     F    C

I’m on top of the world.
C  F  G  Dm...
I’ve tried to cut these corners
Try to take the easy way out
I kept on falling short of something
C  F  G  Dm...
I coulda gave up then but
Then again I couldn’t have ’cause
I’ve traveled all this way for something
Am                                   G

I take it in but don’t look down
C  F  G  Dm...
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay
Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay
Take you with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I’m on top of the world.
Oooooooo... Oooo ahhhhh oooo ahhhhh (2x)
C  F  G  Dm...
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay
Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay
Take you with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I’m on top of the world.
             F
And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down
                 C

And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground
       G                          Dm

Get up now, get up, get up now.
            F
And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down
                 C

And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground
       G                          Dm

Get up now, get up, get up now.
C  F  G  Dm...
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
I’m on top of the world, ‘ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay
Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay
Take you with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I’m on top of the world.

Chords for Beginners: Imagine Dragons – Tiptoe

Great song, just listen to each of the instruments, especially the guitar. Guitar chords: Am, C, F, G, Em and D minor. Stay with the Chords for Beginners! Capo on 1st fret!

 

Am                  C                               F
In the morning light let my roots take flight
                          C                G        Am
Watch me from above like a vicious dove
                              C
They don't see me come, who can blame them?
F                                                  C                G
They never seem to catch my eye but I never wondered why
Am       G      Am
I won't fall asleep
             C    Dm
I won't fall asleep
F                  C
Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming
Am             Em F  C
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
F                                C
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Am             Em F    C
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Am  C  F  C  G
Am   C   F  C
From your slanted view see the morning dew
Sink into the soil, watch the water boil
They won't see me run, who can blame them?
They never look to see me fly, so I never have to lie
Am      G     Am
I won't fall asleep
             C    Dm
I won't fall asleep
F  C  Am...
Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Am            Em C          F   C
Nobody else, nobody else
C            F  C
Nobody else can take me higher
C             F C
Nobody else can take me higher
Am         Em C
Nobody else can take me higher
C              F  C
Nobody else
F  C  Am...
Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher.   (2x)

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