Intro
Cm Ab A# Fm
Cm Ab A# Ab
Cm
[Verse]
Gm
Walking down a lonely road
Ab
G ghost city sidewalk scene
A#
And I wonder if there's a place
Ab
Where they bury all their unborn dreams - oh
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D# Fm Gm
Some castle in the sky
Ab Cm
G place that only I can back down to
A# Ab
And look out for that shining guide ablaze out somewhere
[Chorus 1]
Cm
Waiting for a sign in vain
Ab
That's gonna shine away the pain
A#
Gonna draw the moonlight down
Ab
All is gonna tumble down
Cm
Are you gonna guide me starlight
Ab
Guide me starlight
A#
Won't you send me a sign?
Cm
[Verse 2]
Gm
You're adrift until you strand
Ab
Desert island of mundanity
A#
You circle round your solitude
Ab
Within the walls they call austerity
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D# Fm Gm
I know maybe it's insane
Ab Cm
To dream of what you'll never gain
A# Ab
Nothing on the line, driven by unsettled certainty
[Chorus 2]
Cm
Waiting for a sign in vain
Ab
That's gonna shine away the pain
A#
Gonna cite a figment down
Ab
Yet I'm gonna stick around
Cm
Are you gonna guide me starlight
Ab
Guide me starlight
A# Fm
Are you out there, anywhere, at all?
Ab
Anywhere at all
[Bridge]
Fm Cm
If only I'd burn out before I'd hit the ground
D#
Just like you before they're near me
A#
Run out in the clouds forever near me
Ab Cm A#
I won't even be a foolish memory
Gm
Waiting for a sign in vain
D#
Orphan star...
F
Shine on me!
[Chorus 3]
A#m
Waiting for a sign in vain
Gb
Gonna shine away the pain
Ab
Gonna draw the moonlight down
Gb
All is gonna tumble down
A#m
Are you gonna hear me starlight
Gb
Hear me starlight
Ab D#m
Are you out there anywhere at all
[Chorus 1]
Cm
Waiting for a sign in vain
Ab
That's gonna shine away the pain
A#
Gonna draw the moonlight down
Ab
All is gonna tumble down
Cm
Are you gonna guide me starlight
Ab
Guide me starlight
A# Fm Cm
Are you out there