Biography:
A Great Big World is the new incarnation of Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino.
Axel’s known for the 2011 viral hit “This Is the New Year,” which solidified him as an indie pop presence with staggering YouTube views and numerous syncs on film and television. Teaming up with longtime collaborator Chad, he’s expanding his horizons immensely into A Great Big World.
The seeds for the partnership were planted early, even before Ian’s solo career took off. While both studying music at NYU, Ian tracked Chad down in the school’s practice rooms.
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Other songs:
- Already Home
- Everyone Is Gay
- Hold Each Other
- Rockstar
- Say Something
- This Is The New Year
- I Don’t Wanna Love Somebody Else
- Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)
- You’ll Be Okay
- All I Want Is Love
- Cheer Up
- Come On
- I Dont Wanna Love Somebody Else
- I Really Want It
- I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
- Is There Anybody Out There
- Kaleidoscope
- Land Of Opportunity
- Life Is Good
- Oasis
- One Step Ahead
- Shorty Dont Wait
- The Futures Right In Front Of Me
- There Is An Answer
- When I Was A Boy
- When The Morning Comes
- Where Does The Time Go
- Wont Stop Running
- You
- Youll Be Okay
- Younger
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This song is pretty simple: G C Em D for everything except the bridge, which is G G/B C; A A D (half time).
Capo 1
[Intro] G C Em D x2
[Verse 1]
G C Em D
There's a girl in the backyard banging on her drum
G C Em D
Sitting in a junk pile laughing at the sun
G C Em D
Singing "Ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
There's a boy in the backseat singing to the song
G C Em D
Playing on the radio, knowing he's the one
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
[Bridge]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D x2
[Verse 2]
G C Em D
There's a girl in the tree top looking at the stars
G C Em D
Waiting for a touchdown coming in from Mars
G C Em D
Thinking "is there anybody out there?"
G C Em D
G C Em D
There's a boy thinking of her playing his guitar
G C Em D
Searching for the answer buried in his heart
G C Em D
Thinking "ah ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
G C Em D
[Bridge 2]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
G G/B C
[Chorus]
A A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G G/B C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A A D
The world is spinning and I wanna know why
G C Em D x2
[Verse 3]
G C Em D
And we're all getting older wishing we were young
G C Em D
Hanging on the memory of what we would become
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
[Bridge 3]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G G/B C
[Chorus 2]
A A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G G/B C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A A D
The world is spinning and I wanna know why
G G/B C
A A D
And maybe we will never figure it out
G G/B C
I got a feeling that's what life's all about
A A D
I'm learning anything is possible now
G C Em D x2
[Breakdown]
G C Em D
Take a ticket and get off the line x8
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D x3
G C
Capo 1
[Intro] G C Em D x2
[Verse 1]
G C Em D
There's a girl in the backyard banging on her drum
G C Em D
Sitting in a junk pile laughing at the sun
G C Em D
Singing "Ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
There's a boy in the backseat singing to the song
G C Em D
Playing on the radio, knowing he's the one
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
[Bridge]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D x2
[Verse 2]
G C Em D
There's a girl in the tree top looking at the stars
G C Em D
Waiting for a touchdown coming in from Mars
G C Em D
Thinking "is there anybody out there?"
G C Em D
G C Em D
There's a boy thinking of her playing his guitar
G C Em D
Searching for the answer buried in his heart
G C Em D
Thinking "ah ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
G C Em D
[Bridge 2]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
G G/B C
[Chorus]
A A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G G/B C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A A D
The world is spinning and I wanna know why
G C Em D x2
[Verse 3]
G C Em D
And we're all getting older wishing we were young
G C Em D
Hanging on the memory of what we would become
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
[Bridge 3]
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G G/B C
[Chorus 2]
A A D
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
G G/B C
The more I look it just gets harder to find
A A D
The world is spinning and I wanna know why
G G/B C
A A D
And maybe we will never figure it out
G G/B C
I got a feeling that's what life's all about
A A D
I'm learning anything is possible now
G C Em D x2
[Breakdown]
G C Em D
Take a ticket and get off the line x8
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
G C Em D
G C Em D
Singing "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
G C Em D x3
G C
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