OneRepublic - Counting Stars: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Counting Stars" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Counting Stars Guitar Chords and Lyrics by OneRepublic

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Counting Stars" smoothly on your guitar.

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

For beginners the Em key is easier to play - try it!

C#m                E
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
B                               A
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    C#m              E
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
B
Said no more counting dollars
 A
We'll be counting stars,
yeah we'll be counting stars

           C#m
I see this life like a swinging vine
  E
Swing my heart across the line
    B
And in my face is flashing signs
A
Seek it out and ye shall find
C#m
Old, but I'm not that old
E
Young, but I'm not that bold
B
I don't think the world is sold
A
On just doing what we're told

C#m E                B
I feel something so right
            A
Doing the wrong thing
C#m E                 B
I feel something so wrong
           A
Doing the right thing
A
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Chorus:
C#m                E
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
B                               A
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    C#m              E
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
B
Said no more counting dollars
 A
We'll be counting stars
C#m                E
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
B                               A
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    C#m              E
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
B
Said, no more counting dollars
 A
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

I feel your love and I feel it burn
Down this river, every turn
Hope is our four-letter word
Make that money, watch it burn
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
On just doing what we're told

I feel something so wrong doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly

Chorus

Oh, take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
C#m
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
A               F#m
Everything that kills me makes feel alive

Chorus

C#m
Take that money, watch it burn
 E
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
 B
Take that money, watch it burn
 A
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
C#m
Take that money, watch it burn
 E
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
 B
Take that money, watch it burn
 A
Sink in the river, the lessons I learned


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Counting Stars" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic.