Imagine Dragons - #1: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "#1" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn #1 Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Imagine Dragons

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "#1" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Fm       G#      C#                         Fm
Someone take me home where I'm supposed to be?
           G#    C#                     Fm
I'm on my back again, caught up in something
            G#      C#                            Fm
Can someone take me home, I could use a friendly face?
                     G#     C#
Yeah, these leeches got to go
                      D#
Yeah, I need a safe space

                 Fm                            D#
When am I gonna learn, I've got to let things go?
                    Fm    C#
Watching my candle burn, burn

Chorus:
G#                              Cm
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
                         Fm
I don't need no one to believe
                            C#
When it's all been said and done
                    G#
I'm still my number one
                                C7
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
                       Fm
These people might not see
                            C#
When it's all been said and done
                    Fm
I'm still my number one
       D#                  Fm
Yeah, number one, two, three

You've let me down again, why am I surprised?
I'm on my back again, walking in the wind
I know how these things go (Oh)

When am I gonna learn, I've got to let things go?
Watching my candle burn, burn

Chorus:
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
I don't need no one to believe
When it's all been said and done
I'm still my number one
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
These people might not see
When it's all been said and done
I'm still my number one

                Cm                         Fm
Still my number one, as all these years go by
                C#
Still my number one, I'm still my number

Fm                 C#
What do you take me, what do you take me for?
Fm                   C#
What do you take me for?

Doo, doo-doo, doo
Fm                  C#
What do you take me, what do you take me for?
           Fm                     C#
Yeah, I've been here through it all
Yeah, I'm still here

Chorus:
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
I don't need no one to believe
When it's all been said and done
I'm still my number one
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be
And these people might not see
When it's all been said and done
I'm still my number one
I know what I'm meant to be (I know)
I don't need no one to believe (Yeah, I know)
When it's all been said and done (When it's all)
I'm still my number one (I know)
'Cause I know what I'm meant to be (I know)
These people might not see (I know)
When it's all been said and done
I'm still my number one

I'm still my number one
I'm still my number one


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

C7

Guitar chord C7

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "#1" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "#1" by Imagine Dragons.