I'm A Star
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C D/C
Someone give me a chance
D/E
And just watch me break through
Em
I deserve to be seen
C
This dream feels way overdue
C D/C
I was born to perform
D/E
More than anyone knows
Em
I have passion and guts
Eb/C Bb
I want this and it shows
C D/C
I have fought, I have cried
D/E
I've been broke, I've been bruised
Em
Yet at the end of the day
D/E Em
This life is what I still choose
C D/C
I am song, I am dance
C
All I need is a break
D/C
This is all that I am
Ab
Someone give me the chance
Ab Eb
I am more than the average no one
Ab
One chance--
Eb
Just to prove to you I am someone
Db
Let me sing for you now
Eb/Db
More than just 16 bars
Db
If you give me a chance
Bbm/Db
You'll discover a star
C D/C
I will risk everything
D/E
If that's what it takes
Em
I can be what you want
D/E Em C
I know all that's at stake
C D/C
All the strength and the will
C
All the vigor and fight
D/C
When I stand on that stage
Ab
Watch my spirit take flight
Ab Eb
There's a dream I anticipated
Ab
Just you wait--
Eb
'Cause I know I'll be celebrated
Db
I just need you to see
Eb/Db
All the hope and the drive
Db
This is all that I know
Bbm/Db
It's what keeps me alive
Bbm/Db
I know everything I need to know
Bbm
I know every song
Bbm/Db
Just give me a stage and strike the lights
Bbm
I will prove I belong
C D/C
I have dreamt wide awake
D/E
I have dreamt with my heart
Em
All I need is a break
D/E Em C
So that the real dream can start
C D/C
'Cause I've worked way to hard
C
To be brushed off just yet
D/C
Time to prove to the world
Ab
I'm someone not to forget
Eb
I can't let all my dreams go nowhere
Ab
I won't stop--
Eb
Till the day that I finally get there
Db
To see my name bright in lights
Eb/Db
Up there on the marquee
Db
All I need from you now
Bbm/Db Bbm
Is to wake up and see
Db Eb/Db Db Eb/Db
I'm a staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar
F Gm7/F F
A-a staaaaaaaar
How to play I'm A Star
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.