Johnny Cash - Out Among the Stars Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram
[Opening]
It’s [C]midnight at a liquor store in [F]Texas
[C]Closing time another day is [G]done
When a [C]boy walked in the door and points a [F]pistol
He can’t [C]find a job, but [G]Lord, he’s found a [C]gun
[verse 2]
He [C]pulls it off with no trace of confron[F]tation
That he [C]lets the old man run out in the [G]street
Even [C]though he knows they’ll come with guns a [F]blazing
Al[C]ready he can [G]feel that great re[C]lief
[chorus]
[C]Oh, how many travelers get [Bb]wea[F]ry
[C]Bearing both their burdens and their [G]scars
[C]Don’t you think they’d love to start all [Bb]o[F]ver
And [C]fly like eagles [G]out among the [C]stars?
[verse 3]
He [C]pictures the arrival of the [F]cruisers
Sees that [C]old familiar anger in their [G]eyes
He [C]knows that when they’re shooting at this [F]loser
They’ll be [C]aiming at the [G]demons in their [C]lives
[chorus]
[C]Oh, how many travelers get [Bb]wea[F]ry
[C]Bearing both their burdens and their [G]scars
[C]Don’t you think they’d love to start all [Bb]o[F]ver
And [C]fly like eagles [G]out among the [C]stars?
[Closing]
The [C#]evening news carried all the [F#]details
He [C#]dies in every living room in [G#]town
And [C#]in his own a bottle’s thrown in [F#]anger
And his [C#]father cries, [G#]he’ll never live this [C#]down
[chorus]
[C#]Oh, how many travelers get [B]wea[F#]ry
[C#]Bearing both their burdens and their [G#]scars
[C#]Don’t you think they’d love to start all [B]o[F#]ver
And [C#]fly like eagles [G#]out among the [C#]stars
And [C#]fly like eagles [G#]out among the [F#]stars? [F#] [C#] [C#]
How to play Out Among the Stars on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Johnny Cash - Out Among the Stars on guitar requires 8 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Out Among the Stars uses these transitions most often: C → G (10), F → C (10), and G → C (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
2. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. C → Bb chord transition
To move from C to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
4. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
5. C → C# chord transition
To move from C to C#;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
6. C# → F# chord transition
To move from C# to F#;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from A string fret 4 to D string fret 4.
7. C# → G# chord transition
To move from C# to G#;
- While playing C#, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 4.
8. C# → B chord transition
To move from C# to B;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 4.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from A string fret 4 to B string fret 4.
9. B → F# chord transition
To move from B to F#;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
- Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
10. G# → F# chord transition
To move from G# to F#;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
Out Among the Stars chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Out Among the Stars.
- Out Among the Stars includes 66 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Out Among the Stars contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Out Among the Stars connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After C#, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F#m (16%), D (12%), and F# (11%).- C# → F#: 11%
- C# → G#: 8%