Intro:
Eb Fm/Eb    Bb/Eb 
Ab/Eb       EbFm/Eb (x43121@3)      Eb (x43121@3)Ab/Eb Ab/Bb Eb
 
1st Verse:
               EbWhen (x43121@3)your good nights have been said

And you're lying in bed 
         AbWith (xx1114@1)the covers pulled up tight 
               EbAnd (x43121@3)though you count every sheep

You get the feeling that sleep 
            AbIs (xx1114@1)going to stay away tonight. 
Gm (355333@1)                    FmThat's (133111@1)when you hear it coming
Gm (355333@1)                      FmThat's (133111@1)when you hear the humming of the

Chorus:
Eb (x43121@3)      Fm/Eb    Bb/Eb 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
        Ab/Eb        Eb (x43121@3)
Are you real, yes or no?
Fm/Eb              Eb (x43121@3)
Starlight Express, answer me yes. 
Ab (xx1114@1)         Ab/Bb  Eb (x43121@3)I don't want you to go.

2nd Verse:
            Eb (x43121@3)Want you to take me away

But bring me home before daylight 
    AbAnd (xx1114@1)in the time between 
           EbTake (x43121@3)me to everywhere

But don't abandon me there 
    AbJust (xx1114@1)want to say I've been. 
Gm (355333@1)             FmI (133111@1)believe in you completely 
         Gm (355333@1)            FmThough (133111@1)I may be dreaming sweetly 
      EbI (x43121@3)can hear the train 
Ab/Eb Eb
Here again
Fm (133111@1)  Gm (355333@1)         Ab (xx1114@1)     
Can't explain that midnight train
Fm (133111@1)          Fm7/BbThat (11x141@1)midnight train

Chorus:
Eb (x43121@3)      Fm/Eb    Bb/Eb 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
        Ab/Eb        Eb (x43121@3)
Are you real, yes or no?
Fm/Eb              Eb (x43121@3)
Starlight Express, answer me yes. 
Ab (xx1114@1)         Ab/Bb  Eb (x43121@3)I don't want you to go.
    
Bridge:
    Ab (xx1114@1)      Eb (x43121@3)And if you're there
    Ab (xx1114@1)   Eb (x43121@3)And if you know
     Fm (133111@1)    GmThen (355333@1)show me which way 
Ab (xx1114@1)     Fm7/BbI (11x141@1)should go.

Chorus:
Eb (x43121@3)      Fm/Eb    Bb/Eb 
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
        Ab/Eb        Eb (x43121@3)
Are you real, yes or no?
Fm/Eb              Eb (x43121@3)
Starlight Express, answer me yes. 
Ab (xx1114@1)         Ab/Bb  Eb (x43121@3)I don't want you to go.