Imagine Dragons is a Grammy award-winning alternative rock band which formed in 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The band consists of Dan Reynolds (vocals), Wayne Sermon (guitar), Ben McKee (bass) and Daniel Platzman (drums). The band released four EPs - "Imagine Dragons" (2009), "Hell and Silence" (2010), "It's Time" (2011) and "Continued Silence" (2012) - before releasing their debut full length album "Night Visions" on 4 September 2012.
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These are the chords for the live acoustic version of radioactive which is different to the recorded version.
Chords: Abm,B,F#,C#
You can also use Am,C,G and D if you down tune your guitar by a half step.
Note: If you wish to play it like the recorded version use the chords Bm,D,A,E ( Or Am,C,G,D with A capo on the second fret)
The same chords are used throughout with very little change
Hope this helps!
AbmBF# I'm waking up to ash and dust C#Abm I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust BF# STOP I'm breathing in the chemicals (DEEP INHALE) AbmBF#C#Abm I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus BF# This is it, the apocalypse C# Whoa
AbmB I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones F#C# Enough to make my systems blow AbmB Welcome to the new age, to the new age F#C# Welcome to the new age, to the new age AbmBF#C# Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive AbmBF#C# Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
(Abm,B,F#,C#)x2
(same pattern through next verse and chorus)
I raise my flags, dye 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
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, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
(straight into bridge-mute the strings with your palm for this part)
AbmBF#C# All systems go, sun hasn't died AbmBF#C# Deep in my bones, straight from inside
(Chorus as usual)
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, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive