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] x2
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] x4 (last line Accapella)
Oh, [Am] take that money [C] watch it burn,
[G] Sink in the river [F] the lessons I learned
[Am*]