Stars-rhinestone Cowboy (live) Chords
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.
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