E   C#m   E/A   E/A
E   C#m   E/A   E/A
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[Verse 1]
E                         B
Captain, captain, tell me true
     E                A         E
Does my sweet William ride with you?
    E                            B
Oh, no, fair maid, he don't ride here
     E               A        E
He’s lost out in the dark, my dear

[Break]
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[Verse 2]
    E                       B
She drove her car back into town
   E                   A         E
It seemed to all she'd broke her heart
    E                             B
She called for a chair to sit her down
E                A        E
Pen and ink, she wrote it down

[Break]
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[Chorus]
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m             B
How many stars? How many stars?
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m            B
How many stars? How many stars?

[Break]
E   C#m    E/A   E/A
E   C#m    E/A   E/A

[Verse 3]
E                      B
Father, father, dig my grave
    E             A    E
For I am pickled, I am done
E                      B
Upon my hand, a velvet glove
E                  A        E
To show them all I died for love

[Chorus]
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m             B
How many stars? How many stars?
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m            B
How many stars? How many stars?

[Break]
E   C#m    E/A   E/A
E   C#m    E/A   E/A

[Chorus]
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m             B
How many stars? How many stars?
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m            B
How many stars? How many stars?

[Outro]
E                  C#m     C#m7
How many stars are out tonight?
E               C#m             B
How many stars? How many stars?

[Outro]
E   C#m    E/A   E/A
E   C#m    E/A   E/A