Starless — King Crimson
Chords and lyrics for Starless by King Crimson (key of Cm).
Verse 1
Introduction (Mellotron)
Intro
[Cdim/D)]Violin/Guitar Part[D)]
(| Gm | Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |
| Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |)
(Gm/D Cdim/D) x2 D) then
Violin/Guitar Part
| Gm | Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |
| Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm | (to verse)
Verse 1
[Gm][Bb]Sundown [Ab][Ab/Bb]dazzling [Gm]day [D]gold [D7/F#]through my [Gm]eyes
[Gmadd9]But my [Bb]eyes [Bb]turned [F]within [F][D/F#]only [Gm]see
[Bb]Starless [D]and [D7/F#]bible [Cm]black
| Cm | Bb | Bb | Adim | Adim | Gm | Gm |
Verse 2
[Gm]Old [Bb]friend [Ab][Ab/Bb]cha-ri-ty[Gm] [D]cruel [D7/F#]twisted [Gm]smile
[Gmadd9]And the [Bb]smile [Bb]signals [F][F]emptiness [D/F#]for [Gm]me
[Bb]Starless [D]and [D7/F#]bible [Cm]black
| Cm | Bb | Bb | Adim | Adim | Gm | Gm |
Interlude
then [Cdim/D)](to [D)]Violin/Guitar)
(| Gm | Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |)
(| Gm | Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |)
Verse 3
[Gm]Ice [Bb]blue [Ab][Ab/Bb]silver [Gm]sky [D]fades [D7/F#]into [Gm]grey
[Gmadd9]To a [Bb]grey [Bb]hope that [F]oh [F]yearns [D/F#]to [Gm]be
[Bb]Starless [D]and [D7/F#]bible [Cm]black
| Cm | Bb | Bb | Adim | Adim | Gm | Gm |
Interlude
[Cdim/D)]Violin/Guitar Part[D)]
(| Gm | Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |
| Eb | Cm | Dm | Dm | Gm | Gm |)
Outro
[Cdim/D)] [D)]
The rest is too hard
Bass and Guitar Riffs G based Riff C based Riff D
then back to the G based riff and then to the main theme.
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