City Of Stars Chords – La La Land

City of Stars Chords is one of the most recognizable songs from the 2016 musical film La La Land. The beautiful duet was performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as Sebastian and Mia. The music was composed by Justin Hurwitz, while the City Of Stars Lyrics were written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The song became one of the defining musical moments of the movie and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

City Of Stars Chords

Gm                 C
City of stars
                                            Dm
Are you shining just for me?
Gm                C
City of stars
C
There’s so much that
             F      Am
I can’t see
          Gm        C
Who knows?
                                       F
I felt it from the first embrace
   F/E              F/Eb
I shared with you
         Gm          A7
That now our dreams
                                      Dm
They’ve finally come true

Gm                C
City of stars
                                               Dm
Just one thing everybody wants
Gm                          C
There in the bars
C
And through the smokescreen of
       F                         Am
the crowded restaurants
      Gm     C
It’s love
C
Yes, all we’re looking for is
F                F/E             F/Eb
love from someone else
    Gm
A rush
    Gm
A glance
    A7
A touch
    A7
A dance

Bbmaj7                             C7
To look in somebody’s eyes
                           C#dim
To light up the skies
                       Dm
To open the world
Dm
and send it reeling
Bbmaj7                               C7
A voice that says, I’ll be here
                          Dm
And you’ll be alright

Bbmaj7                          C7
I don’t care if I know
                               C#dim
Just where I will go
 C#dim
Cause all that
   Dm
I need is this crazy feeling
Bbmaj7                             A7
A rat-tat-tat on my heart

                                 Dm
Think I want it to stay

Gm                C
City of stars
                                            F
Are you shining just for me?
Gm
City of stars
A                                            Dm
You never shined so brightly

If you are looking for City of Stars guitar chords, this ProChords guide gives you a practical way to play the song on acoustic guitar. The arrangement below focuses on the main chord movement while also explaining the capo option, tuning, difficulty, and playing approach.