Halleys Comet chords by Sarah Darling

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)



Chord fingerings :-

   G# minorG#m  B*  E MajorE  D#mD#m  F#F#  C# minorC#m
e|----4----x----0-----6-----2------4-------|
BB|----4----4----0-----7-----2------5-------|
G+G|----4----4----1-----8-----3------6-------|
D MajorD|----6----4----2-----8-----4------6-------|
A augmentedA|----6----2----2-----6-----4------4-------|
E MajorE|----4----x----0-----x-----2------x-------|

*I play the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings as a barre at the 4th fret
with my third finger, just don't pick or strum the 1st string!

The intro cycles twice round a chord progression of G#m, B, E, BB
and I find the following picking pattern works quite well.

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|------4----------4----------0----------4-----------|
G+G|------4----------4----------1----------4-----------|
D MajorD|----6----------4----------2----------4-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------2------2--------------2------2--------|
E MajorE|--4------4--------------0------0-------------------|

This picking pattern also works well in the first verse, first interlude
and bridge.


Strumming pattern for chorus etc.

As always, this is not an exact science but this will hopefully get
you started.

   G# minorG#m         E MajorE         BB         F#F#
e|----4------------------0------------------x------------------2-------------------|
BB|----4------^-x-^-x-|---0------^-x-^-x-|---4------^-x-^-x-|---2------^-x-^-x-|----|
G+G|----4------|-x-|-x-|---1------|-x-|-x-|---4--^-^-|-x-|-x-|---3------|-x-|-x-|----|
D MajorD|----6--^-^-|-x-|-x-v---2--^-^-|-x-|-x-v---4--|-|-|-x-|-x-v---4--^-^-|-x-|-x-v----|
A augmentedA|----6--|-|-|-----------2--|-|-|-----------2--|-|-|-----------4--|-|-|------------|
E MajorE|----4--|-|-|-----------0--|-|-|-----------x------------------2--|-|-|------------|


Intro:

G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  BB  x2

Verse 1:

G# minorG#m     BB
"Look at the sky" he said
E MajorE      BB
"It's going by" he said
G# minorG#m   BB       E MajorE    BB
Halley's Comet won't be back for years

G# minorG#m    BB
A augmentedA spinning world I was
E MajorE    BB
A augmentedA little girl I was
G# minorG#m   BB       E MajorE   BB   D#mD#m
Sure and honest hadn't tasted fear


Chorus:

G# minorG#m     E MajorE     BB  F#F#
What was it about that time?
   G# minorG#m       E MajorE   BB  F#F#
That keeps me staring at the sky
G# minorG#m      E MajorE     BB
Hoping someday I would find
    C# minorC#m   BB
In the mystery
     F#F#        G# minorG#m
There's a place for me…to shine


Interlude:

BB  E MajorE  BB  G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  BB


Verse 2:

G# minorG#m    BB
"Chase the dream" he said
E MajorE         BB
"You were born to sing" he said
G# minorG#m BB          E MajorE    BB
So I stepped out on that darkened stage

G# minorG#m   BB
When the lights hit me
E MajorE  BB
Fire hot lit me
G# minorG#m  BB      E MajorE    BB   D#mD#m
In the spotlight a star was made


Chorus:

G# minorG#m     E MajorE     BB  F#F#
What was it about that time?
   G# minorG#m       E MajorE   BB  F#F#
That keeps me hanging on the line
G# minorG#m      E MajorE     BB
Hoping someday I would find
    C# minorC#m   BB
In the mystery
     F#F#       G# minorG#m
There's a place for me…to shine


Interlude:

BB  E MajorE  BB
      To shine
G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  BB
          To shine
G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  BB
          To shine
G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  F#F#


Bridge:

G# minorG#m    BB
Spark and burn I will
E MajorE    BB
Wait my turn I will
G# minorG#m    BB
Trust the gravity
E MajorE     BB    D#mD#m
Trust the light


Chorus:

G# minorG#m      E MajorE   BB  F#F#
In the middle of the night
G# minorG#m       E MajorE   BB F#F#
I'll be staring at the sky
G# minorG#m      E MajorE     BB
Hoping someday I would find
    C# minorC#m    BB
In the mystery
    E MajorE     BB
Waiting patiently
     C# minorC#m    F#F#
There's a place for me…to shine


Outro:

G# minorG#m  BB  E MajorE  BB  x2