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The Star

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[Intro]
C G7 C F
Dm7 C F Gsus G
[Verse 1]
Just another hComeless GfamilCy
Hoping for G7a stranCger's Dm7charGityC  
CJust one nighCt in one Fsafe placGe to stayEm7  
AmUnderneath a star Dm7so far GawayC  
[Verse 2]
She Fcarried everything Cthey had Gand moreC  
The little OnG7e the world Cwas waiDmting GforC  
And Em7somewhere in the nighFt her child Gwas borEm7n
AmInto every hearDm7t so tired Gand tornF  C  
[Chorus]
And tChe light Fshining from that star
Will sChow you who Gyou areC  
And HCis light Fshining with its might
Will lCead you through your darkest nightG  
[Verse 3]
They Fcouldn't find a room Cfor Him Gback thenC  
But he founDm7d a place Cin the hDm7earts Gof menC  
The Em7hope that all the world Fwould come Gto knowEm7  
Am7Born beneath that staDm7r so long GagoC  
[Instrumental]
F C G C
C G C C
F G Em7 Am
Dm7 G7 F C
[Chorus]
And tChe light Fshining from that star
Will sChow you who Gyou areC  
And HCis light Fshining with its might
Will lCead you through your darkest nightG  
[Verse 4]
Just another hComeless GfamilCy
Hoping for G7a stranCger's Dm7charGityC  
CJust one nighCt in one Fsafe placGe to stayEm7  
AmUnderneath a star Dm7so far GawayC  
[Outro]
C G7 C F
Dm7 C F Gsus G C

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The Star

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gsus

Em7

Am7

[Intro]

C G7 C F

Dm7 C F Gsus G

[Verse 1]

C G C

Just another homeless family

G7 C Dm7 G C

Hoping for a stranger's charity

C C F G Em7

Just one night in one safe place to stay

Am Dm7 G C

Underneath a star so far away

[Verse 2]

F C G C

She carried everything they had and more

G7 C Dm G C

The little One the world was waiting for

Em7 F G Em7

And somewhere in the night her child was born

Am Dm7 G F C

Into every heart so tired and torn

[Chorus]

C F

And the light shining from that star

C G C

Will show you who you are

C F

And His light shining with its might

C G

Will lead you through your darkest night

[Verse 3]

F C G C

They couldn't find a room for Him back then

Dm7 C Dm7 G C

But he found a place in the hearts of men

Em7 F G Em7

The hope that all the world would come to know

Am7 Dm7 G C

Born beneath that star so long ago

[Instrumental]

F C G C

C G C C

F G Em7 Am

Dm7 G7 F C

[Chorus]

C F

And the light shining from that star

C G C

Will show you who you are

C F

And His light shining with its might

C G

Will lead you through your darkest night

[Verse 4]

C G C

Just another homeless family

G7 C Dm7 G C

Hoping for a stranger's charity

C C F G Em7

Just one night in one safe place to stay

Am Dm7 G C

Underneath a star so far away

[Outro]

C G7 C F

Dm7 C F Gsus G C

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