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Song: Everybody is a Star
Band: Sly and the Family Stone
Album: Sly and the Family Stone - Greatest Hits
Album: original release date: November 21, 1970
Chords provided by: beats76
Date: 2/1/04
Bb = x1333x (or barre this chord (688766), after playing the Eb)
= x02010
= 466544
= x6888x
F = x,8,10,10,10,x
* = x79987 (passing chord)
* = x57765 (passing chord)
= x30210
= 022000
= 3x0001
= 131211
Dm7b9 = 131231
Corrections, comments, and ratings, welcome.
EVERYBODY IS A STAR (1970)
Everybody is a star
Who can rain, and chase the dust away
Everybody wants to shine
Who ll come out, on a cloudy day
Til the sun that loves you proud
When the system tries to bring you down
Every hand to shine tonight
*, *
You don t need darkness to do what you think is right, Eee - hee
Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,
ba-pa ba-pa ba ba ba ba , ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,
ba-pa ba-pa ba ba ba ba , F7 X4, Dm7b9(131231) X4, Bb,
Everybody is a star
I can feel it when you shine on me
I love you for who you are
Not the one you feel you need to be
Ever catch a falling star
Ain t no stopping til it s in the ground
Everybody is a star
One big circle going round and round
Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,
ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,
ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ba pa-pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba pa-pa ba ba ba,
ba-pa ba-pa ba ba, shine, shine, shine, shine
(repeat and fade)