The Stars Look Down
Billy Elliot the Musical
The Stars Look Down
Elton John/Lee Hall
from "Billy Elliot - The Musical" (2005)
Bb
Eb Bb
Through the dark, and through the hunger
Ab Eb
Through the night and through the fear
Bb/D Eb
Through the fight and years of hardship
F Bb
Through the storms and through the tears
Eb Bb
And although your feet are weary
Ab Eb
And although your soul is worn
Bb/D Eb
And although they'll try to break you
F Bb
And although you'll feel alone
Bbm F#
We will always stand together
C# Ab
In the dark, right through the storm
E B
We will stand, shoulder to shoulder
Ab
To keep us warm
B
And the stars look down on the mean and hungry
F#
And the stars look down and show the way
C# F#
And the stars look down and we'll stand together
To see a day
Abm
When the stars look down and know our history
F#
When the stars look down upon our past
E F#
And the stars look down and see a future bright at last
C#m F# Ab
When we'll stand as one, beneath the sun
F C
And though our hands are bruised and bleeding
Bb F
And our lungs are full with dust
C/E F
And our hearts are near to breaking
G C
We will never forgo the trust
F C
We will fight through pain and hunger
Bb F
Every arrow, every knife.
C/E F
And we will never give the hope up
G C
Of a proud and honest life
Cm Ab
So we will always stand together
Eb Bb
Through the frost, the hail, the snow
F# C#
The stars are our redemption
Bb
And some know
Eb
The stars look down when we're abandoned
Bb
Look down in the heart of night
F Bb
And the stars look down and give us vision
To see the light
Cm
The stars look down upon our struggle
Bb
The stars look down and know the past
Ab Bb
The stars look down and see a future bright at last
Fm Bb C
When we'll stand as one, beneath the sun.
Cm
All out together
Bb
All out as one
Fm
All out for victory
Bb
Till we've won
All out together
All out as one
All out for victory
Bb/F C
All out till we've won
Cm - Gm - Ab - Bb
C G
Take me up and hold me gently
F C
Raise me up and hold me high
G/B C
Through the nights under darkness
D G
Will come a day when we will fly
C G
And although we've been rejected
F C
And although we've been outcast
G/B C
We will find a new tomorrow
D G
When we come to rest at last
Gm Eb
And we will stand there proudly
Bb F
And we will never walk alone
C# Ab
And we will be returned
F Bb/F - C/G
Back to our home
F
And the stars look down at their reflection
C
And the stars look down and there's a light
G C
When the stars look down they'll see the justice
And the right
Dm
And the stars look down and see the struggle
C
And the stars look down and know the pain
Bb C
And the stars will lead us back to where light shines again
Gm C D
Where we'll stand as one beneath the sun
Gm C D
One beneath the sun
Dm
When we stand as one All out together
C
When we stand as one All out as one
Gm
When we stand as one All out for victory
C
When we stand as one Till we've won
When we stand as one All out together
When we stand as one All out as one
When we stand as one All out for victory
When we stand as one Till we've won
When we stand as one All out together
When we stand as one All out as one
When we stand as one All out for victory
C D
All out till we've won.