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[Intro]
G D G D G D G D
[Verse 1]
GIt all worked out and it cDhanged your luAm7ck
So you sGwallowed your pride buDt you came uAm7nstuck
Then they carGried you home on a Dfork lift Am7truck
[Chorus]
CYou turned 40, yGou look D/F#older
CThis winter, Git seems coD/F#lder
CWhere’s the rainbow yGou were D/F#told abEmoutD  
But does Am7anyone know Dwhy stars burn CoutG  
[Verse 2]
GIt’s a one act play with a Dtragic eAm7nd
Where the hGuman chokes and his oDld girlfAm7riend
She writes an eGxpose of his Dsad descAm7ent
[Chorus]
CShe says she Gsaw it cD/F#oming
CSo why didn’t she Gdo D/F#something
CHer book leaves nGo-oD/F#ne in dEmoubtD  
But can aAm7nyone say Dwhy stars burn oCutG  
[Instrumental]
A      E    Bm7
A      E    Bm7
A      E    Bm7
[Chorus]
DSome lose out Ato their dEemons
DSome fade and Asome dEream and
DSome face it and Asome sEcream and F#m7-11shoutE  
But does Bm7anyone know Ewhy stars burn oDutDmaj7sus2  
Yeah does Bm7anyone know Ewhy stars burn DoutDmaj7sus2  
But tell me Bm7anyone know Ewhy stars burn out
[Outro]
A E A E A E A

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Stars Burn Out

by The Bevis Frond

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D/F#

Bm7

F#m7-11

Dmaj7sus2

[Intro]

G D G D G D G D

[Verse 1]

G D Am7

It all worked out and it changed your luck

G D Am7

So you swallowed your pride but you came unstuck

G D Am7

Then they carried you home on a fork lift truck

[Chorus]

C G D/F#

You turned 40, you look older

C G D/F#

This winter, it seems colder

C G D/F# Em D

Where’s the rainbow you were told about

Am7 D C G

But does anyone know why stars burn out

[Verse 2]

G D Am7

It’s a one act play with a tragic end

G D Am7

Where the human chokes and his old girlfriend

G D Am7

She writes an expose of his sad descent

[Chorus]

C G D/F#

She says she saw it coming

C G D/F#

So why didn’t she do something

C G D/F# Em D

Her book leaves no-one in doubt

Am7 D C G

But can anyone say why stars burn out

[Instrumental]

A E Bm7

[Chorus]

D A E

Some lose out to their demons

D A E

Some fade and some dream and

D A E F#m7-11 E

Some face it and some scream and shout

Bm7 E D Dmaj7sus2

But does anyone know why stars burn out

Bm7 E D Dmaj7sus2

Yeah does anyone know why stars burn out

Bm7 E

But tell me anyone know why stars burn out

[Outro]

A E A E A E A

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