James Blunt - The Greatest: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Greatest" 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.

D              D/C# G
Too much to say,   Too much to lose
          Bm
I get frustrated thinking 'bout the world
  Asus4         A
I brought you to
        D            D/C#   G
It's a battle of time, that I have with you
            Bm
But don't decide to have the win
            Asus4          A
Or if we'll make it through

D
I feel like you deserve a chance
            D/C#             G
To know the truth and to be better than
Bm
The ones who came before you
                            Asus4
Only to let pride and money weaken them

Chorus:
          D          D/C#        G
So be the young, the brave, the powerful
           Bm
'Cause the world is standing waiting
        A6
For someone to come and change it
              D          D/C#       G
Yeah, be the young, the brave, the powerful
          Bm
'Cause we need a soul to save us
         A6
Need someone to be the greatest

So many words, veiling the truth
The others turning and
It's time for us to choose
And people will try, to take you down too
But if I was a betting man
I'd put all my money on you

I know that I have nothing left
To give to you to make you better than
The man I failed to be, the friends
And father that I know I should have been

Chorus

G
Nobody knows what to say (Oh no)
Bm
Nobody shows you the way (Oh no)
     Asus4
Some times it's hard to see
A
Who you're gonna be

Chorus

Be the young, the brave, the powerful
'Cause the world is standing, waiting
For someone to come and change it
Be the young, the brave, the powerful
'Cause we need a soul to save us
Need someone to be the greatest love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

A6

Guitar chord A6

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "The Greatest" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Greatest" by James Blunt.