Cold War Kids – Starring Role (Guitar)

C                   G/B
..Another birthday wish has come and gone

Am            Am/G
..In line at Enterprise Rent-A-Car

F                  Em
..What news of the famous? Why Do I read?

Dm                     G
..I can't escape this jealousy

C                     G/B
..I don't wanna be a spectator on the screen

Am                    Am/G
..I wanna know how it feels inside the ring

F                 Em
..Pressure on my shoulders to take a swing

Dm                 G
..'Cause it all depends on me

     C               G/B           Am
So please give me a character to play

              Am/G                 F
Tell me the lines I'm supposed to say

          Em             Dm
It's not enough to be myself

        G              C
Turn me into someone else

                 G/B               Am
'Cause while I'm up here on this stage

          Am/G             F
I need a mask to hide my face

             Em              Dm
Will you direct me, let me shine?

              G                 C
I want the starring role this time

C                    G/B
..Why Do my heroes always compromise?

Am                        G/B
..I never wanna lose the light behind my eyes

F                  Em
..Are we so caught up in who's the goat?

Dm                 G
..I wanna grab 'em by the throat

C                       G/B
..Bite down, drink the marrow from their bones

Am                    Am/G
..I can't bare to survive on other people's

F                     Em
..How  ever gonna win sitting on my thumbs?

Dm              G
..My time has gotta come

     C               G/B           Am
So please give me a character to play

              Am/G                 F
Tell me the lines I'm supposed to say

          Em             Dm
It's not enough to be myself

        G              C
Turn me into someone else

                 G/B               Am
'Cause while I'm up here on this stage

          Am/G             F
I need a mask to hide my face

             Em              Dm
Will you direct me, let me shine?

              G                 C
I want the starring role this time

        G/B       Am
This time, this time

           Am/G                F
I want the starring role this time

        Em        Dm
This time, this time

G                    C
Starring role this time

        G/B       Am
This time, this time

          Am/G               F
Want the starring role this time

       Em         Dm    G
This time, this time.....

     C               G/B           Am
So please give me a character to play

              Am/G                 F
Tell me the lines I'm supposed to say

          Em             Dm
It's not enough to be myself

        G              C
Turn me into someone else

                 G/B               Am
'Cause while I'm up here on this stage

          Am/G             F
I need a mask to hide my face

             Em              Dm
Will you direct me, let me shine?

              G                 C
I want the starring role this time