[Intro - BPM 100 - No drums] [Bb/A][Bb/A][Fmaj7][Fmaj7] x 2 (hey now now etc)
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Gm] Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow. [F] I lean back on my radio-o-o [C] Some cat was laying down some [C7] rock'n'roll, 'Lotta soul' he said. [F][Ab][Bb] (coming back to Gm after this)
[Verse 2] [Gm] Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade [F] Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase [C] That weren't no DJ that was [C7] hazy cosmic jive.
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[Interlude - Solo] [Bb][F][C][F] - [Bb][F][C] (drop final bar)
[Verse 3] [Gm] Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou [F] Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo [C] Switch on the TV we may [C7] pick him up on Channel 2 [F][Ab][Bb]
[Verse 4] [Gm] Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight, [F] If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight, [C] Don't tell your papa or he'll [C7] get us locked up in fright
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[F] Star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
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[Verse 1 - Light drums] I've been [C]walkin' these streets [C/G]so -[C]long,[C/G] singin' the same [C/G]old [C]song [C/G][C] I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of [G]Broadway [Gsus4][G] Where [F]hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the [C] rain [F/C][C] There's been a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon (just bass drum) But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6-x35555]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Verse 2] Well, I [C]really don't mind [C/G]the [C]rain, [C/G]and a [C]smile can hide [C/G]all the [C]pain But [C/G]you're [C]down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the [G]long way And I [F]dream of the things I'll do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my [C]shoe [F/C][C]
There'll be a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Strings bit] [F][C/E][Dm][C][G/B][F/A] [G][F][Em][Dm] (like a rhine..)
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know
