Melanie Safka - Tin star

How ^Gold was ^EmI, ^Gfive or six or ^Emso ^C The innocent ^Gyears,^C long ago ^D My ^Gfather on his ^Emchair, ^Greaching up so ^Emfar ^C Crowning the ^Gtree, with that^C old ^Dtin ^Gstar

And it^Bm shines so ^Cpretty, like ^Emdiamonds ^Din the ^Gsun ^Em Nothing but ^Dgood things^C will ever ^Dcome Little girl^C don't grow ^Gup, stay as ^Csweet ^Das you ^Gare May you ^Calways find the ^Emwonder of that^D old tin ^Gstar

When I grew ^Emup, ^Gfound a place to ^Emlive ^C And I unpacked my ^Gthings,^C I found a gift ^D And it ^Gfelt like ^Emhome, though ^GI'd traveled so ^Emfar 'Cause ^Cthere in my ^Ghands was that^C old ^Dtin ^Gstar

And now it^Bm shines so ^Cpretty, like ^Emdiamonds ^Din the ^Gsun ^Em Nothing but ^Dgood things ^Cwill ever ^Dcome Little ^Cgirl don't grow ^Gup, stay as ^Csweet ^Das you ^Gare May you ^Calways gaze in ^Emwonder at that^D old tin ^Gstar ^Bm

Shines so ^Cpretty, ^Emdiamonds ^Din the ^Gsun ^Em Nothing but ^Dgood things^C will ever ^Dcome) ^{C G C D G C Em D G}

I have kids of my ^Emown, and ^Gtroubles, I've had ^Emsome ^C I've cried some ^Gtears and I've^C had my f^Dun Now I ^Gclimb up that ^Emchair and I ^Greach out so ^Emfar And ^Cmy child looks ^Gup at that^C old ^Dtin ^Gstar

'Cause it^Bm still shines so ^Cpretty, like ^Emdiamonds ^Din the ^Gsun ^Em Nothing but ^Dgood things^C will ever ^Dcome Little ^Cgirl don't grow ^Gup, stay as ^Csweet ^Das you ^Gare May you ^Calways gaze in ^Emwonder at that ^Dold tin ^Cstar Little ^Ggirl don't grow ^Emup, stay as ^Csweet ^Das you ^Gare May you ^Calways gaze in ^Emwonder at that ^Dold ^Ctin ^Gstar