Thirty Seconds to Mars - Great Wide Open: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Great Wide Open" 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 Great Wide Open Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Thirty Seconds to Mars

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 "Great Wide Open" smoothly on your guitar.

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

             C               Am
Is this the life that we're living?
          G                    F
Say the prayers in a thousand tongues
         C                Am
Is this love? Some new beginning?
      G                     F
Or a night in our wildest dreams?

Chorus:
           C
Into the great wide open
          F
Across a land of blood and dreams
        Am
I will save your heart from breaking
            F
Won't you stop? Please
         C
Set me free

I swear to God, I'm the devil
Raise your hands to the sky and praise
I'm a thief, you're a liar
But we live in our wildest dreams

Chorus:
Into the great wide open
Across a land of blood and dreams
I will save your heart from breaking
Won't you stop? Please
Set me free, set me free
Set me free, set me free

C
Let it out, let it out, go
                      F
Time to lay down your arms
Am
Let it out, let it out, go
                      F
Time to lay down your arms
       C  F
Oooh hoooo

Chorus:
Into the great wide open
Across a land of love and dreams
I will save your heart from breaking
Won't you stop? Please
Set me free (Raise your hands to the sky)
Set me free (Raise your hands to the sky)
Set me free (Raise your hands to the sky)
Won't you stop? Please
Set me free


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Great Wide Open" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Great Wide Open" by Thirty Seconds to Mars.