D A  A E  D A G A 2x

[Verse 1]

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?

[Verse 2]

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

[Verse 3]

A             E
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?

[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 shooting star  2x 

[Verse 4]

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 E
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 = F
D = C