Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmEm7b5GmFA7BbC7F/A

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These are Take Me to the Beach chords by Imagine Dragons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

 [Intro]
I could do this
with my eyes
Dm     Em7b5 Gm F
closed
Dm Em7b5 A7

[Verse 1]
    Dm
I'm back from
the dead
Em7b5
from the back
of my head
     Gm
Been gone and
facin'
horrors that
F
should never
been said
    Dm
The wrath and the
grit from the
Em7b5
pit of despair
     A7
Been takin' every
whip and word, I've
never been spared

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[Pre-Chorus]
Dm         Em7b5
  They say tomorrow's
never
 Gm       F
promised, honest
Dm
  They say that
Em7b5       A7
angels are among us

[Chorus]
Lock me up in a
Dm     Em7b5
maze (Oh)
Turn out, turn out
    Gm      F
the lights (Oh)
I was born, I was
Dm
raised for
      Em7b5
this (Oh)
Turn out, turn out
    A7
the lights (Oh, turn
out the lights)
Lock me up inside
 Dm     Em7b5
a  cage
Just throw away
    Gm
the key,
don't worry '
     F
bout me
      Bb
I was drivin' in
my car, throwin'
Gm
up my hands, put
      A7
it in coast

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[Post-Chorus]
I could do this
with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn
out the lights
I could do this
with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn out
the lights
I could do this
with
        Dm
my eyes closed

[Verse 2]
Dm         Em7b5  Gm
  Less medications, less
       F
manifestations
Dm           Em7b5
Mantras, meditation,
A7
throw it all away
        Dm
All the places I've
been, all the
Em7b5
blood that I've bled
          Gm
I've been broken down
and beat up but I
F
still get ahead
        Dm
All the faceless
embraces and the
Em7b5
tasteless two faces
A7
Killed and
resurrected '
cause I'll never
be dead

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[Pre-Chorus]
Dm         Em7b5
  They say tomorrow's
never
 Gm       F
promised, honest
    Dm
Yeah, they say
  Em7b5
piranhas
     A7
are among us

[Chorus]
Lock me up in a
Dm     Em7b5
maze (Oh)
Turn out, turn
out the
Gm      F
lights (Oh)
I was born, I was
Dm               Em7b5
raised for this (Oh)
Turn out, turn out the
A7
lights (Oh, turn
out the lights)
Lock me up inside
 Dm     Em7b5
a  cage
Just throw away the
Gm
key, don't worry
      F
'bout me
      Bb
I was drivin'
in my car, throwin'
Gm
up my hands, put
      A7
it in coast

[Post-Chorus]
I could do this with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn out
the lights
I could do this with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn out
the lights
I could, I could do
this with my eyes—

[Bridge]
Bb             Gm
  And when the day
broke,
           C7
buried, in violence
F/A
Somethin' made my
Bb
mind up
       Gm
I will spend
these days
      A7
as an island
Alone and far away

[Chorus]
Lock me up in a
Dm     Em7b5
maze (Oh)
Turn out, turn out
    Gm      F
the lights (Oh)
I was born, I was
Dm
raised
          Em7b5
for this (Oh)
Turn out, turn out
the
A7
lights (Oh, turn
out the lights)
Lock me up inside
 Dm     Em7b5
a  cage
Just throw away
    Gm
the key,
                  F
don't worry 'bout me
      Bb
I was drivin' in
my car, throwin'
Gm
up my hands, put it
    A7
in coast

[Post-Chorus]
I could do this with
       Dm
my eyes closed (Oh)
Turn out, turn out the
lights (Oh)
I could do this with my
     Dm
eyes closed (Oh)
Turn out, turn out
the lights (Oh)
I could do this with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn out
the lights
I could do this with
        Dm
my eyes closed
Turn out, turn out
the lights
I could, I could do this
with my eyes closed

How to play Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach: key, chords and progression

Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach by Imagine Dragons is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 8 chords: Dm, Em7b5, Gm, F, A7, Bb, C7 and F/A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – Em7b5 – Gm – F (i – ii°ø7 – iv – III in D minor). 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 Am, Bm7b5, Dm, C, E7, F, G7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Em7b5 chord on guitar (010030)
Em7♭5E G B♭ D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭

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Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach chords: questions

What key is Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach in?

Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach by Imagine Dragons is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach?

Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach uses 8 chords: Dm, Em7b5, Gm, F, A7, Bb, C7, F/A.

What is the chord progression of Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach?

The main progression is Dm – Em7b5 – Gm – F (i – ii°ø7 – iv – III).

Is Imagine Dragons- Take Me to the Beach easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Bm7b5, Dm, C, E7, F, G7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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