Dying Star
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em D C G Bm
[Verse 1]
Em
The ground reaches out to catch me
Em D
Softly in her baseball mitt
D C
I'm tired of the dirt and grit
C G Bm
I want something soft
[Verse 2]
Em
I'm a fish in a bucket, thrashing
Em D
He tried to take me out, hooks in my mouth
D C
Listen to me when I say ouch
C G Bm
I want something soft
[Refrain]
Bm Em
So I give in to the fall, fall, fall (it's cold out here)
D
I need somethin' soft, down feathers over rocks
C
I died and I land with both of my hands
G Bm
In the mud, the mud
Bm Em
It felt like a god, how she held me
Em D
I slept on her shoulder, I gave her my all (Is there anyone?)
D C
I bathed in her waterfalls
C G Bm
And continued to fall, fall (I'm entering the exosphere)
[Chorus]
Em
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Em D
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
D C
Set in a crooked trajectory
C
The journey here was hard
C G
I was almost pulled apart
G Bm
Tryna leave this orbit, took what's left of me
[Verse 3]
Em
The forest reaches out to guide me
Em D
Blue fire paths of will-o-wisps
D C
Illuminate the darkness's old tricks
C G Bm
I'm nobody's captive (mm-mm)
[Verse 4]
Em
I asked him not to kill me politely
Em D
He drained my magic core, bottled up at the source
D C
I washed up on a sea glass shores
C G Bm
I'm nobody's captive (mm-mm)
[Refrain]
Bm Em
It felt like a god, how she held me
Em D
I slept on her shoulder, I gave her my all
D C
I bathed in her waterfalls
C G Bm
And continued to fall, fall
[Chorus]
Em
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Em D
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
D C
Set in a crooked trajectory
C
The journey here was hard
C G
I was almost pulled apart
G Bm
Tryna leave this orbit, took what's left of me
Em
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Em D
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
D C
Set in a crooked trajectory
C
The journey here was hard
C G
I was almost pulled apart
G Bm
Tryna leave this orbit, took what's left of me
[Outro]
Em
The ground reaches out to catch me
Em D
Softly in her baseball mitt
D C
I'm tired of the dirt and grit
C G
I want something soft
How to play Dying Star
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.