SHOOTING STAR by Bad Company Standard tuning EADGBE Strum pattern / / / / / / / / / / Transcribed by joetormala VERSE 1

^AJohnny was a school^E boy when he ^Gheard his first Beatl^Aes song. ^ALove me do? I t^Ehink is was, and fro^Gm there it didn't^A take him long.

^AGot himself a gu^Eitar, us^Ged to play every^A night. ^ANow he's in a ro^Eck -n- roll outf^Git and everythin^Ags alright.

VERSE 2

^AJohnny told his ^Emama, he^Gy mama I'm goin^A' away. ^AI'm gonna hit the big t^Eime gonna be a big sta^Gr someday, ^Ayeah.

^AMama came to the^E door wi^Gth a teardrop in^A her eye. ^AJohnny said, don^E't cry mama^G, smiled and ^Awaved goodbye.

VERSE 3

^DDon't you know that you are a shootin^Ag star. ^DDon't you k^Enow

^DDon't you k^Enow ^DDon't you know that you are a shoot^Aing star.

^G5And all the world will love^D5 you just as long^E as you are.^D ^E VERSE 4

^AJohnny made a re^Ecord, went str^Gaight up to nu^Amber one. ^ASuddenly everyon^Ee loved t^Go hear him sing ^Ahis song.

^AWatching the wor^Eld go by^G, surprising it goes ^Aso fast. ^AJohnny looked ar^Eound him and said, we^Gll I made the big ti^Ame at last.

VERSE 5

^DDon't you know that you are a shootin^Ag star. ^DDon't you k^Enow

^DWhoa ^EYeah ^DDon't you know that you are a shooting ^Astar.

^G5And all the world will love you^D5 just as long as you ^Eare - a s^Dhooting sta^Er. BRIDGE

F#5 E5 B (x3) F#5 E5 VERSE 6

^DDon't you know that you are a shooting^A star. ^DDon't you k^Enow

^DAh ^EHa ^DDon't you know that you are a shooting ^Astar now.

^G5And all the world will love you^D5 just as long as you ^Eare. ^D ^E VERSE 7

^AJohnny died one ni^Eght, ^Gdied in his be^Ad. ^ABottle of whis^Ekey, sleep^Ging tablets by h^Ais head.

^AJohnny's life pa^Essed him by^G like a warm summ^Aer day. ^AIf you listen to the ^Ewind, ^Gyou can still hea^Ar him play.

VERSE 8

^DDon't you know that you are a shooting^A star. ^DDon't you k^Enow

^DDon't you k^Enow ^DDon't you know that you are a shootin^Ag star.

OUTRO

^DDon't you know that you are a shooting ^Astar. ^DDon't you k^Enow

^DDon't you k^Enow ^DDon't you know that you are a shooting ^Astar

Bad Company - Shooting star