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Melanie Safka - To Be A Star
INTRO: F  
CHORUS:
To Cbe a Gstar, you've Amgot to Cshine
To be the light in D7someone's CheartG  
You gotta be bigger than you Amare
Gotta be bigger Gthan you FareG  C  
If you can't Greach Amwhat you can Csee
When dreams are your reD7aliCtyG  
It's time to be bigger than you Amare
Time to be bigger Gthan you FareG  C  
Are you ready for the sudden awakeningAm  
Are you Cready for the total recallF  
Are you ready for the Gtruth when it's Ftold and
GHow do you know that it's the truth at all
CSometimes that truth isn't honest
Sometimes it Amcuts like a knifeF  
Some days take more than all day and
GSome lives take more than Fone life
CHORUS:
To Cbe a Gstar, you've Amgot to Cshine
To be the light in D7someone's CheartG  
You gotta be bigger than you Amare
Gotta be bigger Gthan you FareC  F  
If a Csmile would Gbreak on Amevery Cface
At once our planet, D7human CraceG  
Would learn how to find the path with Amheart
We could be Gbigger than we Fare, Gbigger than we Care
Are you ready for the rock and roll ending
AmAre you ready for the rigmaroleF  
Are you ready when you gave it all 
And you'll be Gdamned if you know where you're gonna get some moreC  
Are you ready, are you AmreadyF  
Ready to be bigger (are you ready)
Ready to be bigger than Ca starAm  F  
CHORUS:   (## repeat and fade ##)
To Dbe a Astar you've Bmgot to Dshine
To be the light in E7someone's Dheart
You gotta be Abigger, bigger than you Bmare
Bigger Athan you Gare, Abigger than you Dare
To be a Astar you've Bmgot to Dshine
To be the light in E7someone's Dheart
You gotta be Abigger, bigger than you Bmare
Bigger Athan you Gare, Abigger than you Dare

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To Be A Star

by Melanie

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Melanie Safka - To Be A Star

INTRO:

CHORUS:

C G Am C

To be a star, you've got to shine

D7 C G

To be the light in someone's heart

You gotta be bigger than you are

G F G C

Gotta be bigger than you are

G Am C

If you can't reach what you can see

D7 C G

When dreams are your reality

It's time to be bigger than you are

G F G C

Time to be bigger than you are

Are you ready for the sudden awakening

C F

Are you ready for the total recall

G F

Are you ready for the truth when it's told and

How do you know that it's the truth at all

Sometimes that truth isn't honest

Am F

Sometimes it cuts like a knife

Some days take more than all day and

G F

Some lives take more than one life

CHORUS:

C G Am C

To be a star, you've got to shine

D7 C G

To be the light in someone's heart

You gotta be bigger than you are

G F C F

Gotta be bigger than you are

C G Am C

If a smile would break on every face

D7 C G

At once our planet, human race

Would learn how to find the path with heart

G F G C

We could be bigger than we are, bigger than we are

Are you ready for the rock and roll ending

Am F

Are you ready for the rigmarole

Are you ready when you gave it all

G C

And you'll be damned if you know where you're gonna get some more

Am F

Are you ready, are you ready

Ready to be bigger (are you ready)

C Am F

Ready to be bigger than a star

CHORUS: (## repeat and fade ##)

D A Bm D

To be a star you've got to shine

E7 D

To be the light in someone's heart

A Bm

You gotta be bigger, bigger than you are

A G A D

Bigger than you are, bigger than you are

A Bm D

To be a star you've got to shine

E7 D

To be the light in someone's heart

A Bm

You gotta be bigger, bigger than you are

A G A D

Bigger than you are, bigger than you are

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