Imagine Dragons - Cutthroat: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cutthroat" 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 Cutthroat 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 "Cutthroat" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Gm
I've been waiting patiently
I built this tower quietly
And when my well of Wellbutrin is
                A#  G#
Running dry of serotonin

I can say things I don't mean
Or maybe it's the truth in me
I feel it building, bubbling up
My tick tick time is up

Chorus:
      Gm
I'm so (Mis-) misunderstood (-un)
But I live for this (-der),
my money's good (-stood)
      A#      G#
And I came to win (Mis-),
Gm
so step on up (-un)
And I promise you—
Only one of us gon' make it out
alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
                     A#     G#
Only one of us gon' make it out
  Gm
alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive

I've been making my Gethsemane
Since I was young, my ancestry (Cutthroat)
Was marching martyrdom across the
Radadada dumbla plains of Utah (Cutthroat)

I can't lie, I've been played
By powerful people who get their way
But I, in time, will climb my mountain
I, in time, will rise

Chorus

Try me
Try me
(Ra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Cutthroat
Only one of us, only one of us, not you
Only one of us, only one of us
Only one of us
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Cutthroat (Get on the knee)
Cutthroat (Get on the knee)
Cutthroat (Get-get-get, get-get-get)
Cutthroat


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Cutthroat" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cutthroat" by Imagine Dragons.