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                         Flaming Star – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Edwards/Wayne
From the movie "Flaming Star" (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: C
key: Eb
For chords in original key transpose +3 and "use flats"
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[Intro]
|  C|  C|  Am|  Am|
[Verse 1]
CEv'ry man, has a Amflaming star 
A Cflaming star, over his Fshoulder 
And Cwhen a man, sees his Amflaming star 
He knows his Ftime, his time has Ccome 
[Chorus]
CFlaming star, don't shine on me, Amflaming star 
CFlaming star, keep behind of me, Amflaming star 
There's a Dmlot of livin' I gotta do 
Give me Dmtime to make a few dreams come true 
Flaming Amstar (flaming star)
[Verse 2]
CWhen I ride, I feel that Amflaming star 
That Cflaming star, over my sFhoulder 
And Cso I ride, in front of that Amflaming star 
Never lookin' arFound, never lookin' aCround 
[Chorus]
CFlaming star, don't shine on me, Amflaming star 
CFlaming star, keep behind of me, Amflaming star 
There's a Dmlot of livin' I gotta do 
Give me Dmtime to make a few dreams come true 
Flaming Amstar (flaming star)
[Verse 3]
COne fine day, I'll see that Amflaming star 
That Cflaming star, over my sFhoulder 
And Cwhen I see, that old Amflaming star 
I'll know my Ftime, my time has Ccome 
[Chorus]
CFlaming star, don't shine on me, Amflaming star 
CFlaming star, keep behind of me, Amflaming star 
There's a Dmlot of livin' I gotta do 
Give me Dmtime to make a few dreams come true 
Flaming Amstar (flaming star)
[Outro]
|  Am| % | % | % |
(repeat and fade)

The story behind the song

"Flaming Star" was recorded by Elvis Presley for the soundtrack of his 1960 motion picture of the same name. Written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards, Presley recorded the song in October 1960. It was later released in February 1961 as part of an extended play.

AI-written from these sources:Flaming Star (song) — Wikipedia ↗Elvis Presley — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Flaming Star

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Flaming Star – Elvis Presley

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Edwards/Wayne

From the movie "Flaming Star" (1963)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 3rd fret

play: C

key: Eb

For chords in original key transpose +3 and "use flats"

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[Intro]

C C Am Am

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Am

Ev'ry man, has a flaming star

C F

A flaming star, over his shoulder

C Am

And when a man, sees his flaming star

F C

He knows his time, his time has come

[Chorus]

C Am

Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star

C Am

Flaming star, keep behind of me, flaming star

There's a lot of livin' I gotta do

Give me time to make a few dreams come true

Flaming star (flaming star)

[Verse 2]

C Am

When I ride, I feel that flaming star

C F

That flaming star, over my shoulder

C Am

And so I ride, in front of that flaming star

F C

Never lookin' around, never lookin' around

[Chorus]

C Am

Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star

C Am

Flaming star, keep behind of me, flaming star

There's a lot of livin' I gotta do

Give me time to make a few dreams come true

Flaming star (flaming star)

[Verse 3]

C Am

One fine day, I'll see that flaming star

C F

That flaming star, over my shoulder

C Am

And when I see, that old flaming star

F C

I'll know my time, my time has come

[Chorus]

C Am

Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star

C Am

Flaming star, keep behind of me, flaming star

There's a lot of livin' I gotta do

Give me time to make a few dreams come true

Flaming star (flaming star)

[Outro]

| | % | % | % |

(repeat and fade)

About Flaming Star Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play Flaming Star by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Flaming Star chords”, “Flaming Star guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley Flaming 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 Flaming Star chords and for experienced players who want accurate Flaming Star lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Eb, Am, F, A, Dm.

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