Stars Chords by Nina Simone
- Key: D
- BPM: 107
- Capo: no capo
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STARS CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] D A Stars they come and go C They come fast they come slow B7 Em They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze A7 All you see is glory D Dbm7 Gb7 But it gets lonely there when there's no one there to share Em7 Asus4 A7 You can shake it away ■ if you'll hear a story ■ D A Gbm People lust for fame like athletes in a game D7 D B7 Em ■ They break their collarbones and come up swinging ■ Em7 ■ Some of them are crowned Asus4 Some of them are downed G Em7 Asus4 ■ Some are lost and never found ■ A A7 D ■ ■ But most have seen it all Gbm D7 B7 Em7 ■ They live their lives in sad cafés and music halls Asus4 And they always have a story A7 A A7 D ■ ■ Some make it when they're young Gb7 Bm Before the world has done its dirty job G Em7 And ■ later on someone will say Asus4 Em7 You've had your day now you must make way ■ Asus4 Asus4 ■ Don't they always A A7 D A But you'll never know the pain of using a name you never owned E7 Em7 Asus4 ■ Or the years of forgetting what you know too well D Dbm C Em7 That you who gave the crown have been let down you try to make amends [Chorus] Asus4 D Without defending perhaps ■ pretending A C B7 ■ You never saw the eyes of young men in twentyfive ■ [Intro] Em7 Who followed as you walked and ask for autographs Em Or kiss you on the cheek ■ Em7 Asus4 ■ And you never could believe they really loved you never A A7 D ■ Some make it when they're old A B7 ■ Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare Em7 Em Em7 G Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 Asus4 Em7 Or perhaps there's nothing there ■ ■ [Verse] A A7 D ■ But anyway that isn't what I meant to say ■ D I'm meant to tell about a story Dbm Gbm Since we all have stories ■ B7 ■ But can't remember it anyway Em7 Asus4 ■ So I'll tell about the mood that's in the United States today Asus4 D Impermeable even Switzerland it goes ■ [Intro] [Verse] D7 G ■ But I'll continue anyway until I get it together C Em Em7 ■ ■ Some women have a body men will want to see Asus4 Em7 A Asus4 ■ ■ ■ ■ A7 D So they put it on display some people play a fine guitar A Amaj7 A C A ■ I could listen to them play all day ■ ■ B7 Em Em7 Asus4 ■ But anyway way ■ but I'm trying to tell my story A D Bm7 Janis will do it very well ■ [Chorus] Bm Em7 Janis Joplin told it even better ■ Asus4 D Billie Holiday even told it even better ■ A Bm7 Em7 We always ■ we always ■ we always have a story [Inst] [Outro] Em7 The latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with Em7 And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with N.C. And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with N.C. And the latest story that I know is the one that [End]