Counting Stars Chords

by OneRepublic
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author angadsb4 [a] 61.
4 contributors total, last edit on Apr 30, 2020
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Chords

Dm
F
C
Bb

Strumming

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Dm  F  C  Bb  chord pattern generally throughout the song.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm                F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dm  F  C  Bb  x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
           Dm
I see this life like a swinging vine
F
Swing my heart across the line
C
In my face is flashing signs
Bb
Seek it out and you shall find
Dm
Old, but I'm not that old
F
Young, but I'm not that bold
C
I don't think the world is sold
Bb
I'm just doing what we're told
Dm F                C
I feel something so right
          Bb
Doing the wrong thing
Dm F                   C
I feel something so wrong
          Bb
Doing the right thing
Bb
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Bb
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm                F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm               F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dm  F  C  Bb
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
            Dm
I feel your love and I feel it burn
F
Down this river, every turn
C
Hope is a four-letter word
Bb
Make that money, watch it burn
Dm
Old, but I'm not that old
F
Young, but I'm not that bold
C
I don't think the world is sold
Bb
I'm just doing what we're told
Dm F                C
I feel something so wrong
               Bb
Doing the right thing
Bb
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Bb
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm                F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm               F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Dm
Take that money
 
Watch it burn
 
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learnt
Dm
Take that money
 
Watch it burn
 
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learnt
Dm
Take that money
 
Watch it burn
 
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learnt
Dm
Take that money
 
Watch it burn
 
Sink in the river
 
The lessons are learnt
 
Bb              C
Everything that kills me, makes me feel alive
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm                F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be counting stars
 
Dm                 F
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
C                              Bb
Dreaming about the things that we could be
    Dm               F
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
C
Said, no more counting dollars
Bb
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
 
 
[Outro]
 
Dm
Take that money
 
And watch it burn
F
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learned
C
Take that money
 
And watch it burn
Bb
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learned
 
Dm
Take that money
 
And watch it burn
F
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learned
C
Take that money
 
And watch it burn
Bb
Sink in the river
 
The lessons I learned
 
 
 
Other chord combinations which can be used for the song are
 
1. Am-C-G-F
2. Bm-D-A-G
3. C#m-E-B-A
4. Em-G-D-C
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benblb
Transpose down one half-step and it's golden! Message me when you fix it so I can change my rating. For now, version 3 sounds perfect to me.
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babovnikova
But this chords is original!!! WTF is play with wrong chords???
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