Stars (live) Chords
Stars (live) by Fred Eaglesmith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D5, Am, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
G
And our train's wrecked
G D5
And our buses fell apart
D5 Am
We couldn't see past the lights
Am C
We drove into the dark
verse 2
G
We tore those places down
D5
We burned them to the ground
Am
Then we left those towns
Am C
Headed down the road again
G
And my hands hurt
G D5
from playing my guitar
D5 Am
Every night in all those bars
Am C
We played like we were stars
verse 3
G
They backed us in the corner
D
The crowd called out for more
Am
We turned it up too loud
Am C
And played our way out the front door
verse 4
G
Kori played the drums
D5
Willie played the mandolin
Am
He jumped around the stage
C
We thought that it would never end
G
And my hands hurt
G D5
from playing my guitar
D5 Am
Every night in all those bars
Am C
We played like we were stars
Solo
G D5 Am C
G D5 Am C
Verse 5
G
When I'm an old man
D
And I can't make my way
Am
They'll ask me about my life
C
And this is what I'll say
G
I'll say my hands hurt
G D5
from playing my guitar
D5 Am
Every night in all those bars
Am C
We played like we were stars
Outro
C G
We played like we were stars
G D5 Am C G