JAMES - "shes a star" Tablature
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SHE'S A STAR - JAMES
Tabbed by Steve K (Worked out to be played on the acoustic guitar.
I've added some optional bits I thought sounds nice) * = optional
>From the album: "Whiplash"
Intro: G [3 x 0 0 3 3] G/Gb [2 x 0 0 3 3] Cadd9 [x 3 x 0 3 3]
Dsus4 [x 0 0 2 3 3] D* [x 0 0 2 3 2] (x3)
The first 2 chords of the intro build it up like the original,
it sounds good. I.E down strokes on the E A and D strings only.
Don't worry about the A string its deadened anyhow. And like
the original when the drums kick in strum with it until the
Cadd9 and carry on as normal with the typical rhythm.
Tab for the other chords :- A7sus4 [x 0 2 0 3 3] Em/D [0 2 2 0 3 3]
G G/Gb
Whenever she's feeling empty
Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
Whenever she's feeling insecure
G G/Gb
Whenever her face is frozen
Cadd9 Dsus4 D* G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
Unable to fake it anymore
G G/Gb
Her shadow is always with her
Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
Her shadow could always keep her small
G G/Gb C
So frightened that he won't love her
Dsus4 D*
She builds up a wall
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 Cadd9
Oh no, she knows where to hide in the dark
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
Oh no, she's nowhere to hide in the dark
G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
She's a star
D* G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4
She's a star
G G/Gb
She's been in disguise forever
Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
She's tried to disguise her stellar views
G G/Gb Cadd9
Much brighter than all this static
Dsus4 D*
Now she's coming through
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 Cadd9
Oh no, she knows where to hide in the dark
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
Oh no, she's nowhere to hide in the dark
G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4
She's a star
D* G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
She's a star
Em/D A7sus4
Don't tell her to turn down
Cadd9 Dsus4
Put on your shades if you can't see
Em/D A7sus4 Cadd9
don't tell her to turn down
Dsus4 D*
turn up the flame
G G/Gb Cadd9 Dsus4
She's a star
D* G G/F# Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
She's a star
G G/Gb
It's a long road
Cadd9 Dsus4 D*
It's a good call
G G/Gb
It's a long road
Cadd9
It's a good call
Dsus4
You got it you got it
D* G
She's a star
Theres another way to play the bridge which works well too it's a
small change and different from the original so try this too :-
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 Cadd9
Oh no, she knows where to hide in the dark
A7sus4 Cadd9 Dsus4
Oh no, she's nowhere to hide in the dark
D*
She's a star..
Additional options :-
Try slowing the song down and change the rhythm to suit.
Put a bit more feeling into it, I've tryed this with the chords
I've worked out and it also sounds good.
Theres another version archived by Dan Taylor which finalised my
research on this song try them both and see what you think.
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