Paramore - Looking Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Looking Up" 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.

E                          C#m   A
Things are looking up, oh finally!
               E                          C#m       A
I thought I'd never see the day when you smile at me.
           E                       C#m A
We always pull through oh when we try,
             E                     C#m A
I'm always wrong but you're never right.
              E
You're never right!

Chorus:
A      E
Honestly,
          C#m                   B                  A
can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
            E      B
I'd never trade it in, cuz I've always wanted this!
A                   C#m    B
It's not a dream anymore! Ohhh..
A                   C#m               B
It's not a dream anymore! It’s worth fighting for.

Could've given up so easily
I was a few cheap shots away from the end of me
Taking for granted most everything
That I would have died for just yesterday
Just yesterday

Chorus:
Honestly
Can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
I'll never trade it in 'cause I've always wanted this
And it's not a dream anymore
No, it's not a dream anymore
It's worth fighting for

God knows the world doesn't need another band
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
But what a waste it would've been
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
I can't believe we almost hung it up
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
We're just getting started!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

Chorus:
Honestly
Can you believe we crossed the world while it's asleep?
I'll never trade it in 'cause I've always wanted this
And it's not a dream anymore
No, it's not a dream anymore
No, it's not a dream anymore
No, it's not a dream anymore
It's worth fighting for

I can't believe we almost hung it up
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
We're just getting started!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
I can't believe we almost hung it up
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
We're just getting started!
Yeah, we're just getting started!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Looking Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Looking Up" by Paramore.