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The Shires – I See Stars Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for I See Stars by The Shires on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

INTRO:
            Em  Cadd9   G  D
Yeah I see staa-aaaaaa-aaaars

VERSE:
 Em                    Cadd9
It's been a long night,
a long time
 G                     D
Since we've laid like this
in the moonlight
 Em              Cadd9
Chasing shadows, losing battles
G             D
 Got used to watching
                 Cadd9 G D
 the clouds cry-y-y
                G       Cadd9 G
But I'm looking up right now

CHORUS:
           Em
And I see stars
              Cadd9
And out of a million,
      G              Bm7
only one has got to fall
             Em7
Yeah, I see stars
           Cadd9
And you and me, yeah we
       G                  D
don't need to catch them all
                 Em
And when you go sideway,
                    Cadd9
there's your silver lining
 G                   Bm7
Shining wherever you are
              Em  Cadd9    G  D
Yeah, I see staaaaaaaaaar-aaaars

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VERSE:
Em                Cadd9
 Like a slow dance,    only you can
 G                   D
Stop the world from spinning
out of my hands
Em                Cadd9
  Paint a new sky, when
  I'm flying blind
G         D
 So even when I close my
              Cadd9 G  D
 eye-ye-ye-ye-eye--eyes

CHORUS:
             Em
Yeah, I see stars
              Cadd9
And out of a million,
      G              Bm7
only one has got to fall
             Em7
Yeah, I see stars
           Cadd9
And you and me, and we
       G                  D
don't need to catch them all
             Em
When you go sideway,
                    Cadd9
there's your silver lining
 G                   Bm7
Shining wherever you are
              Em  Cadd9    G  D
Yeah, I see staaaaaaaaaar-aaaars
       Em
I see stars
      Cadd9
I see stars
            G  D   G Cadd9  Cadd9
And I see staaaar-aaaaaars

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BREAK:
           Em       Cadd9
I see the stars (ohh yeah)
          G             Bm
And only one is got to fall

CHORUS:
            Em
Yeah I see starS
           Cadd9
And you and me girl we
       G                 Bm
don't need to catch them all
                 Em
And when you go sideway,
                    Cadd9
there's your silver lining
 G                    D
Shining wherever you are
             Em  Cadd9   G   Bm
And I see staaaaaaaaaar-aaars
And I see
   Em  Cadd9   G   D   Em
staaaaaaaaaar-aar-aaar-ars
Cadd9  G

OUTRO:
D           Em
 And I see stars
              Cadd9
And out of a million,
      G              D
only one has got to fall
Yeah I see stars

How to play I See Stars: key, chords and progression

I See Stars by The Shires is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: Em, Cadd9, G, D, Bm7, Em7 and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – Cadd9 – G – D (i – VIadd9 – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm7 and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.