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Listening to the fingerpicking, Kate doesn't always
play all the full strings. For example with the G,
so it's technically a G5 chord. On the other chords
DROPPED TUNING:
D-A-D-G-B-D (Double dropped D tuning)
Tune BOTH top and bottom E strings down a full tone
CAPO: 5th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of C)
Below are the chord shapes that Kate uses in the 
Double dropped D tuning, IGNORE ANY CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS 
don't currently include this particular open tuning
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
G = 550000    CM7 = x32000   Dadd4 = 054030
C = x32010    Em7 = 220000
======================================================
[Intro]
| G/ / C/ /_CM7/ | Em7/ /  Dadd4/ / | / G/ C/ /_CM7/ | Em7/ /  Dadd4/ / |
[Verse 1]
    GUnder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars I'll Dadd4meet you,
    GUnder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars I'll Dadd4greet you,
    GAnd there be - Cneath CM7the Em7stars I'll Dadd4leave you,
Be - Cfore you go of your Dadd4own free G...will--C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G-----C--!CM7  Em7  Dadd4  
[Verse 2]
   GUnder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars you Dadd4met me,
   GUnder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars you Dadd4left me,
   GI wonder Cif CM7the Em7stars re - Dadd4gret me,
  CAt least you'll go of your Dadd4own free G...will--C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G------C-!CM7  Em7  Dadd4  
[Verse 3]
    GHere be - Cneath CM7the Em7stars I'm Dadd4mending,
I'm Ghere be - Cneath CM7the Em7stars not Dadd4ending,
      GWhy on eCarth CM7am  Em7I pre - Dadd4tending?
   GI'm here a - Cgain, CM7the Em7stars be - Dadd4friending,
   CThey come and go of their Dadd4own free G...will-C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G-----C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G-----C--!CM7  Em7  Dadd4  
| G/  /  C/  /_CM7_/ | Em7/  /  Dadd4/  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 4]
   GUnder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars you Dadd4met me,
And Gunder - Cneath CM7the Em7stars you Dadd4left me,
   GI wonder Cif CM7the Em7stars re - Dadd4gret me,
   GI'm sure they'd Clike me CM7if they Em7only Dadd4met me,
   CThey come and go of their Dadd4own free-G-- will-C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G----C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G----C--,CM7  
    Em7Go Dadd4gently---G----C--!      CM7  Em7Oo---, Dadd4oo---!
[Coda]
GOo---, Coo--CM7----, Em7oo---, la,  Dadd4la,  da-da!
GOo---, Coo--CM7----, Em7oo---, la, Dadd4da - da, da! GOo----!

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Underneath The Stars

by Kate Rusby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

Em7

Dadd4

Listening to the fingerpicking, Kate doesn't always

play all the full strings. For example with the G,

so it's technically a G5 chord. On the other chords

DROPPED TUNING:

D-A-D-G-B-D (Double dropped D tuning)

Tune BOTH top and bottom E strings down a full tone

CAPO: 5th fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of C)

Below are the chord shapes that Kate uses in the

Double dropped D tuning, IGNORE ANY CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS

don't currently include this particular open tuning

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

G = 550000 CM7 = x32000 Dadd4 = 054030

C = x32010 Em7 = 220000

======================================================

[Intro]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

| / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / /_/ | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Under - neath the stars I'll meet you,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Under - neath the stars I'll greet you,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

And there be - neath the stars I'll leave you,

C Dadd4 G C CM7

Be - fore you go of your own free ...will----,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Go gently----------!

[Verse 2]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Under - neath the stars you met me,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Under - neath the stars you left me,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

I wonder if the stars re - gret me,

C Dadd4 G C CM7

At least you'll go of your own free ...will----,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Go gently----------!

[Verse 3]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Here be - neath the stars I'm mending,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

I'm here be - neath the stars not ending,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Why on earth am I pre - tending?

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

I'm here a - gain, the stars be - friending,

C Dadd4 G C CM7

They come and go of their own free ...will---,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7

Go gently----------,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Go gently----------!

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

| / / / /__/ | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 4]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Under - neath the stars you met me,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

And under - neath the stars you left me,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

I wonder if the stars re - gret me,

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

I'm sure they'd like me if they only met me,

C Dadd4 G C CM7

They come and go of their own free--- will---,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7

Go gently---------,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7

Go gently---------,

Em7 Dadd4 G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Go gently---------! Oo---, oo---!

[Coda]

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4

Oo---, oo------, oo---, la, la, da-da!

G C CM7 Em7 Dadd4 G

Oo---, oo------, oo---, la, da - da, da! Oo----!

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