Learn to play "Western Star" 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.
G F# A B Sun she burns mean and big, G I think I'll go to Cafe Noir F# A B Big screen turns me on, G F# B I'm gonna be a western star, how hard can it be? I get my freon bingo Inside your coolly soft sarong Rolling on the moquette Inside a cul-de-sac kampong How hard can it be? Chorus: D E How hard can it be? A When you're a western star D E Shining and free? C#7 D Don't you know that a star burns best? E How hard can it be? F# B I said now, how hard can it be? She's so sentimental She's got my picture in her head The tool man is in her dreams I was lifted when she said "How hard can it be?" F# B And now he's headed skyward standing F# B up on piles of plywood and F# B all he thinks about is how he looks like F# B Heroes-period Bowie F# B and his figure blocks the light and he F# B takes away the night and F# B F# he's dancin' to the new bolero, yo soy un A B pistolero, I'm not G F# A shakin' in my boots, I'm ruler of this B G moon boy so if you move F# B I shoots how hard can it be? Chorus - x2 How hard can it be? Dancing to the new bolero Dancing to the new bolero Dancing to the new bolero Dancing to the new bolero Dancing to the new bolero You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C#7 D E F# G B 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 "Western Star" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Western Star" by Frank Black And The Catholics.