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Capo 1
* one strum
[Verse 1]
 C*                           
Stars
                     F*
They got nothing on us
 C*                       G  
I don’t think you understand
Let’s Cgo out and do something we’d never Fdo
'Cause CI feel like I can do anything Gwhen
[Pre-chorus]
My Chead is spinning and my feet off the ground
And I Fcan’t stop dancing like no one’s around
And Cyeah, I think we were born to Gshine
[Chorus]
'Cause the Fstars are dull when they’re compared to Cyou and GI
And if peFople don’t like it then they can Cclose their Geyes
'Cause we’re Fnot the same and we Cdon’t have to Gtry
'Cause we’re Fbrighter than fireflies, we’re gGonna light the Csky
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
Light the Csky
[Verse 2]
CYou and me we stand out of the Fcrowd
'Cause we Caren't afraid to let our light Gout
So Ctrust in me and just have no Fdoubts
                 C   G*
'Cause we will be tearing through the clouds
[Pre-chorus]
'Cause my Chead is spinning and my feet off the ground
And I Fcan’t stop dancing like no one’s around
And Cyeah, I think we were born to Gshine
[Chorus]
'Cause the Fstars are dull when they’re compared to Cyou and GI
And if peFople don’t like it then they can Cclose their Geyes
'Cause we’re Fnot the same and we Cdon’t have to Gtry
              F*                               G*           C  
'Cause we’re brighter than fireflies, we’re gonna light the sky
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
Light the Csky
[Bridge]
 C*           F*
You and me, me and you
 C*       G*
We will shine through
CYou and me, Fme and you
       C   G*
We will     shine
[Pre-chorus]
           C*
'Cause my head is spinning and my feet off the ground
       F*
And I can’t stop dancing like no one’s around
       C*                             G  
And yeah, I think we were born to shine
[Chorus]
'Cause thFe stars are dull when they’re compared tCo you and GI
And if peFople don’t like it then they can clCose their eyGes
'Cause we’re Fnot the same and we Cdon’t have to Gtry
'Cause we’re Fbrighter than fireflies, we’re gGonna light the Csky
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
Oo-oo-ooh, Foh, oh
Oo-oo-ooh, Coh, oh, Goh
               C*
Light the sky

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Light The Sky

by Grace VanderWaal

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

* one strum

[Verse 1]

Stars

They got nothing on us

C G

I don’t think you understand

C F

Let’s go out and do something we’d never do

C G

'Cause I feel like I can do anything when

[Pre-chorus]

My head is spinning and my feet off the ground

And I can’t stop dancing like no one’s around

C G

And yeah, I think we were born to shine

[Chorus]

F C G

'Cause the stars are dull when they’re compared to you and I

F C G

And if people don’t like it then they can close their eyes

F C G

'Cause we’re not the same and we don’t have to try

F G C

'Cause we’re brighter than fireflies, we’re gonna light the sky

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Light the sky

[Verse 2]

C F

You and me we stand out of the crowd

C G

'Cause we aren't afraid to let our light out

C F

So trust in me and just have no doubts

C G

'Cause we will be tearing through the clouds

[Pre-chorus]

'Cause my head is spinning and my feet off the ground

And I can’t stop dancing like no one’s around

C G

And yeah, I think we were born to shine

[Chorus]

F C G

'Cause the stars are dull when they’re compared to you and I

F C G

And if people don’t like it then they can close their eyes

F C G

'Cause we’re not the same and we don’t have to try

F G C

* *

'Cause we’re brighter than fireflies, we’re gonna light the sky

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Light the sky

[Bridge]

C F

* *

You and me, me and you

C G

* *

We will shine through

C F

You and me, me and you

C G

We will shine

[Pre-chorus]

'Cause my head is spinning and my feet off the ground

And I can’t stop dancing like no one’s around

C G

And yeah, I think we were born to shine

[Chorus]

F C G

'Cause the stars are dull when they’re compared to you and I

F C G

And if people don’t like it then they can close their eyes

F C G

'Cause we’re not the same and we don’t have to try

F G C

'Cause we’re brighter than fireflies, we’re gonna light the sky

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh

C G

Oo-oo-ooh, oh, oh, oh

Light the sky

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