Southern Star — Gregory Alan Isakov
Chords and lyrics for Southern Star by Gregory Alan Isakov (key of G).
Verse 1
This is from Isakov's new album "Evening Machines". I love this song
because of how effective the atmosphere
is portrayed through the scant instrumentation and short run time. The song
is over before you even know it!
Down to business:
higher register sound.)
Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to
strum down, while pulsing my fret
hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably
want to learn that for this song to
play it "correctly".
Oh, and you can check out me playing it on youtube here:
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
Oh my [C]drunken [Em]southern[C] star[Em]
How you [C]tried to [Em]hide in [C][G]darkness
Slipped from [C][G]orbit
Now you’re [D][C]dangerously [G][C]close[G]
Verse 2
Come [C]out, come [Em]out
From all your [C]hiding [Em]out
We’ll [C]dig in our [Em]heels
Salute the [C][G]battlefields
Where our [D]broken [C]hearts were [G]born, [C]oh[G]
Chorus
And the [C]storm clouds are thirsty
[Em]I can see them bursting, [C]watch them gathering [Em]light
And the [C]walls in the bedroom [Em]now are pounding [D]out[C]
Were we [C]broken open baby,[Em] maybe just a [C]crack[Em]
[C]Swore I heard you whisper [Em]that you preferred [D]us like [C][G]that, [C]oh[G]
Instrumental
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em] [D] [C]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [C] [G]
Verse 3
My [C]broken [Em]open [C]child[Em]
Were we [C]thirsty, [Em]thorned with [C]wild [G]eyes
[C]Still, we are [G]slaves to the [D]sirens of the [C]salty [G]sea
[C]Oh, [G] [C]oh, [G] [C]oh,[G]
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