Distant Star chords by First Aid Kit

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Well, a goodbye never seems finished
C 
G 
Just like these  (C major) songs that I write  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) They hang aloft like  (C major) stars in the night
Em 
But  (E minor) there's nothing there but
C 
the  (C major) il lusion of a light
D 
C 
And you,  (D major)  (C major) you could've been mine
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 2
G 
Your  (G major) mother, she's an actress
C 
G 
And we're all  (C major) putting on a  (G major) play
Em 
 (E minor) Here's some conviction,
C 
pre (C major) tend that's all real
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Try to ignore how  (C major) sad it all feels
Dsus4 
D 
C 
Yes,  (Dsus4) try       (D major) not to break  (C major) 
Em 
her heart if you can (E minor) 

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Verse 3

Hold on

To whatever you can until it's gone

Carry on

For none of us will be here for too long

Verse 4
I'll try not to let the world and its
C 
G 
 (C major) darkness bring me down  (G major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Think of the love and the
C 
 (C major) beauty I found
Em 
C 
 (E minor) The simple things that  (C major) I've left behind
D 
C 
 (D major) Oh the way  (C major) he'd make me laugh
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 5
C 
But I hold on  (C major) 
Em 
To whatever I can until it's  (E minor) gone
C 
I'll carry on  (C major) 
D 
For none of us will be here for too  (D major) long,
C 
Dsus4 
D 
 (C major)  (Dsus4) long      (D major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 6
F 
E 
You're a distant  (F major) star  (E major) 
F 
E 
My darling, you're so  (F major) far away  (E major) 
F 
E 
You were never meant to  (F major) stay  (E major) 
F 
E 
I reach out to  (F major) see  (E major) 
F 
E 
If you're still here with  (F major) me  (E major) 
Em 
F 
C 
Baby, we could've  (E minor)  (F major) made it  (C major) easy
Couldn't we?
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 7
Now I will never know you
C 
G 
G 
You are just someone  (C major) passing  (G major) by  (G major) 
Em 
 (E minor) And  it makes me sad to think about
Em 
All the  (E minor) stories and fates I'll be without
But I think I'm getting used to the silence now