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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GAnd our train's wrecked
GAnd our buses fell aparD5t
D5We couldn't see past the Amlights
AmWe drove into the dCark
[Verse 2]
GWe tore those places down
We bD5urned them to the ground
AmThen we left those towns
AmHeaded dowCn the road again
[Chorus]
GAnd my hands hurt 
Gfrom playing my guiD5tar
D5Every night in all those Ambars
AmWe played like we were Cstars
[Verse 3]
GThey backed us in the corner
The cDrowd called out for more
AmWe turned it up too loud
AmAnd played our way oCut the front door
[Verse 4]
GKori played the drums
WiD5llie played the mandolin
HAme jumped around the stage
CWe thought that it would never end
[Chorus]
GAnd my hands hurt 
Gfrom playing my guiD5tar
D5Every night in all those Ambars
AmWe played like we were Cstars
[Solo]
G   D5   Am   C
G   D5   Am   C
[Verse 5]
GWhen I'm an old man
DAnd I can't make my way
AmThey'll ask me about my life
CAnd this is what I'll say
[Chorus]
I'll say Gmy hands hurt 
Gfrom playing my guiD5tar
D5Every night in all those Ambars
AmWe played like we were Cstars
[Outro]
CWe played like we were Gstars
G    D5   Am    C       G

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Stars

by Fred Eaglesmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

And our train's wrecked

G D5

And our buses fell apart

D5 Am

We couldn't see past the lights

Am C

We drove into the dark

[Verse 2]

We tore those places down

We burned them to the ground

Then we left those towns

Am C

Headed down the road again

[Chorus]

And my hands hurt

G D5

from playing my guitar

D5 Am

Every night in all those bars

Am C

We played like we were stars

[Verse 3]

They backed us in the corner

The crowd called out for more

We turned it up too loud

Am C

And played our way out the front door

[Verse 4]

Kori played the drums

Willie played the mandolin

He jumped around the stage

We thought that it would never end

[Chorus]

And my hands hurt

G D5

from playing my guitar

D5 Am

Every night in all those bars

Am C

We played like we were stars

[Solo]

G D5 Am C

[Verse 5]

When I'm an old man

And I can't make my way

They'll ask me about my life

And this is what I'll say

[Chorus]

I'll say my hands hurt

G D5

from playing my guitar

D5 Am

Every night in all those bars

Am C

We played like we were stars

[Outro]

C G

We played like we were stars

G D5 Am C G

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