Intro
C F Am G
Verse 1
[C]Close your tired eyes relax and then
[F]Count from one to ten and open them.
[Am]All these heavy thoughts will try to weigh you down,
[G]But not this time.
[C]Way up in the air you’re finally free,
[F]and you can stay up there right next to me.
[Am]All this gravity will try to pull you down,
[G]But not this time.
Chorus
[C]When the sun goes down and the lights burn out,
[F]Then it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are.
[C]Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light
[F]Cause it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are
[C]Tonight.
(whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh) [F]
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]Shine no matter where you are
[C]Tonight.
Verse 2
Gaze into my eyes when the fire starts,
[F]and fan the flame so high it melts our hearts.
[Am]Oh, the pouring rain will try to put it out,
[G]But not this time.
[C]Let your colors burn and brightly burst
[F]Into a million sparks that all disperse
[Am]And illuminate a world that will try to bring you down,
[G]But not this time
Chorus
[C]When the sun goes down and the lights burn out,
[F]Then it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are.
[C]Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light,
[F]Cause it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are
[C]Tonight.
Verse 3
A thousand heartbeats beat in time.
[F]It makes this dark planet come alive.
[Am]So when the lights flicker out tonight,
[G]You’ve gotta shine.
Chorus
[C]When the sun goes down and the lights burn out,
[F]Then it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are.
[C]Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light,
[F]Cause it’s time for you to shine
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star,
[G]So shine no matter where you are
[C]Tonight.
(whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh) [F]
[Am]Brighter than a shooting star.
[G]Shine no matter where you are tonight [C]