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Southern Star

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Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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1/42

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 42Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Down to business:
-Capo 5 in G. (Song is in C, but Isakov plays it capo'd up more for a higher register sound.)
-Song is in a quick waltz tempo (3/4).
Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to strum down, while pulsing my fret
hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably want to learn that for this song to
play it "correctly".
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
Oh my Cdrunken Emsouthern CstarEm  
How you Ctried to Emhide in CdarknGess
Slipped from CorbGit
Now you’re DdangeroCusly GcloseC  G  
[Verse 2]
Come Cout, come Emout
From all your Chiding Emout
We’ll Cdig in our Emheels
Salute the CbattleGfields
Where our Dbroken Chearts were Gborn, oChG  
[Chorus]
And the Cstorm clouds are thirsty
EmI can see them bursting, Cwatch them gathering Emlight
And the Cwalls in the bedroom Emnow are pounding ouDtC  
Were we Cbroken open baby, Emmaybe just a cracCkEm  
CSwore I heard you whisper Emthat you preferred Dus like CthatG, oChG  
[Instrumental]
C   Em   C   Em   C   Em   D   C
C   Em   C   Em   C   Em   D   C   G   C   G
e|-5-3-0---0-3-5-3-0---5-3-0-------0------0------------|
B|---------------------------3-1-3--3--1-3-3-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-3-0---0-3-5-3-0---5-3-0-------0------0------------|
B|---------------------------3-1-3--3--1-3-3--1--------|
G|---------------------------------------------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
My Cbroken Emopen CchildEm  
Were we Cthirsty, Emthorned with Cwild Geyes
CStill, we are Gslaves to the Dsirens of the Csalty Gsea
OCh,   GoCh,   GoCh,G  

All chords in this song (4)

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Southern Star

by Gregory Alan Isakov

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Down to business:

-Capo 5 in G. (Song is in C, but Isakov plays it capo'd up more for a higher register sound.)

-Song is in a quick waltz tempo (3/4).

Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to strum down, while pulsing my fret

hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably want to learn that for this song to

play it "correctly".

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C Em C Em

Oh my drunken southern star

C Em C G

How you tried to hide in darkness

C G

Slipped from orbit

D C G C G

Now you’re dangerously close

[Verse 2]

C Em

Come out, come out

C Em

From all your hiding out

C Em

We’ll dig in our heels

C G

Salute the battlefields

D C G C G

Where our broken hearts were born, oh

[Chorus]

And the storm clouds are thirsty

Em C Em

I can see them bursting, watch them gathering light

C Em D C

And the walls in the bedroom now are pounding out

C Em C Em

Were we broken open baby, maybe just a crack

C Em D C G C G

Swore I heard you whisper that you preferred us like that, oh

[Instrumental]

C Em C Em C Em D C

C Em C Em C Em D C G C G

e|-5-3-0---0-3-5-3-0---5-3-0-------0------0------------|

B|---------------------------3-1-3--3--1-3-3-----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-5-3-0---0-3-5-3-0---5-3-0-------0------0------------|

B|---------------------------3-1-3--3--1-3-3--1--------|

G|---------------------------------------------0-------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

C Em C Em

My broken open child

C Em C G

Were we thirsty, thorned with wild eyes

C G D C G

Still, we are slaves to the sirens of the salty sea

C G C G C G

Oh, oh, oh,

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