Counting Stars - One Republic
[Intro - single strums]
[Am]Lately, I've been [C]I've been losing sleep
[G]Dreaming about the things that [F]we could be
But [Am]baby, I've been [C]I've been praying hard
[G]Said, no more counting dollars [F]We'll be counting stars
yeah, [F]we'll be counting stars
[Instrumental - back to strumming]
[Am] [C] [G] [F] x2
[Verse 1]
I see this [Am]life like a swinging vine [C]Swing my heart across the line
[G]In my face is flashing signs [F]Seek it out and ye shall find
[Am]Old, but I'm not that old [C]Young, but I'm not that bold
[G]I don't think the world is sold [F]I'm just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus]
[Am] I.. I.. I I I I..[C] feel something so [G]right, Doing the [F]wrong thing
[Am] I.. I.. I I I I..[C] feel something so [G]wrong, Doing the [F]right thing
[F] I could lie, could lie, could lie
[F*]Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
|[Chorus]
|[Am]Lately, I've been [C]I've been losing sleep
|[G]Dreaming about the things that [F]we could be
|But [Am]baby, I've been [C]I've been praying hard
|[G]Said, no more counting dollars [F]We'll be counting stars
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|[Am]Lately, I've been [C]I've been losing sleep
|[G]Dreaming about the things that [F]we could be
|But [Am]baby, I've been [C]I've been praying hard
|[G]Said, no more counting dollars [F]We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Instrumental] [Am] [C] [G] [F]
Verse 2:
I feel the [Am]love and I feel it burn [C]Down this river, every turn
[G]Hope is a four-letter word [F]Make that money, watch it burn
[Am]Old, but I'm not that old [C]Young, but I'm not that bold
[G]I don't think the world is sold [F]I'm just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus]
[Am] I.. I.. I I I I..[C] feel something so [G]right, Doing the [F]wrong thing
[F] I could lie, could lie, could lie
[F*]Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus]
[Bridge (Acapella)] x4
Oh, take that money watch it burn,
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
F Dm
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[Am*]