Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: E
Intro:
E B | A | E B | A : E B | A | E B | A :
Verse:
E B A
Sometimes they never come back
E B A
Leaving all of your dreams upon the tracks
C#m B
In a flash they're all gone
A B A
And the curtains all are drawn
A B
And the funny things in no one stops to ask
Chorus:
E B A
How come the stars rise but the light don't shine behind those eyes
E B A
Like they did when we were young at the age of 21
E B A
And who says you can't lose when the flames burn down the morning news
E B A
And the best you'll ever know is a memory on your phone
E B | A | E B | A :
Verse:
E B A
Sometimes they never pull through
E B A
Maybe they even fall in front of you
C#m B
In a flash it's too late
A B A
For the bets you never place
A B
And the funny things in no one stops to ask
Chorus:
E B A
How come the stars rise but the light don't shine behind those eyes
E B A
Like they did when we were young at the age of 21
E B A
And who says you can't lose when the flames burn down the morning news
E B A
And the best you'll ever know is a memory on your phone
E B | A | E B | A :
Whoo-ooaaa whoo-ooaaa E B | A | E B | A :
Whoo-ooooo whoo-ooaaa
Chorus:
E B A
How come the stars rise but the light don't shine behind those eyes
E B A
Like they did when we were young at the age of 21
E B A
And who says you can't lose when the flames burn down the morning news
E B A
And the best you'll ever know is a memory on your phone
Song History
Published: August 24, 2025
Last Updated: November 17, 2025