Shooting star Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays861

Shooting star by Bad Company is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, G, D, F# and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A           E      
Johnny was a school boy      
        G                       D      
When he heard his first beatles song      
A       E      
Love me do i think it was       
     G                        D      
From their it didn't take him long      
A              E             G          D      
Got him self a guitar use to play every night      
A             E         
Now he's in a rock in roll outfit      
    G                D      
And every things all right      
D         E      
Don't you know      
A              E        G            D      
Johny told his mama hey mama i'm goin away      
A                E      
I'm gonna hit the big time      
         G                  D      
I'm gonna be a big star some day      
A         E                  G                D      
Mama came to the door with a tear drop in her eye      
A          E              G                   D      
Johny said don't cry mama smile and wave goodbye     
D         E    D  E      
Don't you know ya ya       
E                      D                      E                       A       
Don't you know that you are a shooting star       
D         E    D         E      
Don't you know don't you know      
 E                    D                        E            A      
Don't you know that you are a shooting star       
G                                          D                                A    
And all the world will love you just as long      
          D                  E        D  E      
As long as you are       
      
Johny made a record went straight up to number 1      
      
Suddenly every one loved to hear him sing his song      
      
Watchin the world go by suprising  it go's so fast      
      
Johny looked around him and said well i made the big time at last      
      
chorus      
      
SOLO  F# E B (Three Times)    
      
chorus      
      
Johny died one night died in his bed      
      
A bottle of whisky sleepin tablets by his head      
      
Johny's life passed him by like a warm summer day      
      
If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play      
      
chorus      
      
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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante