Imagine Dragons - Radioactive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Radioactive" 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: Bm  D  A  E

Bm           D              A
  I’m waking up to ash and dust;
            E                  Bm
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust.
              D            A
I’m breathing in the chemicals.

Bm             D              A
  I’m breaking in and shaping up,
              E                  Bm
Then checking out on the prison bus.
        D             A
This is it, the Apocalypse.
   E
Whoa, whoa.

Chorus:
                Bm            D
     I’m waking up. I feel it in my bones,
       A                E
     Enough to make my systems blow.
     Bm                     D
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
      A                     E            Bm
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
             D          A           E
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
     radioactive.
   Bm        D          A           Bm
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
     radioactive.

Bm             D               A
  I raise my flag and dye my clothes.
            E            Bm
It’s a revolution, I suppose.
               D               A
We’re painted red to fit right in.
   E
Whoa, whoa.

Bm             D              A
  I’m breaking in and shaping up,
              E                    Bm
Then checking out on the prison bus.
        D             A
This is it, the Apocalypse.
   E
Whoa, whoa.

Chorus:
                Bm            D
     I’m waking up. I feel it in my bones,
       A                E
     Enough to make my systems blow.
     Bm                     D
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
      A                     E            Bm
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
             D          A           E
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
     radioactive.
   Bm        D          A           Bm
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
     radioactive.

Bm           D       A          E
All systems go; the sun hasn’t died.
Bm          D        A             E
Deep in my bones, straight from inside…

Chorus:
                Bm            D
     I’m waking up. I feel it in my bones,
       A                E
     Enough to make my systems blow.
     Bm                     D
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
      A                     E            Bm
     Welcome to the new age, to the new age.
             D          A           E
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
     radioactive.
   Bm        D          A           Bm
     Whoa, oh. Whoa, I’m radioactive,
             Bm
     radioactive.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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