e|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|e|------------------------|
B|-14h15-14--------------|-----------------7-----|-14h15-14---------------|B|------------------7-----|
G|-14----14-x-9----9-x-x-|-7---7-------------7---|-14----14-x-x-9----9----|G|-7---7----------7---7---|
D|-14h16----x-9h11-9-x-x-|-7h9-7--------7--------|-14h16-14-x-x-9h11-9----|D|-7h9-7--------7---------|
A|-----------------------|-------10-7h9--------9-|------------------------|A|-------10-7h9---------7-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|E|------------------------|
A A E D A G A 2x
A E
Johnny was a schoolboy,
G A
when he heard his first Beatles song.
E
Love Me Do, I think it was,
G A
and from there it didn't take him long.
E
Got himself a guitar,
G A
used to play every night
E
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit,
G A
and everything's alright.
D E D E
Don't you know?
A E
Johnny told his Mama,
G A
"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' away.
E
I'm gonna hit the big time,
G A
gonna be a big star someday".
E
Mama came to the door,
G A
with a teardrop in her eye.
E
Johnny said, "don't cry, Mama,
G A
smile and wave goodbye".
D E
Don't you know?
D E
Yeah......yeah.....
[Chorus]
E D A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
D E
Don't you know?
D E
Don't you know?
E D A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
G D
And all the world will love you just as long,
E D E
as long as you are.
A
Johnny made a record,
G A
went straight up to number one.
E
Suddenly everyone loved,
G A
to hear him sing his song.
E
Watchin' the world go by,
G A
surprisin' it goes so fast.
E
Johnny looked around him and said,
G A
"well, I made the big-time at last".
D E
Don't you know?
D E
Don't you know?
E D A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
D E
Don't you know?
D E
Don't you know?
E D A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
G D
And all the world will love you just as long,
E D E
as long as you are a shooting star. 2x
A E
Johnny died one night,
G A
died in his bed.
E
Bottle of whisky,
G A
sleeping tablets by his head.
E
Johnny's life passed him by,
G A
like a warm summer day.
E
If you listen to the wind,
G A
you can still hear him play.
D E D E
Woooooh
[Outro]
E D A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
D E D
Don't you know? 3x
D A E
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na nah 5x
* Alternate
Capo II
A = G
E = D
G =
D = C
Set8
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