Roger Alan Wade – The Light Outlives The Star chords

Capo 1st fret

EThere are stars so distant

AThe light that left 'em ages ago just came into

Eview

B7That twinkling we're seeing now
May 

Abe from a star that burned out ages a-

Ego

B7When I was 

Eyoung like you
Oh and that's the 

Away
That's the way our 

Epeople are
They ain't 

B7gone long as they shine on

EIn our hearts
And just so we 

Aknow
Right where they

Eare

B7God lets the light outlive the 

Estar
The stars we see in the sky at night

AAre there all day but they're lost in the sunlight

EWithout darkness, stars cannot shine

B7As without sorrow, joy would be be-

Enign
Oh and that's the 

Away
That's the way our 

Epeople are
They ain't 

B7gone long as they shine on

EIn our hearts
And just so we 

Aknow
They ain't gone a-

Eway too far

B7God lets the light outlive the 

Estar

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E'Cause there are stars so distant

AThe light that left 'em ages ago just came 

Einto view

B7That twinkling we're seeing now
May be from a 

Astar that burned out 

Eages ago

B7When I was young like

Eyou
Oh and that's the 

Away
That's the way our 

Epeople are
He ain't 

B7gone long as he shines on

EAnd on in our hearts
And just so we 

Aknow
Brother right where you

Eare

B7God lets the light outlive the 

Estar

B7That's why God lets the light outlive the 

A |A |E ||star