Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber/Richard Stilgoe
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