David Bowie - The Stars (Are Out Tonight): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 D                      F#m
Stars are never sleeping
 D                      F#m
Dead ones and the living

F#m
We live closer to the earth
D
Never to the heavens
F#m
The stars are never far away
  D
Stars are out tonight

      F#m
They watch us from behind their shades
  D
Brigitte, Jack and Kate and Brad
       F#m
From behind their tinted window stretch
  D                             F#m
Gleaming like blackened sunshine
 D                      F#m
Stars are never sleeping
 D                      F#m
Dead ones and the living

F#m
Waiting for the first move
 D
Satyrs and their child wives
F#m
Waiting for the last move
 D                            F#m
Soaking up our primitive world
 D                      F#m
Stars are never sleeping
 D
Dead ones and the living

Chorus:
       E
Their jealousy's spilling down
      D
The stars must stick together
F#m
We will never be rid of these stars
       D
But I hope they live forever
           E
And they know just what we do
         D
That we toss and turn at night
         F#m
They're waiting to make their moves
          D
But the stars are out tonight

F#m
Here they are upon the stairs
 D
Sexless and unaroused
F#m
They are the stars, they're dying for you
       D
But I hope they live forever

They burn you with their radiant smiles
Trap you with their beautiful eyes
They're broke and shamed or drunk or scared
But I hope they live forever

Chorus

The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" by David Bowie.

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