Guitar tabs with lyrics
Like all of Stapleton's songs, the annotations very slightly between versions and such.
I've added a few of the annotations that he plays throughout for reference.
This is tabbed from the Tiny Music Desk concert YouTube video.
Chord 🏷Legend:
E6E6 
D6D6 
E minorEm 
B5B5 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
C#m7C#m7 
Bm7Bm7 
D5D5 
A5A5 B5/F#
e|----9----7-------------------2------------------------------|
BB|----9----7--------------2----3----5-----3-------------------|
G+G|----9----7----1----4----2----2----4-----2----7----2----4----|
D MajorD|----9----7----2----4----2----0----6-----4----7----2----4----|
A augmentedA|----7----5----2----2---------x----4-----2----5--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------x------------------------------|
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|--1-h2p-1--|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|--2--2--2--|
E MajorE|-----------|
E minorEm (w/ annotation 2)
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|--2p1--1--2p1--1--|
D MajorD|--2----2--2----2--|
A augmentedA|--2----2--2----2--|
E MajorE|------------------|
C#m7C#m7 w/ annotation
e|--4------------------------|
BB|--4h5--5--5--4--4h5--5--5--|
G+G|--4----4--4--4--4----4--4--|
D MajorD|--4h6--6--6--6--6----5--6--|
A augmentedA|--4----4--4--4--4----4--4--|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
Bm7Bm7 (w/ annotation)
e|--2----2-----------------|
BB|--2h3--3--3--3--3--3--x--|
G+G|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--2h4--4--4--4--4--4--2--|
A augmentedA|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
A augmentedA (w/ annotation)
e|--x------------|
BB|--2h3--3--3p2--|
G+G|--2----2--2----|
D MajorD|--2----2--2----|
A augmentedA|--2----2--2----|
E MajorE|---------------|
Intro:
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------9-----9-----9-----10p9----|----------7-----7-----7-----8p7------|
G+G|--------9--------------------------9-|-------7--------------------------7--|
D MajorD|-----9--------------------9----------|----7--------------------7-----------|
A augmentedA|--7-----------7-----7----------------|-5-----------5-----5-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------2--2h3--3--3p2----|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------2-----2----2--2----2-|----------1h2--1-----2-------|
D MajorD|-----2-------------2-------2-|-------2--2----2-----2-------|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------|----2-------------------2----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-0----------------0----------|
E6E6
I was looking for a change of scene
D6D6
You were lookin at a magazine
A augmentedA
It was, red carpets and limousines
E minorEm
The grass seemed so much greener
E6E6
All we wanted was to get there fast
D6D6
So we, packed up everything we had
A augmentedA
Runnin on hope and a tank of gas
E minorEm
Like dreams aint just for dreamers
D MajorD
We couldn't wait
C#m7C#m7 (w/ annotation)
To leave that life behind
Bm7Bm7 (w/ annotation)
Tryin find salvation in that
A augmentedA
City limit sign
E minorEm
One of those LA nights
B5B5
When the stars come out
A augmentedA
The stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
And shine
E minorEm
And they burn so bright
B5B5
They drown the downtown lights
A augmentedA
The stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out
E minorEm
Everybody's somebody some day
D5D5
Everybody's gotta part to play
A augmentedA
Everybody's tryin a find a way
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
To say what needs sayin
E minorEm
Everybody's gotta friend of a friend
D5D5
Somebody that can get you in
A augmentedA
Beggin angels for a sin
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
Is the game that we're all playin
D MajorD
You and were gamblers
C#m7C#m7
Holdin cards that we can't see
Bm7Bm7 (w/ annotation)
I'm bettin on you
A augmentedA
And you're bettin on me
E minorEm
One of those LA nights
B5B5
When the stars come out
A augmentedA
The stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
And shine
E minorEm
And they burn so bright
B5B5
They drown the downtown lights
A augmentedA
The stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out
Em, B5, D5, B5, A5, B5/F#, A5, E minorEm (w/ annotation)
E minorEm (w/ annotation 2), B5, D5, B5, A5, B5/F#, A5, E minorEm (w/ annotation)
D MajorD
Out on the freeway
C#m7C#m7
The sun is outta sight
Bm7Bm7
I got a feelin
A augmentedA
Tonight might be the night
A augmentedA (w/ annotation)
Yeah tonight might be the night
E minorEm
One of those LA nights
B5B5
When the stars come out
A augmentedA
Oh stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
And shine
E minorEm
And they burn so bright
B5B5
They drown the downtown lights
A augmentedA
When stars come out
E minorEm (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out
B5B5
When the stars come out
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 (w/ annotation)
Wooo ohhh ohhh
Outro:
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------9-----9-----9-----10p9----|----------7-----7-----7-----8p7------|
G+G|--------9--------------------------9-|-------7--------------------------7--|
D MajorD|-----9--------------------9----------|----7--------------------7-----------|
A augmentedA|--7-----------7-----7----------------|-5-----------5-----5-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------------|
BB|-----------2--2h3--3--3p2-----|--------------------|
G+G|--------2-----2----2--2----2--|----------1h2--1----|
D MajorD|-----2-------------2--2----2--|-------2--2----2----|
A augmentedA|--0---------------------------|----2---------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|-0------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
Other versions of When The Stars Come Out Acoustic
