Counting Stars Chords & Tabs
by OneRepublic
[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Suggested Pattern:
BPM: 122
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101]
Alternative:
BPM: 122
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101, 1, 101]
Intro picking pattern:
Am C G
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------3-----------3-----|
G|-------2-----------2--------0-----0-----0-----0--------4-----------4-----|
D|----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--|
A|-0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------|
F
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C G
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------3-----------3-----|
G|-------2-----------2--------0-----0-----0-----0--------4-----------4-----|
D|----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--|
A|-0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------|
F
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------|
D|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------|
A
E|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------|
(background part)
e|--3--0-----3--0-----3--0-----------------------------------|
B|--------3--------3--------3---5----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said no more counting dollars
F F
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
[Interlude]
Am C G F x2
[Verse 1]
Am
I see this life like a swinging vine
C
Swing my heart across the line
G
And in my face is flashing signs
F
Seek it out and ye shall find
Am
Old, but I'm not that old
C
Young, but I'm not that bold
G
I don't think the world is sold
F
On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C G
I feel something so right
F
Doing the wrong thing
Am C G
I feel something so wrong
F
Doing the right thing
F
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
F N.C.
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
[Chorus]
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said, no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Interlude]
Am C G F
[Verse 2]
Am
I feel your love and I feel it burn
C
Down this river, every turn
G
Hope is our four-letter word
F
Make that money, watch it burn
Am
Old, but I'm not that old
C
Young, but I'm not that bold
G
And I don't think the world is sold
F
On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C G
I feel something so wrong
F
Doing the right thing
F
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
F N.C.
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus]
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Bridge]
N.C.
Oh, take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
N.C.
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
N.C.
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Am
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
F Dm
Everything that kills me makes feel alive
[Chorus]
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said, no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am C
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
G
Said, no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Outro]
Am
Take that money, watch it burn
C
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
G
Take that money, watch it burn
F
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
Am
Take that money, watch it burn
C
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
G
Take that money, watch it burn
F
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
