The Lumineers – BIG SHOT Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Lumineers – BIG SHOT Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for BIG SHOT by The Lumineers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
 C
All the things you said to me
     G
The manifest and destiny
       F
Well, all of this could
               C
go away right now

[Pre-Chorus]
     C
And everyone was in the band
    G
And I was on another planet
          F        Fm    C
And then you, were all alone

[Chorus]
                    C
And you wanna be a big shot
                  G
You wanna be the big man
                  F
You wanna hold a big gun
                   C
You gotta have a quick hand
                  C
You wanna be the big shot now
      G
The chosen one your mother
           F
loved the most
 Fm    C
After all

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[Verse 2]
 C
Early morning, still in bed
      G
You hate yourself for what you said
     F
But you could never admit
           C
you were wrong

[Pre-Chorus]
     C
And every song was out of key
    G
And I was in the in-between
          F         Fm    C
And then you, still all alone

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[Chorus]
                    C
And you wanna be a big shot
                  G
You wanna be the big man
                   F
You wanna place a big bet
                   C
You better have a big hand
                  C
You wanna be the big shot
                  G           F
You wanna be the only son we love
Fm     C
After all

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[Instrumental]
C   G   Am   G   C
Am  G   F

[Chorus]
                    C
And you wanna be a big shot
                  G
You wanna be the big man
                  F
You wanna hold a big gun (Big gun)
                   D7
You better have a quick hand
(Quick hand)
                  C
You wanna be the big shot
(The big shot)
                  G
You wanna be the big man (Big man)
                   F
You wanna place a big bet
(Big bet)
                  D7
You better have a sick hand
(Sick hand)

[Outro]
                  C            G
You wanna be the big shot now
 F
Big shot now
Fm        C
...After all

How to play BIG SHOT: key, chords and progression

BIG SHOT by The Lumineers is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, G, F, Fm, Am and D7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, D, Dm, F#m, B7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C

BIG SHOT chords: questions

What key is BIG SHOT in?

BIG SHOT by The Lumineers is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in BIG SHOT?

BIG SHOT uses 6 chords: C, G, F, Fm, Am, D7.

What is the chord progression of BIG SHOT?

The main progression is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V).

Is BIG SHOT easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, D, Dm, F#m, B7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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