Rockstar Chords
Rockstar by A Great Big World is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Em, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G Em D
There's a girl in the backyard bangin' on her drum
C G Em D
Sittin' in a junk pile laughing at the sun
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
C G Em D
There's a boy in the backseat singin' to the song
C G Em D
Playin' on the radio, knowing he's the one
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar!"
C G Em D
There's a girl in the tree top looking at the stars
C G Em D
Waiting for a touchdown comin' in from Mars
C G Em D
Thinkin' "is there anybody out there?"
C G Em D
There's a boy thinking of here playin' his guitar
C G Em D
Searching for the answer buried in his heart
C G Em D
Singin' "ah, ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
C G Em D
Singin' "ah, ha ha, is there anybody out there"
G C A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A D
The world is spinnin' and I wanna know why
C G Em D
And we're all getting older wishin' we were young
C G Em D
Hangin' on the memory of what we would become
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
C G Em D
Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar!"
G C A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A D
The world is spinnin' and I wanna know why
G C A D
And maybe we will never figure it out
G C
I got a feelin' that's what life's all about
A D
I'm learning anything is possible now
C G Em D
Take a ticket and get off the line