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Star - Bryan Adams
[Intro]
G6Whatcha wanna be when you grow up?
Am(add4)/GWhatcha    gonna do when your time is up?
G6/9Whatcha gonna say when things go wrong?
Am(add4)/GWhatcha     wanna do when you're on your own?
[Verse 1]
There's a Groad.
Long and D/Gwinding;
The lights are C/Gblinding,
But it Ggets there
Don't give up, don't look D/Gback.
There's a silver C/Glining,
It's out there Gsomewhere.
C/GEverybody wants an answer,D/G  
GEverybody needs a friend;
C/EWe all need a D/F#shining star on Gwhich we can depend.
And so toBmnight we're gonna Em7wish upon a Cstar
We've never Dwished upon beGfore. -To find what you're looking for-
[Verse 2]
There'll be Gtimes in your liD/Gfe, yeah.
C/GWhen you' be dancin' 'n' shit
But you ain't getGtin' it.
But don't get disilGlusioned.
No, don't expect too D/Gmuch.
Cuz if what you have is all you C/Gcan get,
Just keep tryin' - it just ain't Ghappened yet.
C/GEverybody wants to be winnD/Ger.
GEverybody has a dream.
C/EWe all need a D/F#shining star Gwhen things ain't what they seem.
So tonighBmt we're gonna wish Em7upon a starC  
We've never Dwished upon beGfore.  -Gotta get where you're headed for-
[Instrumental]
Em7  D/F#  C/G  G
[Verse 3]
C/GEverybody wants some kindness.D/G  
GEverybody needs a break
C/EWe all need a D/F#shining star
When Gthings get hard to take.
So toBmnight we're gonna Em7wish upon a Cstar
We've never Dwished upon beGfore.
Yeah toBmnight we're gonna Em7wish upon a Cstar
We've never Dwished upon beG6fore.Am(add4)/G  
[Outro]
G6/9(repeaAm(add4)/Gt and fade) 

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Star - Bryan Adams

[Intro]

Whatcha wanna be when you grow up?

Am(add4)/G

Whatcha gonna do when your time is up?

G6/9

Whatcha gonna say when things go wrong?

Am(add4)/G

Whatcha wanna do when you're on your own?

[Verse 1]

There's a road.

D/G

Long and winding;

C/G

The lights are blinding,

But it gets there

D/G

Don't give up, don't look back.

C/G

There's a silver lining,

It's out there somewhere.

C/G D/G

Everybody wants an answer,

Everybody needs a friend;

C/E D/F# G

We all need a shining star on which we can depend.

Bm Em7 C

And so tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

D G

We've never wished upon before. -To find what you're looking for-

[Verse 2]

G D/G

There'll be times in your life, yeah.

C/G

When you' be dancin' 'n' shit

But you ain't gettin' it.

But don't get disillusioned.

D/G

No, don't expect too much.

C/G

Cuz if what you have is all you can get,

Just keep tryin' - it just ain't happened yet.

C/G D/G

Everybody wants to be winner.

Everybody has a dream.

C/E D/F# G

We all need a shining star when things ain't what they seem.

Bm Em7 C

So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

D G

We've never wished upon before. -Gotta get where you're headed for-

[Instrumental]

Em7 D/F# C/G G

[Verse 3]

C/G D/G

Everybody wants some kindness.

Everybody needs a break

C/E D/F#

We all need a shining star

When things get hard to take.

Bm Em7 C

So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

D G

We've never wished upon before.

Bm Em7 C

Yeah tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

D G6 Am(add4)/G

We've never wished upon before.

[Outro]

G6/9 Am(add4)/G

(repeat and fade)

About Star Chords by Bryan Adams

Learn how to play Star by Bryan Adams with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Star chords”, “Star guitar chords”, or “Bryan Adams Star chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Star chords and for experienced players who want accurate Star lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G6, G6/9, G, D/G, C/G, C/E.

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The chords for "Star" show the original chord names (including G6, G6/9, G, D/G, C/G, C/E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.