Imagine Dragons - My Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "My Life" 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.

Intro: E  G#m  Am  E

       E                   B
Can I wish on a star for another life?
           C#m                     G#m
'Cause it feels like I'm all on my own tonight
       A      A       B     B
And I find myself in pieces
           E
There are pills on the table
        B
And a thought in my head
      C#m                            G#m
And I walk through the halls where I used to be led
    A        A           B      B
My heart is filled with reasons

               E          G#m
I'm trying to be somebody else
                Am             E
I'm finding it hard to love myself
                E           G#m
I've wanted to be somebody new
               Am          E
But that is impossible to do

Chorus:
                E      B
I'm running out of my mind
            C#m     A
Is this really, my life?
                E   B
I'm running out of time
                C#m         A
Is this really my life? My life

E  B  C#m  A


         E                       B
I could run from it all, but I'd only get lost
          C#m
Oh, I've walked on the bridge that
    G#m
I shouldn't have crossed
       A      A     B     B
And I find myself a user
       E                     B
Oh, I wake every day with addictions to feed
          C#m                        G#m
They all call me a friend, but I'll never be freed
          A         A         B     B
From the face of a faithless future

               E          G#m
I'm trying to be somebody else
                Am             E
I'm finding it hard to love myself
                E           G#m
I've wanted to be somebody new
               Am          E
But that is impossible to do

Chorus:
                E      B
I'm running out of my mind
            C#m     A
Is this really, my life?
                E   B
I'm running out of time
                C#m         A
Is this really my life? My life


E                  B                      C#m
 These years pass by and we're growing older
                A
And I think of you, oh we've made it through
E                     B
 Some have passed away, some have moved on
C#m                    A
 But I'm still here today (I'm here today)

E    B    C#m  A
E    B    C#m  A
E    B    C#m  A
E    G#m  Am   E

E                  B                     C#m
 These years pass by and I Am growing older
                A
And I think of you, now we've made it through
E                     B
 Some have passed away, there's no words to say
C#m              A            E   B  C#m
 No second tries, is this my life?
                A
And I think of you

Chorus:
                E      B
I'm running out of my mind
            C#m     A
Is this really, my life?
                E   B
I'm running out of time
                C#m         A
Is this really my life? My life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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