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[Intro]
F Am F Am
[Verse]
  FI need it
  I need it more than I can Amsay I need it
  FThe spaces
  The space grows larger every Amday
  FThe pull comes
So I abide and shove awAmay ay Gay
[Chorus]
 CYou're my north star and I'll Ffollow you AmhomeC  
 CYou’re my north star and I’ll Ffollow you AmhomeC  
 CYou’re my north star and I’ll Ffollow you home
GFollow you home, follow you
AmAh ah ah Gah ah ah ah Fah
AmAh ah ah Gah ah ah ah Fah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Instrumental] x2
AmHydroGgen + Foxygen  
F  Am  F Am
[Verse 2]
 FI want it
 In my blood and in my Ambones I want it
 FA compound
 An element to call my Amown
 FAnd I thought
If I was gone you'd be alAmone oh Goh
[Chorus]
 CYou're my north star and I'll Ffollow you AmhomeC  
 CYou're my north star and I'll Ffollow you AmhomeC  
 CYou're my north star and I'll Ffollow you home
GFollow you home, follow you
[Post Chorus]
AmAh ah ah Gah ah ah ah Fah
AmAh ah ah Gah ah ah ah Fah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Outro] x2
AmHydroGgen + Foxygen  

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North Star

by Jenny Owen Youngs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F Am F Am

[Verse]

I need it

I need it more than I can say I need it

The spaces

The space grows larger every day

The pull comes

Am G

So I abide and shove away ay ay

[Chorus]

C F Am C

You're my north star and I'll follow you home

C F Am C

You’re my north star and I’ll follow you home

C F

You’re my north star and I’ll follow you home

Follow you home, follow you

Am G F

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Am G F

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

[Instrumental] x2

Am G F

Hydrogen + oxygen

F Am F Am

[Verse 2]

I want it

In my blood and in my bones I want it

A compound

An element to call my own

And I thought

Am G

If I was gone you'd be alone oh oh

[Chorus]

C F Am C

You're my north star and I'll follow you home

C F Am C

You're my north star and I'll follow you home

C F

You're my north star and I'll follow you home

Follow you home, follow you

[Post Chorus]

Am G F

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Am G F

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

[Outro] x2

Am G F

Hydrogen + oxygen

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