Learn to play “Counting Stars” on piano.
In this post you can learn the Counting Stars piano part. On the page you can find the Counting Stars piano chords. Listen to the song, practise the chords as shown in the sheet music – or chord chart – and then put it all together and play Counting Stars on your own piano and sing along.
If you want to know more about how to play piano with chords read this post: Playing piano chords with both hands. This post will teach you how to get the most out of using both your hands when playing piano chords for any song.
OneRepublic is a popular American band which to date has released many big hits. “Counting Stars” is one of the band’s greatest – It’s an uplifting song, with a big arrangement, about getting the best out of life. In this article we teach you how to play the song on the piano.
Listen to the song here:
Chords and lyrics
Here are the five chords you need to play the song:
Chorus
Am C
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
G F
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Am C
But baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
G
Said no more counting dollars
F
We’ll be counting stars
F
Yeah, we’ll be counting stars
Verse 1
Am
I see this life like a swinging vine
C
Swing my heart across the line
G
In my faces flashing signs
F
Seek it out and ye shall find
Am
Old, but I’m not that old
C
Young, but I’m not that bold
G
I don’t think the world is sold
F
I’m just doing what we’re told
Pre-Chorus
Am C G
I, feel something so right
F
Bout doing the wrong thing
Am C G
I feel something so wrong
F
But doing the right thing
F
I could lie, could lie, could lie
F
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
Chorus
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be, we’ll be counting stars
Verse 2
I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is a four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn
Old, but I’m not that old
Young, but I’m not that bold
And I don’t think the world is sold
I’m just doing what we’re told
Pre-Chorus
I, feel something so wrong
But doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Chorus
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be, we’ll be counting stars
Interlude
(No Chords)
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
F Dm
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
Chorus
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming ’bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin’ hard
Said no more counting dollars
We’ll be, we’ll be counting stars