AJR - Big Idea: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Big Idea" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm
I've seen almost every side of the industry
Fm
Except the side we've been working seven years to see
A#                                    D#             A#/D
Just some kids with pro tools, and a mic, and a big idea
(But no IDs)

So bar scenes weren't an option
Ukulele DJs, only band in the genre
And we're dreaming of Bahamas
So pass around the bottle
Good music's still good even if no one is watching

Chorus:
Cm                       Fm      A#
Now you're on top of the world tonight
           D#       A#    Cm
You can do anything you'd like
                           Fm         A#
And through that struggle, we made a start
           D#       A#  Cm
You can do anything you want
                        Fm              A#
And we're just children in a world of diversion
                       D#               Cm
Tryna stick it to the man before we're grown
                            Fm        A#
And through that struggle, we made a start
           D#            Cm
You can do anything you want

John's too big to fail
Make it superstar
His label's doing the thing, and we were doing ours
Champagne at the discotheque
I was feeling kind of alone 'till I heard that track
Go!
And now we celebrate
If only for today
No story's a fairytale
I don't know if we'll make it
But we're not too big to fail

Chorus

Cm              Fm                       A#
And we're just children in a world of diversion
                      D#    A#         Cm
Tryna stick it to the man before were grown
Cm              Fm                       A#
And we're just children in a world of diversion
                      D#    A#          Cm
Tryna stick it to the man before were grown

Chorus

You can do anything you want


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Big Idea" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Big Idea" by AJR.