The Star Of Bethnal Green

C/E: 030210
G/D: x5540x

Intro is in 7/8 time, the rest is in 6/8
[Intro]
   Dm7         F           C/E         G/D
E|-1-----------1-----------0------------------------------------------| 
B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-0------------------------------| 
G|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4-4-5-7-5-4--------------------| 
D|-0-----------3-----------0-----------5-5-7-9-7-5--------------------| 
A|-------------3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-5------------------------------| 
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------------------------------------------| 

   Dm7         F           C/E         G/D
E|-1-----------1-----------0------------------------------------------| 
B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-0------------------------------| 
G|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4-4-5-7-5-4--------------------| 
D|-0-----------3-----------0-----------5-5-7-9-7-5--------------------| 
A|-------------3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-5------------------------------| 
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------------------------------------------| 

[Verse 1]
     Am
When I heard you sing
   F
It felt like a christening
     Dm7         C/E         F
A baptism at the back of the bar
Em                F
I fell under your spell
    Dm7             F
You sang my life so well

[Verse 2]
Am                              F
As your voice quivers with each line you deliver
           Dm7          C/E        F
I hear the orchestra as I stand in awe
Em                     F
I felt so close to the Lord
     Dm7                      F
I’ve tried my whole life to ignore

[Chorus]
     Dm7        F
But, Love, I’m alive
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D
Could lead us back to Bethlehem
Dm7          F
Lord, I have tried
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D                   Dm7
Could lead us back to Bethlehem

[Interlude]
F C/E G/D

[Verse 3]
     Am
When I heard you sing
         F
It was a balm for the blistering
   Dm7        C/E        F
My eyes, all swollen and scarred
     Em                        F
Your hands guide mine over the braille
  Dm7                    F
I felt each word without fail

[Chorus]
     Dm7        F
But, Love, I’m alive
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D
Could lead us back to Bethlehem
Dm7          F
Lord, I have tried
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D
Could lead us back to Bethlehem
F           Dm7
Love, I'm alive
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D
Could lead us back to Bethlehem
F            Dm7
Lord, I have tried
              C/E
And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green
      G/D
Could lead us back to Bethlehem

[Outro]
F Dm7 C/E G/D x2
Dm7 F C/E G/D x2