Shooting Star Bad Company
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[A] Johnny was a [E] school boy when he [G] heard his first Beatles [A] song
[A] Love Me [E] Do, I think it was and from [G] there it didn't take him [A] long
[A] Got himself a [E] guitar, used to [G] play every [A] night
[A] Now he's in a [E] rock & roll outfit, and [G] everything's all [A] right, [D] Don't
[E] know? [D] [E]
[A] Johnny told his [E] Momma, [G] Hey Momma I'm goin' [A] away
[A] I'm gonna hit the [E] big time, gonna [G] be a big star some-[A] day
[A] Momma came [E] to the door with a [G] tear drop in her [A] eye
[A] Johnny said, [E] Don't cry Momma [G] smile & wave good-[A] bye
[D] Don't you [E] know, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, [E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A]
star
[D] Don't you [E] know, [D] don't you [E] know, [E] Don't you [D] know that you are a
shooting star
And [G] all the world will love you just as [D] long,…As long as you [E] are…..[D] [E]
[A] Johnny made a [E] record, went [G] straight up to number [A] one
[A] Suddenly [E] everyone loved to [G] hear him sing the [A] song
[A] Watching the [E] world go by, [G] surprisin' it goes so [A] fast
[A] Johnny looked [E] around him and said, Well, I [G] made the big time at [A] last
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[D] Don't you [E] know, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, [E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A]
star
[D] Don't you [E] know, [D] whoa [E] yeah, [E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A]
star, yeah
And [G] all the world will love you just as [D] long, As long as you [E] are a[D]
[E] star
(guitar solo) [F#] [E] [B] X3 [F#] [E]
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star, [D] Don't you [E] know, [D]
[E]
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star, And [G] all the world will love
just as [D] long
As long as you [E] are…..[D] [E]
[A] Johnny died [E] one night, [G] died in his [A] bed
[A] Bottle of [E] whiskey, sleepin' [G] tablets by his [A] head
[A] Johnny's life [E] passed him by like a [G] warm summer [A] day
[A] If you listen to the [E] wind, you can [G] still hear him [A] play
[D] [E]Woah... [D] [E]
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star, [D] Don't you [E] know, [D]
you [E] know
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star, [D] Don't you [E] know, [D]
you [E] know
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star
[D] [E] Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, [D] don't you [E] know
[E] Don't you [D] know that you are a [A] shooting star [E]
(improvise)
Na, na, na, na.. (to end)
