The Stars

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The Stars

Verse 1
D
Maybe I've been the problem.
c
b
Maybe 
I'm the one to 
blame.
E
e
But even when I 
turn it off and 
blame myself,
9
sm
The 
outcome feels the 
same.
F
I've been thinking maybe 
I've been partly cloudy.
c
C
Maybe 
I'm the chance of 
rain.
F
And maybe I'm 
overcast,
D
e
mm
And 
maybe all my 
luck's washed down the 
drain.
Chorus 1
b
I've been thinking 'bout 
everyone,
d
?*
B
Everyone you look s
o lonely.
Chorus 2
e
But when I look at the 
stars,
A
When I look at the 
stars,
b
b
s
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When I look at the 
star
s, I see someone 
else.
7
When I look at the 
stars,
f
s
u
u
The 
star
s, I feel like mysel
f.
Verse 2
D
Stars looking at a planet,
D
D
Watching 
entropy and 
pain,
F
And maybe start to 
wonder
m
7
?e
How the 
chaos in our 
lives could pass as 
sane.
+
I've been thinking 'bout the 
meaning of resistance,
G
m
Of a 
hope beyond our 
own,
s
E
And suddenly the 
infinite and 
penitent
G
?7
Begi
n to look like 
home.
Bridge
s
*
??
9
Everyone, 
everyone feels 
so lonely.
m
F
u*
A
Everyone, yeah 
everyone feels 
so empty.
C
When I look at the 
stars,
f
When I look at the 
stars,
d
F
C
+
When I look at the 
stars
, I feel like 
myself.
?
When I look at the 
stars,
*
B
C
The 
star
s, I see 
someone...
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