Jason Robert Brown - Stars and the moon

^D2I met a man without a ^Bm/Edollar to his name Who had no t^G/Craits of any value but his s^Dmile ^{C2 D2}I met a man who had no^Bm/E yearn or claim to fame Who was cont^G/Cent to let life pass him for a w^Dhile ^{C2 Bm7}And I was sure that ^D2/Aall I ever wanted Was a l^G2ife l^G2/F#ike the m^G2/Eovie s^G2/Dtars l^D2/Ced....... ^Dsus(#3)/Bb And he k^Dsus(#3)/Aissed me right here, and he s^G/Aaid,

"I'll give you s^Dtars and the moon and a soul to guide you And a p^D2/Gromise I'll never go I'll give you ^D2/Ehope to bring out all the life inside you And the s^D2/Gtrength that will help you grow. I'll give you t^D2/Aruth and a future that's twenty times better ^G2Than ^G2/F#any ^G2/EHol---^G2/Dlywood ^C2plot." And I thought, "You k^G2/Anow, I'd r^A7ather have a yacht."

^{D C2 D2}I met a man who lived his ^Bm/Elife out on the road Who left a ^G/Cwife and kids in Portland on a ^Dwhim ^{C2 D2}I met a man whose fire and ^Bm/Epassion always showed Who asked if ^G/CI could spare a week to ride with ^Dhim ^{C2 Bm7}But I was sure that ^D2/Aall I ever wanted Was a ^G2life ^G2/F#that was ^G2/Escripted^G2/D and ^D2/Cplanned....... ^Dsus(#3)/Bb And he ^Dsus(#3)/Asaid, "But you don't under^G/Astand? "

"I'll give you ^Dstars and the moon and the open highway And a ^D2/Griver beneath your feet I'll give you ^D2/Edays full of dreams if you travel my way And a ^D2/Gsummer you can't repeat I'll give you ^D2/Anights full of passion and days of adventure ^G2No ^G2/F#strings, just ^G2/Ewarm ^G2/Dsummer ^D2/Crain." ^C2 And I thought, "You ^G2/Aknow, ^A7I'd rather have champagne." ^{D C2}

^D2I met a man who had a ^Bm/Efortune in the bank Who had ^G/Cretired at age thirty, set for ^Dlife ^{C2 D2}I met a man and didn't ^Bm/Eknow which stars to thank And then he ^G/Casked one day if I'd be his for ^Dlife ^{C2 Bm7}And I looked up, and ^D2/Aall I could think of Was the ^G2life ^G2/F#I had ^G2/Edreamt ^G2/DI would ^D2/Clive..... ^Dsus(#3)/Bb And I ^Dsus(#3)/Asaid to him, "What will you ^G/Agive?"

"I'll give you ^Dcars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay And a ^D2/Gfur and a diamond ring And we'll be ^D2/Emarried in Spain on my yacht today And we'll ^D2/Ghoneymoon in Beijing And you'll meet ^D2/Astars at the parties I throw at my villas ^G2In ^G2/F#Nice and ^G2/EParis ^G2/D in ^D2/CJune." ^C2 And I thought, ^G2/A"Okay." And I took a ^G2/Abreath And I got my ^G2/Ayacht And the years went ^G2/Aby And it never ^G2/Achanged And it never ^G2/Agrew And I never ^G2/Adreamed And I woke one ^G2/Aday And I looked ^G2/Aaround And I thought, "My ^G2/AGod I'll ^A7never have the ^Dmoon." ^C2 repeat 3x, ending on ^D