Intro A E Verse 1 A C# F#m D People stared at the makeup on his face A F#m E C# Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace F#m D The boy in the bright blue jeans A C# Jumped up on the stage A E And lady stardust sang his songs D E Of darkness and disgrace Chorus A E D E And he was alright, the band was altogether A E D E Yes he was alright, the songs went on forever Em Emmaj7 And he was awful nice Em7 Em6 Really quite out of sight A E D E And he sang all night long Verse 2 A C# F#m The femme fatales emerged from shadows D A F#m E C# To watch this creature fair A F#m E C# Boys stood upon their chairs to make thier point of view F#m D A C# I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey A E And Lady Stardust sang his songs D E Of darkness and dismay Chorus A E D E And he was alright, the band was altogether A E D E Yes he was alright, the songs went on forever Em Emmaj7 And he was awful nice Em7 Em6 Really quite out of sight A E D E And he sang all night long Interlude D D#dim E Ooh, how I sighed when they asked if I knew his name A E D E Oh they were alright, the band was altogether A E D E Yes he was alright, and the song went on forever Am Ammaj7 Am7 F#m7-5 He was up all night really quite out of sight A E D E He sang all night long Outro A E
