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When I Was A Star chords by Jonathan King

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • Am

  • D

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • Eb

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Cm

    3
  • Fm

  • Bbm

  • Db

    4
  • Ebsus4

    6
  • E

  • A

  • C#m

    4
  • F#m

    2
  • Esus4

  • F

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Gm

    3
  • Edim

  • Fsus4

Verse 1
G
My little sister Mary,
how is life with you?
Bm
How's your rheumatism?
Em
Am
D
Have you things to do?
Em
Now we're in our 80s
C
Bm
and times are busy changing
Em
Am
I only have my memories
Dsus4
G
of when I was a star
When I did that TV,
with Yoko and John
Bm
Dressed up in my stage clothes,
Em
Am
with my white suit on
D
Em
I was happy they were happy,
C
Bm
I'm happy they still are.
Em
Am
Oh, they were such fine times
Dsus4
G
Eb
when I was a star.
Ab
I had lunch with Elton,
with his long white hair
Cm
Only just a week ago
Fm
Bbm
Eb
Or was it just last year
Fm
Db
Who'd have thought in Rod's band
Cm
Fm
That he'd be King of Scotland
Bbm
Ebsus4
No one knew the future
Ab
E
When I was a star
A
If I got stopped for speeding,
the cops would let me go
C#m
With a smile, a compliment,
F#m
Bm
E
and a signed photo
F#m
Best seats in the movies,
D
C#m
free places at the shows
F#m
Bm
All my folks forgiven,
Esus4
A
when I was a star
F
Bb
Little Sister Mary, when I turned the page
Dm
I read that young Cat Stevens
Gm
Cm
had left us in old age
F
Gm
All my friends are gone now,
Eb
Dm
Gm
but I'm still not lonely
Eb
I am eighty -four today,
Edim
Bb
Gm
I love all the songs they play
Cm
Dm
Eb
And I still remember days gone by
Fsus4
Bb
when I was a star
Eb
I always have my radio on
Edim
Bb
And in my mind I sing my song
Gm
Cm
Dm
Eb
And I still remember days gone by
F
Eb
Cm
F
Eb
when I was a star
Eb
You
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