James TW - Big Picture: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Big Picture" 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.

B                    F#m
Woke up on a Sunday night
                             E
Guess I ain't been sleeping right
                         B
And I'm up early in the morning
                                F#m
And when I'm walking down the street
                            E
Why does it always rain on me?
                            B
And all it does is keep on pouring
B                            F#m
And I can't seem to catch a break
                          E
What the hell did I just say?
For goodness sake

C#m
How'd I lose my head, and let
    F#
The real things pass me by?

Chorus:
                     B
I gotta look at the big picture
                          D#m
I'm lucky to be standing here with ya
                             G#m
Ain't no way that I can't complain
                            E
'Cause everything will be okay
                   B
Gotta look at the big picture
                            D#m
All my problems could be so much bigger
                              G#m
I'm telling you for what it's worth
    F#                   E
It could be a whole lot worse
Em                B
I gotta look at the...

Look at what's surrounding me
There's nowhere that I'd rather be
Though I went through shit to know it
I wouldn't change it for the world
Trade places with nobody else
Listen if you

Got someone that you love, don't give up
Tell them every day, "Never stop"
It's the smallest things
That mean everything
They mean everything, oh, I

Chorus:
I gotta look at the big picture
I'm lucky to be standing here with ya
Ain't no way that I can complain
'Cause everything will be okay
I gotta look at the big picture
All my problems could be so much bigger
I'm telling you for what it's worth
It could be a whole lot worse
I gotta look at the

D#m                           G#m
Every petal falls from every flower
                                    E
And every storm won't pass without rain
                               Em
Just get your head out of the frame

Chorus:
I gotta look at the big picture
I'm lucky to be standing here with ya
Ain't no way that I can complain
'Cause everything will be okay
I gotta look at the big picture
All my problems could be so much bigger
I'm telling you for what it's worth
It could be a whole lot worse
I gotta look at the

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, the big picture
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, the big picture
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, the big picture, yeah
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 Picture" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Big Picture" by James TW.