Chords
Radioactive

Radioactive, one of the most well-known songs by Imagine Dragons, deals with themes of renewal and beginnings. It was inspired by a series of personal changes and a sense of starting anew in the life of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds. The song achieved significant commercial and critical success, becoming one of the bands signature tracks.

Key: Am

Introduction: Am    C    G6    G62    

Am                C                  G  
  I' m waking up to ash and dust
             D                            Am  
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
                  C                  G  
I' m breathing in the chemicals  (Gasp)
Am                  C                G                        D                          Am  
  I' m breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
          C                 G  
This is it, the apocalypse
  D  
Whoa

              Am                 C  
I' m waking up, I feel it in my bones
 G                      D  
Enough to make my systems blow
Am                             C  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
G                              D  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive

Am                    C                  G  
    I raise my flags, dye my clothes
              D                 Am  
It' s a revolution, I suppose
                    C                      G  
We' re painted red to fit right in
  D  
Whoa
Am                    C                G                        D                         Am  
    I' m breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
          C                 G  
This is it, the apocalypse
  D  
Whoa

              Am                 C  
I' m waking up, I feel it in my bones
 G                      D  
Enough to make my systems blow
Am                             C  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
G                              D  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive

Am             C7+  G                D  
All systems go, sun hasn' t died
Am             C7+    G                      D  
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

              Am                 C  
I' m waking up, I feel it in my bones
 G                      D  
Enough to make my systems blow
Am                             C  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
G                              D  
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive
Am        C             G                 D  
  Whoa, whoa, I' m radioactive, radioactive