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Star Dusting

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intro
Bb Eb
Bb Eb
Bbtoward the end of our first year in las vegas
Ebyou looked up from your little corner
and i Bbsaw that your face was getting a little brighter
and you Ebasked me is it really getting warmer
or is Bbit just me and Dthen you started mumbling
GmunintelligiEbbly
so what are you sayBbing  FanyBbway?
Bbi thought i heard bells ringing but then i remembered
that i no Eblonger knew what bells sounded like
Bbi thought maybe we'd strike up a conversation
till bad Ebluck cruised by on his ten speed bike
i got Bbreal cold and Di grabbed my coat
and i saGmw that the ringing was Ebcoming from your throat
what are you Bbsaying  FanyBbway?
outro
Bb Eb
Bb Eb
Bb D Gm Eb
Bb F Bb
the Bb Eb parts of the intro and outro end with plucking the high strings of the Eb 
instead of strumming.  listen to the song or do whatever you think sounds good.
this may not be quite right since i haven't played it on a guitar with standard tuning.  
sounds right on my bass though.  it should be right since what i put is all I II IV and 
chords of Bb major scale.

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Star Dusting

by The Mountain Goats

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intro

Bb Eb

toward the end of our first year in las vegas

you looked up from your little corner

and i saw that your face was getting a little brighter

and you asked me is it really getting warmer

Bb D

or is it just me and then you started mumbling

Gm Eb

unintelligibly

Bb F Bb

so what are you saying anyway?

i thought i heard bells ringing but then i remembered

that i no longer knew what bells sounded like

i thought maybe we'd strike up a conversation

till bad luck cruised by on his ten speed bike

Bb D

i got real cold and i grabbed my coat

Gm Eb

and i saw that the ringing was coming from your throat

Bb F Bb

what are you saying anyway?

outro

Bb Eb

Bb D Gm Eb

Bb F Bb

the Bb Eb parts of the intro and outro end with plucking the high strings of the Eb

instead of strumming. listen to the song or do whatever you think sounds good.

this may not be quite right since i haven't played it on a guitar with standard tuning.

sounds right on my bass though. it should be right since what i put is all I II IV and

chords of Bb major scale.

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