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Imagine Dragons
"Whatever It Takes"
Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.
[Intro]
Am   G
Em
Am   G
Em
[Verse 1]
AmFalling too fast to prepare for this
GTripping in the world could be dangerous
EmEverybody circling is vulturous
Negative, Nepotist
AmEverybody waiting for the fall of man
GEverybody praying for the end of times
EmEverybody hoping they could be the one
N.C.
I was born to run, I was born for this
[Pre-Chorus]
AmWhip, whip
Run me like a Gracehorse
Pull me like a Dripcord
Break me down and Embuild me up
I wanna be the Amslip, slip
Word upon your Glip, lip
Letter that you Drip, rip
Break me down and Embuild me up
[Chorus]
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my vAmeins
I do whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love how it Gfeels when I break the chAmains
Whatever it tFakesC  
Ya Gtake me to the top, I’m Amready for
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my 
N.C.
Veins. I do what it takes
[Verse 2]
AmAlways had a fear of being typical
GLooking at my body, feeling miserable
EmAlways hanging on to the visual
I wanna be invisible
AmLooking at my years like a martyrdom
GEverybody needs to be a part of ‘em
EmNever be enough, I'm the prodigal son
I was born to run, I was born for this
[Pre-Chorus]
AmWhip, whip
Run me like a Gracehorse
Pull me like a Dripcord
Break me down and Embuild me up
I wanna be the Amslip, slip
Word upon your Glip, lip
Letter that you Drip, rip
Break me down and Embuild me up
[Chorus]
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my vAmeins
I do whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love how it Gfeels when I break the chAmains
Whatever it tFakesC  
Ya Gtake me to the top, I’m Amready for
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my 
N.C.
Veins. I do what it takes
[Bridge]
AmHypocritical, egoGtistical. Don’t wanna be the 
EmParenthetical, hypothetical, working onto 
Amsomething that I’m proud of Gout of the box
An eEmpoxy to the world and the vision we’ve lost
I'm an aAmpostrophe, I’m just a sGymbol to remind you that there’s 
EmMore to see. I’m just a product of the system, a 
CatAmastrophe, and yet a Gmasterpiece, and yet I’m
EmHalf diseased and when I am deceased, at least I 
AmGo down to the grave and die Ghappily
Leave the Embody of my soul to be a part of thee
N.C.
I do what it takes
[Chorus]
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my vAmeins
I do whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love how it Gfeels when I break the chAmains
Whatever it tFakesC  
Ya Gtake me to the top, I’m Amready for
Whatever it tFakesC  
Cause I love the aGdrenaline in my
N.C.
Veins. I do what it takes

The story behind the song

"Whatever It Takes" was released as a promotional single on May 9, 2017, and later became the third single from Imagine Dragons' third studio album, Evolve. The song served as the official theme for WWE's PPV event Battleground and was also featured in the video game Madden NFL 18. Its music video, directed by Matt Eastin and Aaron Hymes, was released on October 12, 2017.

AI-written from these sources:Whatever It Takes (Imagine Dragons song) — Wikipedia ↗Imagine Dragons — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Whatever It Takes

by Imagine Dragons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Imagine Dragons

"Whatever It Takes"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.

[Intro]

Am G

[Verse 1]

Falling too fast to prepare for this

Tripping in the world could be dangerous

Everybody circling is vulturous

Negative, Nepotist

Everybody waiting for the fall of man

Everybody praying for the end of times

Everybody hoping they could be the one

N.C.

I was born to run, I was born for this

[Pre-Chorus]

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]

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins

F C

I do whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Ya take me to the top, I’m ready for

F C

Whatever it takes

Cause I love the adrenaline in my

N.C.

Veins. I do what it takes

[Verse 2]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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]

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins

F C

I do whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Ya take me to the top, I’m ready for

F C

Whatever it takes

Cause I love the adrenaline in my

N.C.

Veins. I do what it takes

[Bridge]

Am G

Hypocritical, egotistical. Don’t wanna be the

Parenthetical, hypothetical, working onto

Am G

something that I’m proud of out of the box

An epoxy to the world and the vision we’ve lost

Am G

I'm an apostrophe, I’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s

More to see. I’m just a product of the system, a

Am G

Catastrophe, and yet a masterpiece, and yet I’m

Half diseased and when I am deceased, at least I

Am G

Go down to the grave and die happily

Leave the body of my soul to be a part of thee

N.C.

I do what it takes

[Chorus]

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins

F C

I do whatever it takes

G Am

Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains

F C

Whatever it takes

G Am

Ya take me to the top, I’m ready for

F C

Whatever it takes

Cause I love the adrenaline in my

N.C.

Veins. I do what it takes

About Whatever It Takes Chords by Imagine Dragons

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