Chords
The Ballad Of Stephen Hawking

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 C                         Am           F                       G 
Why are there so many songs about the stars,
 C                                     Am               F 
and wondering what makes them shine?
 C                   Am                         F                     G 
Stars are just diamonds, twinkling in the sky
 C                                     Am       F 
And starlight has nothing to hide.
 Fm7 
So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
 Bm 
I know they're wrong, wait and see
 Dm7                       G                       Em               A 
Someday we'll find it, the unified theory,
 F                               G               C 
Dark matter and dark energy
Verse
 C                         Am                           F                   G 
Who said that empty space is all that is out there
 C                       Am                     F 
Way on past the farthest star?
 C                         Am                             F                 G 
Somebody thought of that and someone believed him.
 C                             Am               F 
Look what it's got us so far.
 Fm7 
There's something amazing that keeps us stargazing
 Bm 
We never know what we might see
 Dm7                       G                       Em           A 
Someday we'll find it, the unified theory
 F                     G                       C 
Explaining quantum gravity
Verse
 C                             Am                               F                   G 
Have you looked up at night, and heard the sound of strings?
 C                             Am                   F 
I've heard them calling my name.
 C                         Am                                 F                         G 
Are these the sweet sounds that called a young Euclid?
 C                             Am       F 
I think they're one and the same.
 Fm7 
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
 Bm 
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
 Dm7                     G                       Em               A 
Someday we'll find it, the unified theory,
 F                                 G                   C 
From the Big Bang to you and me.
 Dm7                     G                       Em               A 
Someday we'll find it, the unified theory,
 F                                 G                   C 
From the Big Bang to you and me.