{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2280311,"song":"Stars","artist":"Janis Ian","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11478861-stars-chords-by-janis-ian/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2280311?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":50,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]  [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am7/G[/ch]         [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D6/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   I was never one for singing      what I really feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus4[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n   Except tonight I'm bringing everything I know that's real[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                   [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]\r\nStars, they come and go,   they come fast or slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E7[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\nThey go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd all you see is glory[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D6/F#[/ch]              [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHey, but it gets lonely there when there's no one here to share[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWe can shake it away,       if you'll hear the story[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                   [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  People lust for fame like athletes in a game,    we break our collarbones[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\n  and come up swinging, some of us are downed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]                        [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\n  some of us are crowned,          and some are lost and never found[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D6/F#[/ch]       [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\n  But most have seen it all,        they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n  They always come up singing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                   [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  Some make it when they're young, before the world has done its dirty job[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n  and later on someone will say \"You've had your day,        now you must make way\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D7sus4[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D6/F#[/ch]         [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  But they'll never know the pain of living with a name you never owned[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am7/G[/ch]              [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\n  or the many years forgetting what you know too well[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Em/D#[/ch]               [ch]Em/D[/ch]\r\nThat the ones who gave the crown have been let down[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em/C#[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7sus4[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou try to make amends without defending[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                       [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]\r\nPerhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of grown men of twenty-five[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nthat follow as you walk and ask for autographs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                        [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]                [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nOr kiss you on the cheek      and you never can believe they really loved you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nSome make it when they're old[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\n(Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nor perhaps there's nothing there)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                      [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]\r\nStars, they come and go,   they come fast, they come slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E7[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\nThey go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd all you see is glory[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D6/F#[/ch]      [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\nBut most have seen it all,       they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nThey always have a story[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D6/F#[/ch]            [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]\r\n  Some women have a body men will want to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  and so they put it on display[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                         [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]     [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n  Some people play a fine guitar,       I could listen to them play all day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch]     [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  Some ladies really move across the stage and gee, they sure can dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\n  I guess I could learn how,       if I gave it half a chance[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch]        [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  But I always feel so funny when my body tries to soar[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Am7/G[/ch]      [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\n  And I seem to always worry about missing the next chord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D6/F#[/ch]       [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  I guess there isn't anything to put up on display[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am7/G[/ch]                    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\n  Except the tunes,        and whatever else I say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Em/D#[/ch]   [ch]Em/D[/ch]            [ch]Em/C#[/ch]\r\nBut anyway, that isn't really   what I meant to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                    [ch]D7sus4[/ch]\r\nI meant to tell a story, I live from day to day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]                          [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]\r\nStars, they come and go,   they come in fast, they come slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E7[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\nAnd they go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]   [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd all you see is glory[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D6/F#[/ch]      [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am7/G[/ch]\r\nBut most have seen it all,       they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd we always have a story[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D6/F#[/ch]          [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nSo if you don't lose patience with my fumbling around[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am7/G[/ch]    [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]\r\nI'll come up singing for you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]  [ch]Dm6/F[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\neven when I'm down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am7/G[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2/F#[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG  D6/F#  Dm6/F  E7\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nAm  Am7/G  D7sus2/F#  D7/F#\nG  C  G","chords":["G","D6/F#","Dm6/F","E7","Am","Am7/G","Em","D7","D7sus4","D7sus2","Em/D#","Em/D","Em/C#","Cmaj7","D7/F#","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"D7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,3]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}