When The Stars Come Out Acoustic Tab by Chris Stapleton

When The Stars Come Out Acoustic tab by Chris Stapleton

Guitar Tab

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:

      E6  D6   Em   B5    A    D   C#m7  Bm7   D5  A5   B5/F#
e|----9----7-------------------2------------------------------|
B|----9----7--------------2----3----5-----3-------------------|
G|----9----7----1----4----2----2----4-----2----7----2----4----|
D|----9----7----2----4----2----0----6-----4----7----2----4----|
A|----7----5----2----2---------x----4-----2----5--------------|
E|-----------------------------x------------------------------|

Em (w/ annotation)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--1-h2p-1--|
D|--2--2--2--|
A|--2--2--2--|
E|-----------|

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Em (w/ annotation 2)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--2p1--1--2p1--1--|
D|--2----2--2----2--|
A|--2----2--2----2--|
E|------------------|

C#m7 w/ annotation
e|--4------------------------|
B|--4h5--5--5--4--4h5--5--5--|
G|--4----4--4--4--4----4--4--|
D|--4h6--6--6--6--6----5--6--|
A|--4----4--4--4--4----4--4--|
E|---------------------------|

Bm7 (w/ annotation)
e|--2----2-----------------|
B|--2h3--3--3--3--3--3--x--|
G|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--2h4--4--4--4--4--4--2--|
A|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|

A (w/ annotation)
e|--x------------|
B|--2h3--3--3p2--|
G|--2----2--2----|
D|--2----2--2----|
A|--2----2--2----|
E|---------------|

Intro:
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------9-----9-----9-----10p9----|----------7-----7-----7-----8p7------|
G|--------9--------------------------9-|-------7--------------------------7--|
D|-----9--------------------9----------|----7--------------------7-----------|
A|--7-----------7-----7----------------|-5-----------5-----5-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------2--2h3--3--3p2----|-----------------------------|
G|--------2-----2----2--2----2-|----------1h2--1-----2-------|
D|-----2-------------2-------2-|-------2--2----2-----2-------|
A|--0--------------------------|----2-------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------|-0----------------0----------|

E6
I was looking for a change of scene
D6
You were lookin at a magazine
A
It was, red carpets and limousines
Em
The grass seemed so much greener
E6
All we wanted was to get there fast
D6
So we, packed up everything we had
A
Runnin on hope and a tank of gas
     Em
Like dreams aint just for dreamers
D
We couldn't wait
   C#m7 (w/ annotation)
To leave that life behind
Bm7 (w/ annotation)
Tryin find salvation in that
A
City limit sign

             Em
One of those LA nights
         B5
When the stars come out
    A
The stars come out
   Em (w/ annotation)
And shine
         Em
And they burn so bright
               B5
They drown the downtown lights
    A
The stars come out
            Em (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out

Em
Everybody's somebody some day
D5
Everybody's gotta part to play
A
Everybody's tryin a find a way
   Em (w/ annotation)
To say what needs sayin
Em
Everybody's gotta friend of a friend
D5
Somebody that can get you in
A
Beggin angels for a sin
     Em (w/ annotation)
Is the game that we're all playin
D
You and were gamblers
        C#m7
Holdin cards that we can't see
Bm7 (w/ annotation)
I'm bettin on you
           A
And you're bettin on me

            Em
One of those LA nights
         B5
When the stars come out
    A
The stars come out
    Em (w/ annotation)
And shine
         Em
And they burn so bright
               B5
They drown the downtown lights
    A
The stars come out
            Em (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out

Em, B5, D5, B5, A5, B5/F#, A5, Em (w/ annotation)
Em (w/ annotation 2), B5, D5, B5, A5, B5/F#, A5, Em (w/ annotation)

D
Out on the freeway
     C#m7
The sun is outta sight
Bm7
I got a feelin
A
Tonight might be the night
      A (w/ annotation)
Yeah tonight might be the night

             Em
One of those LA nights
         B5
When the stars come out
    A
Oh stars come out
    Em (w/ annotation)
And shine
         Em
And they burn so bright
               B5
They drown the downtown lights
    A
When stars come out
            Em (w/ annotation)
Oh when the stars come out
         B5
When the stars come out
           A    Bm7 (w/ annotation)
Wooo ohhh ohhh

Outro:

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------9-----9-----9-----10p9----|----------7-----7-----7-----8p7------|
G|--------9--------------------------9-|-------7--------------------------7--|
D|-----9--------------------9----------|----7--------------------7-----------|
A|--7-----------7-----7----------------|-5-----------5-----5-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------2--2h3--3--3p2-----|--------------------|
G|--------2-----2----2--2----2--|----------1h2--1----|
D|-----2-------------2--2----2--|-------2--2----2----|
A|--0---------------------------|----2---------------|
E|------------------------------|-0------------------|

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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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