[Intro ]
E - B - B 
A - F#m - B 
E - B 


E                EM7         A            B 
When the night is darkest, open up your mind 

E          EM7                 A          B 
Dream begins, it's becoming clearer 

E          EM7            A               B 
Listen to the distant, listen and you'll find 

E          EM7                A        B 
A midnight train is getting nearer 


Chorus:  

E            B         B       E 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express 

         A            E 
Are you real? Yes or no? 

   F#m         B            E 
Starlight Express, please answer me yes 

     A       B     E 
I don't want you to go 


E - B - B 
A - F#m - B 
E - B 

E               EM7       A         B 
Take me to the places I have never been 
E          EM7                  A      B 
Bring me home safely before I wake up 
E                           EM7        A                B 
'Cause I believe in you completely though you may be unseen 
E                 EM7               A          B 
This is not the kind of thing that anyone can make up 

Chorus: 

E            B        B        E 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express 
         A            E 
Are you real? Yes or no? 

   F#m         B            E 
Starlight Express, please answer me yes 

     A       B     E 
I don't want you to go 


Instrumental: 

C – G – G – C  
F - C 
Am-G–F–C 


Bb                         F 
You're in need of bigger world to help you 
Bb                     C         (C7) 
Don't go on worrying deep inside 

F           C         C         F 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express 

          Bb          F 
Are you real? Yes or no? 

    Gm       C              F 
Starlight Express, please answer me yes 

Bb            C       F 
I don't want you to go 


OUTRO : 

F - Gm - F - Am 
Bb - C - F 

       Gm       C             F  
My Starlight Express, please answer me yes 

Bb            C     F    
I don't want you to go