Stars Chords by Nina Simone

[Start]

[Verse]
F                                                     
■ Stars they come and go they come fast they come slow
                 D7                           Gm7    
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze
                   Csus4
And all you see is glory
C        F                                              D7   
■ But it gets lonely there when there's no one there to share
    Gm7                              Bb Csus4 C
You can shake it away if you'll hear a  story ■
C7              F                           
People lust for fame like athletes in a game
           D7                            Gm       Gm7
They break their collarbones and come up swinging ■  
     Gm7               
Some of them are downed
                         F        Gm7            C7   
Some of them are crowned some are lost and never found
                      F  
But most have seen it all
                             D7              Gm7  
They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls
                     Gm7    
And they always have a story
C7                           F    
■  Some make it when they're young
                                    D7 
Before the world has done its dirty job
Gm7      Bb           Gm7
Later on someone will say
                    Bb              Gm7     
You've had your day ■  now you must make way
Csus4 C7                            F                                          D7
■     ■  But they'll never know the pain of living with a name you never owned ■ 
             Gm7                             Csus4
Or the years of forgetting what you know too well 
     F                       A7       Dm  
That you gave the crown have been let down
                Gm7            C        
You try to make amends without defending
C7      C          F                                        D7        
Perhaps pretending ■ you never saw the eyes of young men of twentyfive
                                       Gm7       
Who followed as you walked and ask for autographs
                                                                               Bb  Csus4
And kiss you on the cheek and you never really could believe they really loved you ■    
C7                           F  
■  Some make it when they're old
                         D7                       Gm7 
Perhaps they have a soul ■  they're not afraid to bare
                           Csus4
Or perhaps there's nothing there
C                 F                     D7 
■ But anyway that isn't what I meant to say
           Gm7                           C7        
I meant to tell a story that I live from day to day


[Chorus]
F                   C            Am                 
Stars they come and go they come fast they come slow
        D7                             Gm       Gm7  
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze
                              C7   
And you always all you see is glory
F                     F7                             D7    
But if you don't mind being patient with my fumbling around
             Gm7             Csus4      C7     F       
I'll come up singing for you ■     even though I'm down


[Outro]
D7 Gm7 C C7 C Bb F
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