Shine Shine Shine Chords

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Shine Shine Shine by Mrs. Greenbird is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Cadd9, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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Intro 
G D Cadd9 G 
G D Cadd9 G 

verse 1 
 G 
I'm staring at the stars at night 
 Cadd9         D 
Colouring the dark with white 
 G 
Proud and clear, they're burning bright 
         Cadd9          D 
Waiting for the sun to rise 

 G 
Like a star we're here to shine 
 Cadd9                 D 
We're here to set the world on fire 
 G 
I know it can be hard to smile 
        Cadd9             D 
But we shouldn't dim our light 

Bridge 
              Em                 G 
It's not the dark that frightens us 
        Em          D 
We fear to be fabulous 

              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
             Em         G    Am 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a light? 

              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
              Em        G    Cadd9 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a-la la la la light? 

G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 

verse 2 
      G             
Like fireworks in the sky 
       Cadd9            D 
We're here to hold our flames up high 
     G 
The little spark in our eyes 
     Cadd9          D 
Can lighten up the night 

Bridge 
              Em                 G 
It's not the dark that frightens us 
        Em          D 
We fear to be fabulous 
 
              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
             Em         G    Am 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a light? 

              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
              Em        G    Cadd9 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a-la la la la light? 

G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 

G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 

Bridge 
              Em                 G 
It's not the dark that frightens us 
        Em          D 
We fear to be fabulous 

              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
             Em         G    Am 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a light? 

              G             D 
Why don't we shine, shine, shine? 
          Cadd9         G 
Turn our tears into a smile 
              Em        G    Cadd9 
Why don't we try, try, try 
         D 
To be a-la la la la light? 

G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 

G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
G   D   Cadd9  G 
Ooh… ooh… 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante