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Imagine Dragons – Take It Easy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
D
 Last week I came to you
D                      A
 I didn't know what to do
Bm
  Yeah man, sometimes I lie
Bm                             D
  But sometimes I can tell the truth
I want my money back
D                    A
Last one big heart attack
Bm
  Yeah man, my throat's dry
Bm                        D
Someday everybody's gonna die

[Chorus]
        F#m
Take it easy on me
Bm
  I need some lullaby
D             F#m             Bm
 They tell me heaven's just a lie
Well I'm not surprised
D                F#m
Tell me that you know
        Bm
No, you don't
Yeah, you're just like me
D               F#m          Bm
Can we just all hope for the best?
Take it easy

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[Verse 2]
D
Money doеsn't grow on trees
D                  A
 I'm such a greedy thief
Bm
  It's been my life, I'm hunting
Bm                          D
  Keep drinking just to family
My aunt is pretty cool
D                A  Bm
 Shе did well in school
        Bm
But she still don't know
Bm
Where we really gotta

[Chorus]
        F#m
Take it easy on me
Bm
  I need some lullaby
D             F#m             Bm
 They tell me heaven's just a lie
Well I'm not surprised
D                F#m
Tell me that you know
        Bm
No, you don't
Yeah, you're just like me
D               F#m          Bm
Can we just all hope for the best?
Take it easy

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Post-Chorus]
D F#m
              Bm
Yeah, take it easy
D
I don't wanna hear no
             F#m
more of that talk
         G
I do not hear
      C
C'mon

[Chorus]
        Em
Take it easy on me
Am
  I need some lullaby
C             Em              Am
 They tell me heaven's just a lie
Well I'm not surprised
C                Em
Tell me that you know
        Am
No, you don't
Yeah, you're just like me
C               Em           Am
Can we just all hope for the best?
             C Em
Take it easy
        Am
Take it easy

[Outro]
C        Em       Am
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
C        Em       Am
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
C        Em       Am
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

How to play Take It: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Take It Easy by Imagine Dragons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Take It by Imagine Dragons is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: D, A, Bm, F#m, G, C, Em and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm – D – F#m – Bm (v – VII – ii – v in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.