Stars — Janis Ian
Chords and lyrics for Stars by Janis Ian (key of G).
Intro
[G] [D6/F#] [Dm6/F] [E7]
Verse 1
[Am] I was [Am7/G]never one for [D7sus2/F#]singing [G]what I [D6/F#]really [Em]feel
[Am] Except [Am7/G]tonight I'm bringing [D7sus2/F#]everything I know that's [D7][D7sus4]real[D7]
Chorus
[G]Stars, they come and [D6/F#]go, they come fast or [Dm6/F]slow
They go like the [E7]last light of the sun, all in a [Am]blaze[Am7/G]
And all you see is [D7sus2/F#]glory[D7sus2/F#]
Hey, but it[G] gets lonely [D6/F#]there when there's [Dm6/F]no one here to [E7]share
We can [Am]shake it away, [Am7/G] if you'll hear the [D7sus2/F#][D7]story[D7][D7sus2]
Verse 2
[G] People lust for [D6/F#]fame like athletes in a [Dm6/F]game, we [E7]break our collarbones
and come up [Am]swinging, some of us are downed[Am7/G]
some of us are crowned,[D7sus2/F#] and some are lost and [D7sus2/F#]never found
But most have seen it [G]all, [D6/F#] they [Dm6/F]live their lives in [E7]sad cafes and
[Am]music halls[Am7/G]
They always come up [D7sus2/F#][D7]singing[D7][D7sus4]
Some make it when they're [G]young, [D6/F#]before the world has done [Dm6/F]its dirty job
[E7]
and later [Am]on someone will say "You've had your day, [Am7/G] now you must
make [D7sus2/F#]way"[D7]
But they'll[D7sus4] never [D7]know the [G]pain of [D6/F#]living with a [Dm6/F]name you never [E7]owned
or the [Am]many years [Am7/G]forgetting what you [D7sus2/F#]know too well
Bridge
That the [Em]ones who gave the [Em/D#]crown have been let [Em/D]down
You try to [Em/C#]make [Cmaj7]amends without [D7][D7sus4]defending[D7]
Verse 3
Perhaps [G]pretending you never saw the [D6/F#]eyes of grown men of [Dm6/F]twenty-five
that [E7]follow as you walk and ask for [Am]autographs
Or kiss you on the cheek[Am7/G] and you never can [D7sus2/F#]believe they really loved
you[D7sus2/F#]
Some make it when they're [G]old[D6/F#]
[Dm6/F](Perhaps they have a [E7]soul they're not [Am]afraid to bare[Am7/G]
or perhaps there's nothing [D7sus2/F#][D7]there)[D7][D7sus2]
Chorus
[G]Stars, they come and [D6/F#]go, they come fast, they [Dm6/F]come slow
They go like the [E7]last light of the sun, all in a [Am]blaze[Am7/G]
And all you see is [D7sus2/F#]glory[D7sus2/F#]
But most have seen it [G]all, [D6/F#] they [Dm6/F]live their lives in [E7]sad cafes and
[Am]music halls[Am7/G]
They always have a [D7sus2/F#]story[D7sus2/F#]
Verse 4
Some [G]women have a [D6/F#]body men will [Dm6/F]want to see
and so they [E7]put it on display
Some people [Am]play a fine guitar, [Am7/G] I could listen to them [D7sus2/F#]play all day
[D7sus2]
Some ladies really [G]move across the [D6/F#]stage and [Dm6/F]gee, they sure can [E7]dance
I [Am]guess I could learn how, [Am7/G] if I gave it half a[D7sus2/F#] chance
But I [G]always feel so [D6/F#]funny when my[Dm6/F] body tries to [E7]soar
And I [Am]seem to always [Am7/G]worry about[D7sus2/F#] missing the next chord
[G] I guess there isn't [D6/F#]anything to [Dm6/F]put up on [E7]display
Except the [Am]tunes, [Am7/G] and whatever else [D7sus2/F#]I say
Bridge
But [Em]anyway, that isn't [Em/D#]really [Em/D]what I meant to [Em/C#]say
I [Cmaj7]meant to tell a story, I [D7sus4]live from day to day
Chorus
[G]Stars, they come and [D6/F#]go, they come in fast, they [Dm6/F]come slow
And they go like the [E7]last light of the sun, all in a [Am]blaze[Am7/G]
And all you see is [D7sus2/F#]glory[D7/F#]
But most have seen it [G]all, [D6/F#] they [Dm6/F]live their lives in [E7]sad cafes and
[Am]music halls[Am7/G]
And we always have a [D7sus2/F#]story
Verse 5
So [G]if you don't lose [D6/F#]patience with my [Dm6/F]fumbling [E7]around
I'll come up [Am]singing for [Am7/G]you,[D7sus2/F#]
even when I'm [G][D6/F#]down[E7][Dm6/F]
Outro
[Am] [Am7/G] [D7sus2/F#] [D7/F#]
[G] [C] [G]
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