G D Em D G
G D Em D G

[Verse 1]
G                               D
Woke up in another state with a pounding in my head
Em                         D        G
Floor covered in blood and broken glass
           G                                              D
And I could drink to drown 'til I'm slow in the step like a dog who's had his day
          Em                                      D         G
But by the morn' all the words that you said keep coming back

[Chorus]
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
Em              D G
You're my wayward star
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
           Em             D G
My wayward star, my wayward star

[Verse 2]
G                                             D
Running around with a lump in my throat and a stagger in my stride
Em                                D       G
Just another time that I couldn't sink my pride
G                                             D
And I've got lock jaw from biting my tongue 3600 miles from home
Em           D    G
20-20-24 hours to go

[Chorus]
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
Em              D G
You're my wayward star
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
           Em             D G
My wayward star, my wayward star

[Bridge]
Em                                 D
Talk about the time we thought that we knew what's coming next
G                                        C
Back to the wall with the future at your steps
               Em
We never had a chance at all
                   D
We listened to the warning calls sounding out

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
G                                                D
I couldn't sleep with your words in my head so I thought that I'd walk it out
Em                              D           G
I walk along with my conscience weighing me down
G                                         D
And blacking out isn't doing me good so I knew what I had to do
Em                          D            G
Call you up and admit that I've been a fool

[Chorus]
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
Em              D G
You're my wayward star
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
           Em             D G
My wayward star, my wayward star

[Chorus]
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
Em              D G
You're my wayward star
G                      D
You're the light in my shadow
           Em             D G
My wayward star, my wayward star