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Star
Intro  C  G  
  |                        C|                          G|
1.  Tony went to fight in Belfast
2.  Bevan tried to change the nation
  |                        C|                   G    G    F#|
1. Rudi stayed at home to starve
2. Sonny wants to turn the world  well he can tell you that he
  |                       Em|                          D|           C         G|
1. I  could  make  it       all   worthwhile  as  a    rock & roll star
2. tried     I could make a transformation    as  a    rock & roll star
   bass
| Dnotes  D   D   F#   F#   A   A   F#   F#|                          Em|
 So                           inviting 
|                       F|                     G    G  F#|
 so                       enticing         to play the 
|                       Em|                          D|           C           G|
part              I could  play the wild mutation as a rock & roll star
| C     C   C    C   C     C        G| Bb    Bb   Bb    Bb   Bb      Bb      F|
                       Get it all yeah!     Oh yeah
| C     C   C    C   C     C        G|    Bb      F|
|        Emnotes   G   A    B|               Cnotes  A   G  F#|
I could do with the money
I'm so wiped out with things as they are
|                       Em|                 D|            Eb|         F      G  F#|
I'd send my photograph to my honey  and  I'd c'mon like a regular superstar
|              Em|              D|           C|         G   F#|       
  I could fall asleep at night as a rock & roll star
 I could fall in love all right as a rock & roll star
|C-----------------|Bb-------------|Ab------------------|G--
|--6b8r6----------|-------------|--6b8r6-----------|--
|5------7-5-------|-------------|-------7-5--------|--
|5----------8-5~--|8----------8-|6---------8-5\3---|5-
|3----------------|8--------8-8-|6-----------------|5-
|-----------------|6--------6-6-|4-----------------|3-
            Rock...star                      Rock...star   
GBum bum Just watch me bum

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Star

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Star

C G

Intro

C G

| | |

1. Tony went to fight in Belfast

2. Bevan tried to change the nation

C G G F#

| | |

1. Rudi stayed at home to starve

2. Sonny wants to turn the world well he can tell you that he

Em D C G

| | | |

1. I could make it all worthwhile as a rock & roll star

2. tried I could make a transformation as a rock & roll star

bass

D D D F# F# A A F# F# Em

| notes | |

So inviting

F G G F#

| | |

so enticing to play the

Em D C G

| | | |

part I could play the wild mutation as a rock & roll star

C C C C C C G Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb F

| | |

Get it all yeah! Oh yeah

C C C C C C G Bb F

| | |

Em G A B C A G F#

| notes | notes |

I could do with the money

I'm so wiped out with things as they are

Em D Eb F G F#

| | | | |

I'd send my photograph to my honey and I'd c'mon like a regular superstar

Em D C G F#

| | | | |

I could fall asleep at night as a rock & roll star

I could fall in love all right as a rock & roll star

C Bb Ab G

|-----------------|-------------|------------------|--

|--6b8r6----------|-------------|--6b8r6-----------|--

|5------7-5-------|-------------|-------7-5--------|--

|5----------8-5~--|8----------8-|6---------8-5\3---|5-

|3----------------|8--------8-8-|6-----------------|5-

|-----------------|6--------6-6-|4-----------------|3-

Rock...star Rock...star

Bum bum Just watch me bum

About Star Chords by David Bowie

Learn how to play Star by David Bowie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Star chords”, “Star guitar chords”, or “David Bowie 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 C, G, F#, Em, D, A.

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Is "Star" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Star" by David Bowie with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by David Bowie below.

What key is "Star" in?

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