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Sia - The Greatest Chords

Chord reference E, A, D, G, B, Am, F, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[Am]Uh oh, [F]running out of breath, but I Oh[C], I, I [G]got stamina [Am]Uh oh, [F]running now, I close my eyes [C]Well, oh, I [G]got stamina [Am]And uh oh, I [F]see another mountain to climb [C]But I, [G]I got stamina [Am]And uh oh, I [F]need another love to be mine [C]Cause I, I [G]got stamina

[F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up, [Am]no no no. [F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up, [F]no no no

I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest, I’m [C]alive [G] I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest here [C]tonight, the [G]greatest The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive [G] The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive [G]

[Am]Well, uh oh, [F]running out of breath, but I [C]Oh, I, [G]I got stamina [Am]Uh oh, [F]running now, I close my eyes [C]But, oh, I [G]got stamina [Am]And oh yeah, [F]running to the waves below [C]But I, [G]I got stamina [Am]And oh yeah, I’m [F]running and I’m just enough [C]And uh oh, I [G]got stamina

[F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up, [Am]no no no. [F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up,[F]no no no

I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest, I’m [C]alive [G] I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest here [C]tonight, the [G]greatest The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive. [G] The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive [G]

[Am]Oh oh, [F]I got stamina [C]Oh oh, I [G]got stamina [Am]Oh oh, [F]I got stamina [C]Oh oh, I [G]got stamina

[Am]Hey, I am the [F]truth, hey, I am the [C]wisdom of the fallen; I’m the [G]youth Hey, I am the [Am]greatest; hey, this is the proof [F] Hey, I work [C]hard, pray hard, pay [G]dues, hey I [Am]transform with pressure; I’m [F]hands on with effort I fell [C]twice before; my [G]bounce back was special Letdowns [Am]will get you, and the [F]critics will test you But the [C]strong will survive[G]another scar may bless you, ah

[F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up, [Am]no no no. [F]Don’t give up; I [C]won’t give up [G]Don’t give up, [F]no no no

I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest, I’m [C]alive. [G] I’m [Am]free to be the [F]greatest here [C]tonight, the [G]greatest The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive [G] The [Am]greatest, the [F]greatest [C]alive [G]

[F]The greatest, the [C]greatest [G]alive [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]

Artist Sia
Album This Is Acting
Genres Pop
Year 2016
Key Am

How to Play The Greatest on Guitar?

Sia - The Greatest can be played in the key of Am using the E, A, D, G, B, Am, F, C chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Greatest with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.