Starlight

Artist: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Album: Out of the Blue (1977)

Music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne

Added on Tuesday, 30 June 2026

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Starlight

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Intro: 0:08
F | Caug
         Starlight callin',
F | Caug
         Callin', callin'.

Verse 1: 0:19
  F
Starlight,
Caug
  I hear you callin'
        F
Out to me. (I hear you
 Caug
Callin', callin', callin', callin'.)
0:31
  F
Sweet love
Caug
  Rollin' across
          F
My mind again.
    D7
(Oo-oo. You roll across my mind.)

Pre-chorus 1: 0:41
        Gm7
I want you, yes, I do,
        Am7
I need you, yes, I do.
              A#m             Am!
And then you run. You gotta stop

Chorus 1: 0:51
          Dm               Am7
Foolin' around, keep your feet
         Gm7
On the ground,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl,
1:03
      Dm             Am
And starlight will shine
      Gm7
All around,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl.

Instrumental: 1:14
F | Caug
        (Starlight callin'.)

Verse 2: 1:20
  F
Starlight,
Caug
  Your eyes are lookin' out
    F
So far away. (I hear you
 Caug
Callin', callin', callin', callin'.)
1:30
        F
Constellation in the sky
Caug
  Is smiling down on me,
   F
I wonder, wonder why?
D7
  (I wonder, wonder why?)

Pre-chorus 2: 1:41
       Gm7
I can feel you're so real,
       Am7
I can see you're so near.
              A#m             Am!
And then you run. You gotta stop

Chorus 2: 1:52
          Dm               Am7
Foolin' around, keep your feet
         Gm7
On the ground,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl,
2:03
      Dm             Am
And starlight will shine
      Gm7
All around,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl.
2:14
 Dm        Am
You had me all the
        Gm7
Summer long, little girl.
       Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
(It's no good at   all.)

Verse 3: 2:25
 F
Moonglow,
Caug
  Come light the way up
       F
To my window. (I hear you
 Caug
Callin', callin', callin', callin'.)
2:35
        F
As you roll across the night,
Caug
  Don't tell nobody that
   F
I told you so.
D7
  (Don't tell nobody.)

Pre-chorus 3: 2:46
        Gm7
I need you, yes, I do,
        Am7
I need you, yes, I do.
              A#m             Am!
And then you run. You gotta stop

Chorus 3: 2:56
          Dm               Am7
Foolin' around, keep your feet
         Gm7
On the ground,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl,
3:08
      Dm             Am
And starlight will shine
      Gm7
All around,
            Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
Little girl.
3:19
 Dm        Am
You had me all the
        Gm7
Summer long, little girl.
       Gm G#m Am | A#m C6
(It's no good at   all.)

Coda: 3:30
F | Caug | Cm | D7
3:41
  F
Starlight,
     Caug
Your eyes are lookin' down
    Cm         D7
On me so far away.
3:52
  F
Starlight,
     Caug
Your eyes are lookin' down
    Cm         D7
On me so far away.
4:03
  F
Starlight,
     Caug
Your eyes are lookin' down
    Cm         D7
On me so far away.
4:14
  F
Starlight,
     Caug
Your eyes are lookin' down
    Cm         D7
On me so far away...

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