Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Whatever It Takes" 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.
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Learn Whatever It Takes 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 "Whatever It Takes" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A#m Falling too fast to prepare for this G# Tripping in the world could be dangerous Fm Everybody circling is vulturous Negative, Nepotist A#m Everybody waiting for the fall of man G# Everybody praying for the end of times Fm Everybody hoping they could be the one I was born to run, I was born for this A#m Whip, whip G# Run me like a race horse D# Pull me like a rip cord Fm Break me down and build me up A#m I wanna be the slip, slip G# Word upon your lip, lip D# Letter that you rip, rip Fm Break me down and build me up Chorus: F# C# Whatever it takes G# A#m Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins F# C# I do whatever it takes G# A#m Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains F# C# Whatever it takes G# A#m Ya take me to the top, I’m ready for F# C# Whatever it takes G# Cause I love the adrenaline in my Veins. I do what it takes Always had a fear of being typical Looking at my body feeling miserable Always hanging on to the visual I wanna be invisible Looking at my years like a martyrdom Everybody needs to be a part of 'em Never be enough, I'm the prodigal son I was born to run, I was born for this Whip, whip Run me like a racehorse Pull me like a ripcord Break me down and build me up I wanna be the slip, slip Word upon your lip, lip Letter that you rip, rip Break me down and build me up Chorus A#m G# Hypocritical, egotistical. Don’t wanna be the Fm Parenthetical, hypothetical, working onto A#m G# something that I’m proud of out of the box an Fm Epoxy to the world and the vision we’ve lost. I'm an A#m G# Apostrophe, I’m just a symbol to reminds you that there’s Fm More to see. I’m just a product of the system, a A#m G# Catastrophe, and yet a masterpiece, and yet I’m Fm Half diseased and when I am deceased, at least I A#m G# Go down to the grave and die happily Fm Leave the body of my soul to be a part of thee I do what it takes Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m  C#  D#  Fm  F#  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 "Whatever It Takes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons.