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Starlight by Taylor Swift
Starlight
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
F: 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
C: x32010
Am: x02210
(To play without a capo replace the chords by A, B, E & C#m. You can also put a
capo on the 2nd fret and play G, A, D & Bm)
Intro:
F G
I said oh my what a marvelous tune
C Am
It was the best night never would forget how we moved
F G
The whole place was dressed to the nines
C Am
And we were dancing, dancing
F G
Like we're made of starlight
C (Am)
Like we're made of starlight
Verse:
F G
I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of '45
F
Picked me up late one night out the window
G
We were 17 and crazy running wild, wild
F G
Can't remember what song it was playing when we walked in
F
The night we snuck into a yacht club party
G
Pretending to be a duchess and a prince
Chorus:
F G
I said oh my what a marvelous tune
C Am
It was the best night never would forget how we moved
F G
The whole place was dressed to the nines
C Am
And we were dancing, dancing
F G
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
C Am
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
Verse:
F G
He said "look at you, worrying too much about things you can't change
F G
You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way"
F G
He was trying to skip rocks on the ocean, saying to me
F
"Don't you see the starlight, starlight?
G
Don't you dream impossible things?"
Chorus:
F G
Like oh my what a marvelous tune
C Am
It was the best night never would forget how we moved
F G
The whole place was dressed to the nines
C Am
And we were dancing dancing
F G
Like we're made of starlight starlight
C Am
Like we're made of starlight starlight
Bridge:
F G
Ooh ooh he's talking crazy
F G
Ooh ooh dancing with me
F G
Ooh ooh we could get married
F G
Have ten kids and teach them how to dream
Instrumental: F G C Am x4
Chorus:
F G
Oh my what a marvelous tune
C Am
It was the best night never would forget how we moved
F G
The whole place was dressed to the nines
C Am
And we were dancing dancing
F G
Like we're made of starlight starlight
C Am
Like we're made of starlight starlight
F G
Like we're made of starlight starlight
C Am
Like we dream impossible dreams
F G
Like starlight starlight
C Am
Like we dream impossible dreams
F G
Don't you see the starlight starlight
C
Don't you dream impossible things
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version 2
Standard Tuning (Or Capo 2, play G A D Bm; Capo 4, play F G C Am)
A B
I said oh my, what a marvellous tune
E C#m
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
A B E C#m
The whole place was dressed to the nines, and we were dancing dancing
A B
Like we're made of starlight
E C#m
Like we're made of starlight
(Palm Mute)
A B
I'm a barbie on the boardwalk, summer of '45
A B
Picks me up, play one night at the window
A B
He was 17 and crazy, running wild, wild
A B
Can't remember what song it was playing when we walked in
A
The night we snook into a yacht club party
B
Pretending to be a duchess and a prince
A B
I said oh my, what a marvellous tune
E C#m
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
A B E C#m
The whole place was dressed to the nines, and we were dancing dancing
A B
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
E C#m
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
A B
He still look at you worrying so much about things you can't change
A B
You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking away
A B
He was trying to skip rocks on the ocean saying to me
A
Don't you see the starlight, starlight?
B
Don't you dream impossible things?
A B
Like oh my, what a marvellous tune
E C#m
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
A B E C#m
The whole place was dressed to the nines, and we were dancing, dancing
A B
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
E C#m
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
A B
Ooh ooh he's talking crazy
A B
Ooh ooh dancing with me
A B
Ooh ooh we could get married
A B
Have ten kids and teach them how to dream
Ooh ooh ooh x4
[guitar]
A B
Oh my, what a marvellous tune
E C#m
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
A B E C#m
The whole place was dressed to the nines, and we were dancing, dancing
A B
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
E C#m
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
A B
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
E C#m
Like we dream impossible dreams
A B
Like starlight starlight
E C#m
Like we dream impossible dreams
A B
Don't you see the starlight starlight
E
Don't you dream impossible things
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version 3
(**I now pick the entire first part like this! It
sounds really good! Just pick this easy pattern for
each chord. On the last 'D' you do it 4x not 2**)
G A D Bm
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----3---3---|
G|---0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4----|
D|--0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----4---4-----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Standard Tuning w/
Capo on 2
G A
I said oh my, what a marvelous tune
D Bm
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
G A
The whole place was dressed to the nines,
D Bm
And we were dancing, dancing
G A
Like we're made of starlight
D
Like we're made of starlight
G A
I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of '45
G
Picked me up, late one night at the window
A
He was 17 and crazy, running wild, wild
G
Can't remember what song it was playing
A
When we walked in
G
The night we snuck into a yacht club party
A A -once
Pretending to be a duchess and a prince
G A
I said oh my, what a marvelous tune
D Bm
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
G A
The whole place was dressed to the nines,
D Bm
And we were dancing, dancing
G A
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
D Bm
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
G
He said, look at you worrying so much about
A
Things you can't change
G
You'll spend your whole life singing the blues
A
If you keep thinking that way
G A
He was trying to skip rocks on the ocean saying to me
G
Don't you see the starlight, starlight?
A
Don't you dream impossible things?
G A
Like oh my, what a marvelous tune
D Bm
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
G A
The whole place was dressed to the nines,
D Bm
And we were dancing, dancing
G A
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
D Bm
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
G A
Ooh ooh he's talking crazy
G A
Ooh ooh dancing with me
G A
Ooh ooh we could get married
G A
Have ten kids and teach 'em how to dream
G A D Bm
G A D Bm
G A
Like oh my, what a marvelous tune
D Bm
It was the best night, never would forget how we moved
G A
The whole place was dressed to the nines,
D Bm
And we were dancing, dancing
G A
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
D Bm
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
G A
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
D Bm
Like we dream impossible dreams
G A
Like starlight, starlight
D Bm
Like we dream impossible dreams
G* *once A*
Don't you see the starlight, starlight
D*
Don't you dream impossible things
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version 4
The song is in E (original)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10--10--9--------------------------10--10--9--------12------|
G|-----9-------------11--9----------------9------------11--9----------|
D|--9-----------------------9----------9------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------17--17--16--16---14---------------------------------------|
B|--12--12-----------------------17------------17--16------17--16-----|
G|-----------------------------------16-----------------16---------16-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------21--21--21---------------------------------------|
B|------17--19--21----------------------------------------------------|
G|--16----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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