Stars-rhinestone Cowboy (live) Chords

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Stars-rhinestone Cowboy (live) by Glen Campbell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Dm7, G, C, Am, F, G7, Bb, A, A7, Am7, Cmaj7, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: 

verse 1 

Dm             Dm7     G       C        G      Am   
   I was never one for singing   what I really feel 
F                        Dm    G                           Am 
   Except tonight I'm bringin'   everything I know is real 
C                   G                  G7        Bb 
Stars they come and go  They come fast they come slow 
                 A                 A7           Dm    F 
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze 
                   G      F G G7 
They always have a story 
    Am             Am7         C                    Am    F 
But it gets lonely here  when theres no one here to share 
                         Dm F                  G7 
We can shake it all away      If you'll hear a story 

verse 2 

C                   G                     Bb   Am 
People lust for fame   like athletes in a game 
                    G7                Dm 
We break our collar bones and come up swinging 
                    Dm7 
Some of us are down    some are crowned   
F                           G 
some are lost an never found 
G7                  C   G     
Those thats seen it all    
Bb                       Am7          Dm 
they live their lives in sad cafes an music halls 
Dm7                G     G7 
They always have a story 

verse 3 

     Dm7                   C    
Some make it when they're young  
G                    Bb              Am7 
Before the world has done it's dirty job 
 Dm                   F 
Later on someone will say you've had your day 
             G        C  G 
Now you must make way 

verse 4 

                  G7      C   G 
Some make it when they're old  
Bb                    Am             Dm             F 
Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare 
                           G      G7 
Or perhaps there's nothin' there 

Verse 5 

C                   G                            Bb 
Stars they come and go  They come fast they come slow 
                  A                A7           Dm    F 
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze 
                    G      Am G G7  
And all they see is glory 

Verse 6 

Am                     Am7             C                
So if you don't lose patientce with my fumblin' around  
F                              
I'll come up singin' for you 
G              C   G  Am7             Dm 
Even when I'm down       I'll come up singing    
G 
singing   
G7       C  G 
singing 


       F     G    C      F  C 
Like a Rhinestone cowboy   
       Cmaj7               C                 G  C  G 
riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo 
            F    G     C      F C 
Just like a Rhinestone cowboy  
        Cmaj7                  Am             Am7  G 
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know 
        Dm            G        F     Em  Dm  F  Em  Dm  G   
Lord an offers comin' over the phone 
                                     F  Em  Dm  F  G 
Verse 7 

          C                                           F        C 
I've been walkin' these streets so long   singin' the same ole songs 
                                               G         
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway 
      F 
Where hustles the name of the game   
                                                   C    F  C 
And nice guys get washed away like the snow an the rain 
              G                            F            C 
Theres been a load of compromisin' on this road to my horizion 
    F                      D                     G 
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me 


       F    G     C      F  C 
Like a Rhinestone cowboy   
       Cmaj7               C                 G  C G  
Riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo 
       F    G     C      F C 
Like a Rhinestone cowboy  
        Cmaj7                  C                   G             
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know 
        G7                     F     Em  Dm  F  Em  Dm  G 
Lord an offers comin' over the phone 
                                     F  Em  Dm  F  G 
Verse 8 

       C                      
Well I really don't mind the rain and a smile can hide all the pain 
                                                            G        C G 
But your down when you're ridin' the train thats taking the long way 
    F                               
And I dream of the things I'll do with a subway token an a dollar tucked      

 Am7       C    G C 
inside my shoe 
               G                                F             C 
There'll be a load of compromisin' Lord on that road to my horizion 
    F                      D                     G  C  G 
But I wanna' be where them lights are shinin' on me 


       F    G     C       F C 
Like a Rhinestone cowboy   
       Cmaj7               C                 G  C  G 
riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo 
            F    G     C      F C 
Just like a Rhinestone cowboy  
        Cmaj7                  C                   G 
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know 
                               F      Em  Dm  F  Em  Dm  G 
Lord an offers comin' over the phone 
                                       F  Em  Dm   
outro 

       F    G     C      F  C 
Like a Rhinestone cowboy   
    	

Chord diagrams

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