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O My Star

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Capo 1
COh my star don't fail me now
That I have Ffollowed you from toCwn to town
What are you Frushing towards
I can't keep Amup with you no more
I can't Fcatch you and I Gcan't slow AmdownAm/G  Dm  
But I can't Fcatch you
FOh my Fmstar, don't fail me Cnow
COh my heart don't fail me now
That I have Fcarried you from toCwn to town
Why are you so Fheavy for
I can't Amhold you any more
I can't Fhold you and I Gcan't put you dAmownAm/G  Dm  
But I can't Fhold you
FOh my Fmheart, don't fail me
FI know where my satisfaction Amlies
FWay beyond the Fmblue horizon
COh my soul, don't fail me now
That I have Fsearched for you from tCown to town
Why don't you Fshow yourself
I want to Amknow you well
I don't Fknow you but I Gwon't let you AmdownAm/G  Dm  
But I don't even Fknow you
FOh my sFmoul, don't fail me Cnow 

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O My Star

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Capo 1

Oh my star don't fail me now

F C

That I have followed you from town to town

What are you rushing towards

I can't keep up with you no more

F G Am Am/G Dm

I can't catch you and I can't slow down

But I can't catch you

F Fm C

Oh my star, don't fail me now

Oh my heart don't fail me now

F C

That I have carried you from town to town

Why are you so heavy for

I can't hold you any more

F G Am Am/G Dm

I can't hold you and I can't put you down

But I can't hold you

F Fm

Oh my heart, don't fail me

F Am

I know where my satisfaction lies

F Fm

Way beyond the blue horizon

Oh my soul, don't fail me now

F C

That I have searched for you from town to town

Why don't you show yourself

I want to know you well

F G Am Am/G Dm

I don't know you but I won't let you down

But I don't even know you

F Fm C

Oh my soul, don't fail me now

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