OneRepublic-Counting Stars
[Intro - no drums - finger pick - free timeStart note is E - so unfret the third finger when playing B minor]
[Secondary vocal effect - octave up]
[Bmadd4-x24430] Lately, I've been, [Dsus2] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be
But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be counting stars, yeah w [G] e'll be counting stars
[Interlude - Full drums]
[Bm] [Bm7] [Dadd9] [A] [Aadd6][Asus4] [G]
E -2-----5-2---0-------5-----0---2-2-------------3
B -3-----3-3---3-------3-----2---2-3-------------3
G -4-----2-3---2-------2-----2---2-2-------------0 repeat
D -4-----4-4---0-------0-----2---2-2-------------0
A -2-------------------------0---0-0-------------x
E -----------------------------------------------3
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
I see this
[Bm] life like a swinging vine
[D] Swing my heart across the line
And [A] in my face is flashing signs
[G] Seek it out and ye shall find (full drums but light)
[Bm] Old, but I'm not that old
[D] Young, but I'm not that bold
[A] I don't think the world is sold
[G] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH]
[Bm] I .. I I I I
[D] Feel something so [A] right
Doing the [G] wrong thing
[Bm] I .. I I I I
[D] Feel something so [A] wrong
Doing the [G] right thing
[G] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
[G] Everything that [N.C.] kills me makes me feel alive
[Chorus - Lower octave to begin with then up - vocal effect to be one octave up?]
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be
[Bm] But baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be counting stars (up an octave)
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be
[Bm] But baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said, no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Interlude]
[Bm] [D] [A] [G] x 2
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum]
I feel your [Bm] love and I feel it burn
[D] Down this river, every turn
[A] Hope is our four-letter word
[G] Make that money, watch (drums in) it burn
[Bm] Old, but I'm not that old
[D] Young, but I'm not that bold
[A] And I don't think the world is sold
[G] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH]
[Bm] I .. I I I I
[D] feel something so wr [A] ong
Doing the [G] right thing
[G] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
[G] Everything that [N.C.] drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus - At higher octave all way]
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be
But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be counting stars
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be
But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars (drums go to just bass drum)
[Just drums - 2 bars] - wo oh oh oh ooh
[Bridge - Chord just as start staccato - Just bass drum]
[Bm] Oh, take that money, watch it burn
[D] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[A] Take that money, watch it burn
[G] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[Bm] Oh, take that money, watch it burn
[D] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[A] Take that money, watch it burn
[G] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
(Drums stop)
[G] Everything that [Em] kills me ...…
makes feel alive
[Chorus]
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be .. But
[Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said, no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be counting stars
[Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep
[A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be .. But
[Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard,
[A] Said, no more counting dollars
[G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Outro]
[Bm] Take that money, watch it burn
[D] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[A] Take that money, watch it burn
[G] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[Bm] Take that money, watch it burn
[D] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[A] Take that money, watch it burn (drums stop)
[G] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[End][Bm]