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                                      U2
                                  North Star 
  (unreleased song, played only once up to now - in Turin, August 6th 2010)
Transcription made by LikeASong (Sergio Santos) on August 8th 2010.
Visit U2start.com for thousands of bootlegs, news, videos 
       and whatever you want - everything U2 related, of course! ;-)
 FAorty-five lightyears from hDome
 is where you aC#mre and where I wanna Bmbe beside you now
 LoAoking for direction stDars of your reflection
 to the C#mspace between you and Bmme, aahF#m, aah
 DI can't Ewait any lF#monger fEor your lDove
 DI can't wait F#m,   I can't wait Bm,  I can't wait any longer for it
 DI can't Ewait any lF#monger fEor your lDove Bmto be sF#meen
 Bird still singing for them
 and they fly above the government
 It's not a song of discontent
 I'm howling now, it's me that spent
 Here I am a space cowboy
 Looking out for love and logic in the universe
 I can't wait any longer for your love
 I can't wait, I can't wait
 I can't wait any longer for it
 I can't wait any longer for your love to be seen
 And the dBmay packs it F#min and you Gwatch as the Emsun goes down
              Bm                F#m  G-Em  
 pray that the night will come quickly
 you Bmhope, you prF#may that these clGouds leave the Emsky alone
 cos there's Bmonly one lF#might that can guide yEmou... guEmide you.... Aooh
 A, Asus4,   A(play around with that chords until chorus comes in again)
 Whooooa, whoooa, whoooa say it, say it...
 DI can't wEait any lF#mongerE  
 DI can't wEait any lF#monger fEor your love
 DI can't wEait any lF#monger fEor your love
 DI can't wait, F#mI can't waitBm, I can't wait
 Bm)         D    E    F#m          E    D    E  F#m  
 For your loooooove, for your loooooove
 It's not the Dxxxxx of the sEong
 While the lF#mights are xxxx you shEout it
 You wDant it, you gEot it
                  F#m        E      D  F#m.
 You take a lot xxx xxxx inside...
I'm sorry, since there is no official release of the song (yet?), 
I haven't been able to completely understand all the words, 
specially in the final part of the song. 
The chords and key are all correct, though ;-)
Love and Peace.
Long live U2!
LikeASong / U2santos / Sergio Santos.

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North Star

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C#m

F#m

Asus4

North Star

(unreleased song, played only once up to now - in Turin, August 6th 2010)

Transcription made by LikeASong (Sergio Santos) on August 8th 2010.

Visit U2start.com for thousands of bootlegs, news, videos

and whatever you want - everything U2 related, of course! ;-)

A D

Forty-five lightyears from home

C#m Bm

is where you are and where I wanna be beside you now

A D

Looking for direction stars of your reflection

C#m Bm F#m

to the space between you and me, aah, aah

D E F#m E D

I can't wait any longer for your love

D F#m Bm

I can't wait , I can't wait , I can't wait any longer for it

D E F#m E D Bm F#m

I can't wait any longer for your love to be seen

Bird still singing for them

and they fly above the government

It's not a song of discontent

I'm howling now, it's me that spent

Here I am a space cowboy

Looking out for love and logic in the universe

I can't wait any longer for your love

I can't wait, I can't wait

I can't wait any longer for it

I can't wait any longer for your love to be seen

Bm F#m G Em

And the day packs it in and you watch as the sun goes down

Bm F#m G Em

pray that the night will come quickly

Bm F#m G Em

you hope, you pray that these clouds leave the sky alone

Bm F#m Em Em A

cos there's only one light that can guide you... guide you.... ooh

A Asus4 A

, , (play around with that chords until chorus comes in again)

Whooooa, whoooa, whoooa say it, say it...

D E F#m E

I can't wait any longer

D E F#m E

I can't wait any longer for your love

D E F#m E

I can't wait any longer for your love

D F#m Bm

I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait

Bm D E F#m E D E F#m

)

For your loooooove, for your loooooove

D E

It's not the xxxxx of the song

F#m E

While the lights are xxxx you shout it

D E

You want it, you got it

F#m E D F#m

You take a lot xxx xxxx inside...

I'm sorry, since there is no official release of the song (yet?),

I haven't been able to completely understand all the words,

specially in the final part of the song.

The chords and key are all correct, though ;-)

Love and Peace.

Long live U2!

LikeASong / U2santos / Sergio Santos.

About North Star Chords by U2

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