Metric - Soft Rock Star: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Soft Rock 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.

Am         Dm               C
Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time
Am      Dm                   C
But the night had already begun
Am        Dm                C
Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time
Am       Dm                  C
But the night had already begun
Now here I am, I am the

Am  Dm   C        G/B
One So hang high soft star
A#
Don't shine for swine

Not a lot of room to move
Ah, so where's my guide?
I tried looking up to you girls
Please correct me,
but didn't you let the work slide?
Capitalize on a novelty, cheap pink spotlight

Chorus:
Am          G       C      F
Choose the highest bidder was my
Am        G        C            F
answer, when they told me I was up for sale
  Am       G    C         F
Schoolyard, Junior high style
         Am           G       C             G/B
Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls
but
A#
failed to know

Bubblegum ball martini
Is nothing like dépanneur red wine
Travel through time
Who were you after?
You were mine

Chorus

C
Hang high
G/B
Soft rock star
C
Hang high
G/B
Soft rock star
A#
Don't shine before swine

Chorus:
"Choose the highest bidder," was my answer
When they told me I was up for sale
Schoolyard, junior high style
Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls,
haven't they?

"Choose the highest bidder," was my answer
When they told me I was up for sale
Schoolyard, junior high style
Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls
But failed until now
So hang high


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord 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 "Soft Rock Star" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Soft Rock Star" by Metric.