Shooting Star by Bad Company

Intro

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E

G

D

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E

G

D

Verse 1

                    A
                  
                    _ Johnny was a 
                  
                    E
                  
                    schoolboy when he 
                  
                    G
                  
                    heard his first Beatle 
                  
                    A
                  
                    song,
                  
                    A
                  
                    _ 'Love me 
                  
                    E
                  
                    do' I think it was. 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 'n' roll outfit, And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    everything's all 
                  
                    A
                  
                    right
                  
                    D
                  
                    don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know?__
                  
                    D
                  
                    __
                  
                    E
                  
                    ______

Verse 2

                    A
                  
                    _ Johnny told his 
                  
                    E
                  
                    mama, hey, 
                  
                    G
                  
                    'Mama, I'm goin' a-
                  
                    A
                  
                    way.
                  
                    I'm 
                  
                    A
                  
                    gonna hit the 
                  
                    E
                  
                    big time, gonna 
                  
                    G
                  
                    be a big star some-
                  
                    A
                  
                    day', Yeah.
                  
                    A
                  
                    _ Mama came 
                  
                    E
                  
                    to the door with a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    teardrop in her 
                  
                    A
                  
                    eye.
                  
                    A
                  
                    _ Johnny said, 
                  
                    E
                  
                    "Don't cry, mama", 
                  
                    G
                  
                    smiled and waved good-
                  
                    A
                  
                    bye.
                  
                    D
                  
                    don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know?  
                  
                    D
                  
                    yeah  
                  
                    E
                  
                    yeah

Chorus

                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    D
                  
                    Don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know. 
                  
                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    all the world will love you just as 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long,
                  
                    As 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long as you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    are.__
                  
                    D
                  
                    __
                  
                    E
                  
                    _______

Verse 3

                    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, sur-
                  
                    G
                  
                    prising it goes so 
                  
                    A
                  
                    fast.
                  
                    A
                  
                    _ Johnny looked a-
                  
                    E
                  
                    round him and said, 'Well, I 
                  
                    G
                  
                    made the big time at 
                  
                    A
                  
                    last'.
                  
                    D
                  
                    Don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know,

Chorus

                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    D
                  
                    Don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    oh 
                  
                    E
                  
                    yeah. 
                  
                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    all the world will love you just as 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long,
                  
                    As 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long as you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    are, a 
                  
                    D
                  
                    shooting
                  
                    E
                  
                    star.

Guitar Solo

F#m

E

B

F#m

E

B

F#m

E

B

F#m

Chorus

                    E
                  
                    ___
                  
                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    D
                  
                    Don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    yeah 
                  
                    E
                  
                    yeah. 
                  
                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    all the world will love you just as 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long,
                  
                    As 
                  
                    D
                  
                    long as you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    are. __
                  
                    D
                  
                    __
                  
                    E
                  
                    ____

Verse 4

                    A
                  
                    _ Johnny died 
                  
                    E
                  
                    one night, 
                  
                    G
                  
                    died in his 
                  
                    A
                  
                    bed,
                  
                    A
                  
                    _ Bottle of 
                  
                    E
                  
                    whiskey, sleeping 
                  
                    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
                  
                    Oh, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    oh 
                  
                    E
                  
                    oh,

Chorus

                    E
                  
                    Don't you
                  
                    D
                  
                    know that you are a 
                  
                    A
                  
                    shooting star,
                  
                    D
                  
                    Don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know, 
                  
                    D
                  
                    don't you 
                  
                    E
                  
                    know. 
                  
                    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,
                  
                    D
                  
                    __
                  
                    E
                  
                    ____
                  
                    D
                  
                    __
                  
                    E
                  
                    ____

Tablature

Intro (play 2x)

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Solo

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2:36

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2:43

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2:49

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o|-F#m-----F#m-----F#m-----F#m----|-E---------E-----(Don't---you---know)

2:54

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End of last verse:

o|-[G]Still-[G]hear-him-[A]play-[D]----|-[E]-[E]-[E]-[D]--|-[E]-[E]-Don't-you-|

3:50

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