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Stella Blue

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[Verse]
E     Emaj7 Asus4 A
Em    C7    B7
[Chorus]
E     A     E
[Bridge]
B     E     A  E  B
[Verse 1]
    EAll the years combEmaj7ine
    Asus4They melt into a dAream
    EmA broken angel sinC7gs
      From a guitB7ar
    EIn the end, there's just a sEmaj7ong
    Asus4Comes crying like the nAight
    EmThrough all the broken C7dreams
      And vanished yeB7ars
    Stella BlEue
    AStella BlEue
[Verse 2]
    EWhen all the cards are Emaj7down
    Asus4There's nothing left to Asee
    EmThere's just the pavement C7left
      And broken drB7eams
    EIn the end, there's still that Emaj7song
    Asus7Comes crying like the Awind
    EmDown every lonely C7street
      That's ever bB7een
    Stella EBlue
    AStella EBlue
[Bridge]
 BI've stayed in every blue-light
ECheap hotelA  
 ECan't win for trByin’
 BDust off those rusty strings just
EOne Amore EtimeA  
 EGonna make 'em shBineA  
[Instrumental]
E     Emaj7 Asus4 A
Em    C7    B7
E  Emaj7  Asus4  A  Em  C7
B7
[Verse 3]
    EIt all rolls into Emaj7one
    Asus7And nothing comes for Afree
    EmThere's nothing you can hC7old
      For very lB7ong
    EAnd when you hear that Emaj7song
    Asus4Come crying like the wAind
    EmIt seems like all this C7life
      Was just a dB7ream
    Stella EBlue
    AStella EBlue
A          E

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Stella Blue

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Asus4

Asus7

[Verse]

E Emaj7 Asus4 A

Em C7 B7

[Chorus]

E A E

[Bridge]

B E A E B

[Verse 1]

E Emaj7

All the years combine

Asus4 A

They melt into a dream

Em C7

A broken angel sings

From a guitar

E Emaj7

In the end, there's just a song

Asus4 A

Comes crying like the night

Em C7

Through all the broken dreams

And vanished years

Stella Blue

A E

Stella Blue

[Verse 2]

E Emaj7

When all the cards are down

Asus4 A

There's nothing left to see

Em C7

There's just the pavement left

And broken dreams

E Emaj7

In the end, there's still that song

Asus7 A

Comes crying like the wind

Em C7

Down every lonely street

That's ever been

Stella Blue

A E

Stella Blue

[Bridge]

I've stayed in every blue-light

E A

Cheap hotel

E B

Can't win for tryin’

Dust off those rusty strings just

E A E A

One more time

E B A

Gonna make 'em shine

[Instrumental]

E Emaj7 Asus4 A

Em C7 B7

E Emaj7 Asus4 A Em C7

[Verse 3]

E Emaj7

It all rolls into one

Asus7 A

And nothing comes for free

Em C7

There's nothing you can hold

For very long

E Emaj7

And when you hear that song

Asus4 A

Come crying like the wind

Em C7

It seems like all this life

Was just a dream

Stella Blue

A E

Stella Blue

A E

About Stella Blue Chords by Grateful Dead

Learn how to play Stella Blue by Grateful Dead with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Stella Blue chords”, “Stella Blue guitar chords”, or “Grateful Dead Stella Blue chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Stella Blue chords and for experienced players who want accurate Stella Blue lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, Emaj7, Asus4, A, Em, C7.

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What key is "Stella Blue" in?

The chords for "Stella Blue" show the original chord names (including E, Emaj7, Asus4, A, Em, C7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.