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, [F]we'll be counting [Am]stars
Instrumental Am C G F x2
Verse 1
I see this [Am]life like a swinging vine
[C]Swing my heart across the line
And [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
And [G]I don't think the world is sold
[F]I'm just doing what we're told
Pre-Chorus
[Am]I… [C] ….feel something so [G]right
Doing the [F]wrong thing
[Am]I… [C] ….feel something so [G]wrong
Doing the [F]right thing
I [F]couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie
[F one strum] 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.
[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 [Am]stars
Instrumental Am C G F
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… [C] ….feel something so [G]wrong
Doing the [F]right thing
I [F]couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie
[F one strum]Everything that drowns 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 [Am]stars.
[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 [Am]stars.
Bridge
(There is no music here, but you can clap along to it)
Ooooh….
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned x4
[F]Everything that [Dm]kills me, makes me feel [Am]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.
[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 [Am]stars
Outro
[Am]Take that money
[C]Watch it burn
[G]Sink in the river
[F]The lessons I learned x4
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