Looking Up chords by
Paramore (Official Version)
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Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B

Verse 1
C5 C5 
 
A5 A5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Things are looking up, oh finally!
C5 C5 
 
I thought I'd never see the day
A5 A5 
 
G5 G5 
 
When you smile at me
C5 C5 
 
A5 A5 
 
G5 G5 
 
We always pull through, oh when we try,
C5 C5 
 
A5 A5 
 
I'm always wrong but you're never right
G5 G5 
 
C C 
 
Oh you're never right!

Chorus 1
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Honestly, can you believe
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
C C 
 
I'd never trade it in,
G G 
 
'cause I've always wanted this!
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No, it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
It's worth fighting for

Interlude 1

Cadd9

Am7

Cadd9

Am7

Cmaj7

Am7

F

G

Am

G/B

Verse 2
C5 C5 
 
A5 A5 
 
G5 G5 
 
Could have given up so easily
C5 C5 
 
I was a few cheap shots away
A5 A5 
 
G5 G5 
 
from the end of me
C5 C5 
 
A5 A5 
 
Taken for granted, almost everything
G5 G5 
 
C5 C5 
 
that I would have died for
A5 A5 
 
Just yesterday,
G5 G5 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Just yesterday

Chorus 2
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Honestly, can you believe
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
C C 
 
I'd never trade it in,
G G 
 
'cause I've always wanted this!
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No, it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
It's worth fighting for

Bridge 1
C5 C5 
 
God knows the world doesn't need
E5 E5 
 
F5 F5 
 
another band (whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
But what a waste it would've been!
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
(whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
I can't believe we almost hung it up
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
(whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
We're just getting started
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G G 
 
(whoa, whoa, oh)

Chorus 3
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Honestly, can you believe
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
C C 
 
I'd never trade it in,
G G 
 
'cause I've always wanted this!
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No, it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No, it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No, it's     not a dream anymore!
G G 
 
C C 
 
It's worth fighting for

Outro 1
I can't believe we almost hung it up!
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
(whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
We're just getting started!
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
(whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
I can't believe we almost hung it up!
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
(whoa, whoa)
C C 
 
We're just getting started!
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
We're just getting started!

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCadd9 Am7 F G Am...

Chords

Cadd9
Am7
F
G
Am
G/B
Cmaj7
C5
A5
G5
C
Fsus2
E5
F5
Em
Dm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -4

-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Looking Up by Paramore, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paramore's performance.

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