Imagine Dragons - Friction: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Friction" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Cm
Get down with the victim
We both know you need them
You're stuck in the middle
Of all irrelevance
And your heart is beating
'Cause you know that you gotta
Get out of the middle
And rise to the top now

G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm                   D#
'Cause I'm playing it all wrong
G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm                          G
Cause I'm playing it, all wrong

Chorus:
                      Cm
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
Don't tell me to be strong (So, ease it off)
You can't fight the friction, so
Ease it off

And get into the system
We both know you need one
The tip of the needle
Is taking over you
And your heart is beating
'Cause you know that you gotta
Get out of the middle
And rise to the top now

When you've made it
Won't ya tell me what to do?
'Cause I'm playin' it all wrong
When you made it (When you made it)
Won't ya tell me what to do?
'Cause I'm playin' it all wrong

Chorus

G# Fm             Cm    D#
Oh Why can't you let it go
                     G#
Like a bird in the snow
            Fm                  Cm G
This is no place to build your home

Chorus:
You can't fight the friction, so (Ease it off)
You can't take the pressure, so (Ease it off)
Don't tell me to be strong (Ease it off)
You can't fight the friction, so
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

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