North Star - Joel Plaskett Emergency The chords are pretty straightforward. Basically only two different parts - verse and bridge. You can add some fancy stuff in if you are so inclined. Verse

Getting^G warm, getting ^Bmwarmer Getting ^Cclose^C/Br to the^G answer I was ^Cworking on my gr^Gammar I was ^Cdriving in my ^DChevy

Verse

^GIt was fast, bu^Bmt not the fastest I was ^Clist^C/Bening to^G Cactus ^CMan you really ^Ggotta practice ^CIf you wanna ge^Dt that heavy

Verse

^GShe was there, ^Bmon the highway And her ey^Ces s^C/Baid, “^GGoing my way?” ^CAnd I loved her^G in an instant ^CLike a Turkish ^Dcymbal crashes

Verse

^GGetting high an^Bmd getting higher Was it s^Cmoke^C/B or true^G desire? ^CDid we start th^Gat forest fire? ^CAs we flicked a^Dway the ashes

Bridge

^EmHeadlights flash in the passing lane Trying to fill the tank with a little loose change

Staring at the sky wondering where you are

The ^CNorth ^GStar ^EmOld men dream of nights like these

Pine trees swaying in the clear cool breeze Looking at your life from a moving car

The ^CNorth ^GStar Verse ^GIt got dark, it^Bm got darker I got h^Cigh ^C/Bon a per^Gmanent marker ^CMan, I felt lik^Ge Peter Parker ^CAnd my spidey s^Dense was tingling

Verse

^GI fell apart, a^Bmt the party Drinking r^Ced w^C/Bine and ^GBacardi ^CMy constitution^G ain’t that hardy ^CAnd I’m not m^Duch good at mingling

Verse

^GThe wind blew, ^Bmyeah, it was blowing And I sa^Cid ?^C/B??Baby, ^Gnow where we going?” ^CA rooster start^Ged crowing ^CAnd the sun was^D coming up

Verse

^GAnd the dawn, i^Bmt was brilliant We’re were ^Clist^C/Bening to^G Marillion ^CI screamed rock^G and roll’s resilient ^CThen I started ^Dthrowing up

Bridge

^EmGood times flash in the memory lane Every second band’s got an animal name

Loading our your gear from an empty bar

The ^CNorth ^GStar ^EmYoung men dream of nights like this

The clamour of the glamour or whatever it is Looking in the mirror wondering who you are

The ^CNorth ^GStar Verse ^GMe and her we w^Bmere meandering C C/B G ^C(solo) ^G ^CI was spinning ^Dround her curves

Verse

^GI was blind, ca^Bmuse she was blinding While the m^Cix t^C/Bape was ^Grewinding ^CI was busy ston^Ge cold rhyming ^CI was getting o^Dn her nerves

Verse

^GThen she spoke,^Bm so she was speaking Said, “I’^Cm th^C/Be someon^Ge you’ve been seeking “ ^CThe odometer wa^Gs freaking ^CWe was driving ^Dmy Chevy

Verse

^GHalf a mil, hal^Bmf a million We were li^Csten^C/Bing to N^Geil Young Man, you g^Cotta^C/B shoot t^Go kill em ^CIf you wanna ge^Dt that heavy

Instrumental (same as verse) G Bm C C/B G C G C D Verse

^GI'mma rattle on^Bm like a tambourine Shive^Cr and sha^C/Bke till the re^Gd light's green ^CLightning bolt ^Gfrom the sky could fly ^CI’m not gonna^D say goodbye

Ending G Bm C C/B G C G C D

The ^CNorth ^GStar

Joel Plaskett - North star