Rush - Grand Designs: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Grand Designs" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Grand Designs Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Grand Designs" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D Em      G
So much style without substance
D Em      G
So much stuff without style
D     Em           G
It's hard to recognize the real thing
D   Em         G             D Em  G
It comes along once in a while
D       Em                G   A
Like a rare and precious metal
 D         Em       G A
Beneath a ton of rock
    D          Em        G    A
It takes some time and trouble
    D        Em        G  A
To separate from the stock
     D         Em      G       A
You sometimes have to listen to
   D     Em       G
A lot of useless talk

D Em
Shapes and forms
D Em            D
Against the norm

Chorus:
Em
Against the run of the mill
D
Swimming against the stream
A
Life in two dimensions is
   Bm
a mass production scheme

So much poison in power,
the principles get left out
So much mind on the matter,
the spirit gets forgotten about
Like a righteous inspiration
overlooked in haste
Like a teardrop in the ocean,
a diamond in the waste
Some world-views are spacious
And some are merely spaced

Chorus:
Em
Against the run of the mill
D
Static as it seems
A
We break the surface tension
          Bm                D
with our wild kinetic dreams
Em              D
Curves and lines
Em
Of grand designs
Em
Against the run of the mill
D
Swimming against the stream
A
Life in two dimensions is
  Bm
a mass production scheme

Against the run of the mill
Static as it seems
We break the surface tension
with our wild kinetic dreams



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Grand Designs" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Grand Designs" by Rush.

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