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North Star - Joel Plaskett

North Star

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Verse

G Bm

Getting warm, getting warmer

C G

Getting closer to the answer

C G

I was working on my grammar

C D

I was driving in my Chevy

Verse

G Bm

It was fast, but not the fastest

C G

I was listening to Cactus

C G

Man you really gotta practice

C D

If you wanna get that heavy

Verse

G Bm

She was there, on the highway

C G

And her eyes said, â??Going my way?â?

C G

And I loved her in an instant

C D

Like a Turkish cymbal crashes

Verse

G Bm

Getting high and getting higher

C G

Was it smoke or true desire?

C G

Did we start that forest fire?

C D

As we flicked away the ashes

Bridge

Em

Headlights flash in the passing lane

Trying to fill the tank with a little loose change

Staring at the sky wondering where you are

C G

The North Star

Em

Old men dream of nights like these

Pine trees swaying in the clear cool breeze

Looking at your life from a moving car

C G

The North Star

Verse

G Bm

It got dark, it got darker

C G

I got high on a permanent marker

C G

Man, I felt like Peter Parker

C D

And my spidey sense was tingling

Verse

G Bm

I fell apart, at the party

C G

Drinking red wine and Bacardi

C G

My constitution ainâ??t that hardy

C D

And Iâ??m not much good at mingling

Verse

G Bm

The wind blew, yeah, it was blowing

C G

And I said â??Baby, now where we going?â?

C G

A rooster started crowing

C D

And the sun was coming up

Verse

G Bm

And the dawn, it was brilliant

C G

Weâ??re were listening to Marillion

C G

I screamed rock and rollâ??s resilient

C D

Then I started throwing up

Bridge

Em

Good times flash in the memory lane

Every second bandâ??s got an animal name

Loading our your gear from an empty bar

C G

The North Star

Em

Young men dream of nights like this

The clamour of the glamour or whatever it is

Looking in the mirror wondering who you are

C G

The North Star

Verse

G Bm

Me and her we were meandering

C G

C G

(solo)

C D

I was spinning round her curves

Verse

G Bm

I was blind, cause she was blinding

C G

While the mix tape was rewinding

C G

I was busy stone cold rhyming

C D

I was getting on her nerves

Verse

G Bm

Then she spoke, so she was speaking

C G

Said, â??Iâ??m the someone youâ??ve been seeking â??

C G

The odometer was freaking

C D

We was driving my Chevy

Verse

G Bm

Half a mil, half a million

C G

We were listening to Neil Young

C G

Man, you gotta shoot to kill em

C D

If you wanna get that heavy

Instrumental (same as verse)

G Bm

C G

C G

C D

Verse

G Bm

Love rattles on like a tambourine

C G

Every red lightâ??s gonna turn to green

C G

Lightning bolt from the sky could fly

C D

Iâ??m not gonna say goodbye

Ending

G Bm

C G

C G

C D

C G

The North Star

How to play North 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 G. 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.

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