Chords for Janis Ian - Stars

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ I [Bbm] was never one [Eb] for singing _ _ what _ [Ab] _
I _ [Eb] _ _ really [Fm] _
_ _ feel
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Except tonight _ I'm bringing _ _ _ everything [Eb] _ _
I know [Bbm] _ _ that's [Eb]
real _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Stars, _ _ they come [Eb] and go, they come [Ebm] fast or slow
_ _ They go [F] like the last light of the sun all [Bb] in a _ _ [Bbm] blaze _ _ _
And all you see [Eb] is _ _ glory, _ _ hey _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] but it gets [Eb] lonely there
When [Ebm] there's no one [Eb] here to _ share
[F] _ _ _
We [Bb] can shake it away _ [Bbm] _
if _ _ you hear [Eb] a _ story _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ People lust [Eb] for fame like athletes in a [Ebm]
game
_ [Ebm] _ We _ [F] break our collarbones and come [Bb] up swinging
[Bbm] Some of us are down, _ _ _ some of us are crowned
[Eb] _ _ _
And some are lost and never found but most have [Ab] seen it all
_ [Eb]
They _ _ [Ebm] live their lives [F] in sad cafes [Bb] and _ _ _ musicals
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ They always come [Eb] up _ singing _
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Some make it [Ab] when they're young [Eb] before the world [Ebm] has done its dirty [F] job
_ _ [Bb] Later on someone [Bbm] will say you've had your day
_ Now you must make [Eb] way
[Eb] _ But _ _ _ _ they'll never know the [Ab] pain of living with a [Ebm] name you never [F] _
owned
Or [Bb] the many [Bbm] years forgetting what you [Eb] know too well _
That _ [Ab] the ones who gave the crown have been let down
You tried to [D] make [Db] _ _ _ _
amends _ without _ [Bb] defending
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Perhaps [Ab] _ pretending you never saw the [Eb] eyes of grown men of [Ebm] 25
_ _ _ That _ [F] _
follow as you walk and ask for [Bb] _
autographs or kiss you on the cheek
[Bbm] _ _
And you never can believe [Eb] they really loved you _ _ _
Some make it when [Ab] they're old
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Perhaps they have a soul [F] they're not afraid [Bb] _
[Bbm] to bear
Or _ _ _ _ perhaps there's [Eb] nothing there _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Stars, _ _ they come [Eb] and go _
They come fast, [Ebm] they come slow
They go like the [Eb] last light of the [F] sun _ all in [Bb] a [Bbm] blaze _ _
_ _ _ And all you see is glory _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Most have [Ab] seen it _ [Eb] all
_ _ [Ebm] They live their lives [F] in sad cafes [Bb] and _ _ musicals
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ They always [Eb] have a story _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Some women have a body men will [Ebm] want to see
_ _ And so [F] they put it on display
Some [Bb] people play a [Bbm] fine guitar _ _ _ _
I could listen to them [Eb] play _ all day
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
Some ladies [Ab] really move across [Eb] the stage
_ [Ebm] In cheer they sure [F] can dance _ _ _ _
[Bb] I guess I could learn how _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ if I gave it half [Eb] a chance
_ But _ _ [Ab] I always feel [Eb] so funny when [Ebm] my body tries to [F] soar
_ [Bb] And I seem to [Bbm] always worry [Eb] about missing the next [Eb] chord
_ [Ab] _
I guess there [Eb] isn't anything _ [Ebm] to put up on [F] display _ _
Except _ [Bb] the tune _ [Bbm] _
_ and _ _ _ _ whatever else I [Eb] _ say _ _
_ But anyway, that [Ab] isn't really _ _ what I meant to _
[D] say
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I meant to tell a story _
[F] I [Eb] live from day to day
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Stars, _ _ they come and go _
They come in fast, [Ebm] they come slow
And they go like the last light of the [F] sun all [Bb] in a _ [Bbm] blaze _ _ _ _ _ _
And all you see is [Eb] _ glory _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Most have seen it [Ab] _ all
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ebm] They live their lives [F] in sad cafes [Bb] and _ [Bbm] musicals _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] And we _ always have a [Eb] story _ _ _
_ _ So if you don't lose [Eb] _
patience [Ebm] with my fumbling [Eb] _
crown
_ _ [F] I'll _ _ [Bb] come up singing [Bbm] for you
_ _ _ _ _ _ Even when I'm [Ab] _ down
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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