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[Intro]
e|--------------------|
B|-1------------------|
G|-0----0----4--2--2p0|
D|-2--2---------------|
A|-3------3--3--------|
E|--------------------|
[Instrumental]
C C F# G# F
[Verse]
CI am here to tell you we can Amnever meet Emagain
CSimple really, isn’t it, a Amword or two and Gthen
CA lifetime of not knowing where or Amhow or why or Emwhen
CYou think of me, or speak of me, or Amwonder what Gbefell
FThe someone you once loved so long ago, Gso well
CNever wonder what I’ll feel as Amliving shuffles Emby
CYou don’t have to ask me and AmI need not Greply
CEvery momentof my life from nAmow until I dEmie
CI will think or dream of you and Amfail to underGstand
FHow a perfect love can be confounded Gout of hand
[Chorus]
CIs it written in the stars
AmAre we paying for some crime
EmIs that all that we are good for
GJust a stretch of mortal time
CIs this God’s experiment
AmIn which we have no say
EmIn which we’re given paradise
FBut only Gfor a day
[Verse]
CNothing can be altered, oh, there is Amnothing to Emdecide
CNo escape, no change of heart, nor Amany place to Ghide
CYou are all I’ll ever want but Amthis I am Emdenyin’
CSometimes in my darkest thoughts I Amwish I never Glearned
FWhat it is to be in love and Ghave that love returned
[Chorus]
CIs it written in the stars
AmAre we paying for some crime
EmIs that all that we are good for
GJust a stretch of mortal time
CIs this God’s experiment God's experiment
AmIn which we have no say In which we have now say
EmIn which we’re given paradise If only for a day
FBut only for a Gday
[Bridge]
N.C.
Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
N.C.
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
CIs this God’s experiment {God's experiment}
AmIn which we have no say {In which we have no say}
EmIn which we’re given paradise FIf only for a Gday
FBut only for a Gday
[Outro]
CIs it written in the stars
AmAre we paying for some crime
EmIs that all that we are good for
GJust a stretch of mortal time
CIs this God’s experiment
AmIn which we have no say
EmIn which we’re given paradise
FBut only Gfor a day
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The story behind the song

This song comes from the musical Aida, where it captures a moment of poignant farewell between two lovers. Radames, having offered to call off his wedding, is convinced by Aida that he must go through with it to secure her father's escape. He agrees, but only if she promises to flee to freedom on a boat he will provide. The song beautifully expresses their shared sorrow and the impossible circumstances that complicate their love, as they lament their fate before parting ways. It embodies the deep ache of a love that is meant to be, yet cannot be.

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About Written In The Stars Chords by Elton John

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