Imagine Dragons – My Life Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Imagine Dragons – My Life Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D A Gm D

[Verse 1]
      D                   A
Can I wish on a star for another
life?
          Bm
'Cause it feels like I'm
          A
all on my own tonight
      G              A
And I find myself in pieces
          D
There are pills on the table and
  A
a thought in my head
      Bm
And I walk through the halls
        D
where I used to be led
   G                    A
My heart is filled with reasons

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[Pre-Chorus]
              D           A
I'm trying to be somebody else
               Gm             D
I'm finding it hard to love myself
               D           A
I've wanted to be somebody new
              Gm          D
But that is impossible to do

[Chorus]
                  D        A
I'm running out of my mind
              Bm        A
Is this really, my life?
                  D     A
I'm running out of time
                  Bm       A
Is this really my life? My life

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[Instrumental]
D A Bm A

[Verse 2]
        D
I could run from it all but
             A
I'd only get lost
         Bm
Oh, I've walked down the bridge
       A
that I shouldn't have crossed
      G              A
And I find myself, a user
      D
Oh, I wake every day
       A
with addictions to feed
         Bm
They all call me a friend
         A
but I'll never be freed
         G                   A
From the face of a faithless future

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[Pre-Chorus]
              D           A
I'm trying to be somebody else
               Gm             D
I'm finding it hard to love myself
               D           A
I've wanted to be somebody new
              Gm          D
But that is impossible to do

[Chorus]
                  D        A
I'm running out of my mind
              Bm        A
Is this really, my life?
                  D     A
I'm running out of time
                  Bm       A
Is this really my life? My life

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

[Instrumental Break]
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Gm D

[Refrain]
D                A
These years pass by and
               Bm
I am growing older
                  A
And I think of you,
now we've made it through
D                    A
Some have passed away,
there's no words to say
Bm             A
No second tries,
          D     A Bm
is this my life?
                  A
And I think of you

[Chorus]
                  D        A
I'm running out of my mind
              Bm        A
Is this really, my life?
                  D     A
I'm running out of time
                  Bm       A
Is this really my life? My life

How to play My Life: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for My Life by Imagine Dragons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

My Life by Imagine Dragons is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 5 chords in all: D, A, Gm, Bm and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – Bm – A (I – V – vi – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, E, Dm, F#m, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

My Life chords: questions

What key is My Life in?

My Life by Imagine Dragons is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in My Life?

My Life uses 5 chords: D, A, Gm, Bm, G.

What is the chord progression of My Life?

The main progression is D – A – Bm – A (I – V – vi – V).

Is My Life easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, E, Dm, F#m, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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