Bad Company - Shooting Star: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shooting Star" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Shooting Star Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bad Company

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Shooting Star" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 G              D
Johnny was a schoolboy
         C                       G
When he heard his first Beatles song
         D
Love Me Do, I think it was
           C                       G
And from there it didn't take him long
               D
Got himself a guitar
          C         G
Used to play every night
               D
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit
    C               G
And everything's alright
 C          D   C D
Don't you know?

 G               D
Johnny told his Mama,
C                      G
"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' away
                   D
I'm Gonna hit the big time
       C                 G
Gonna be a big star someday"
           D
Mama came to the door
        C               G
With a teardrop in her eye
               D
Johnny said, "Don't cry, Mama"
 C                    G
Smiled and waved goodbye
 C          D
Don't you know?
 C         D
Yeah......yeah.....

Chorus:
 D          C                   G
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
 C          D
Don't you know
 C          D
Don't you know
 D          C                   G
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
    F                                    C
And all the world will love you just as long
                D  C D
As long as you are

 G             D
Johnny made a record
       C                   G
Went straight up to number one
         D
Suddenly everyone loved
    C                 G
To hear him sing his song
              D
Watchin' the world go by
 C                     G
Surprisin' it goes so fast
                D
Johnny looked around him and said,
          C                    G
"Well, I made the big-time at last"
C         D
Don't you know?
C         D
Don't you know?

Chorus:
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know, oh, yeah
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?, yeah

And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are a shooting star

Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know, ahh-ahh
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?, now

And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are

Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets by his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind, you can still
hear him play

Chorus:
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know, yeah, don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know, yeah

Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you know
Don't you know-ow-ow that you are a shooting star?,
yeah

Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, woo

Chorus:
Don't you, don't you
know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you, don't you know

Know, know, know, know, know

Know, know, know, know,
know, know, know, know, know, know
Know, know, know, know
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, woo
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, woo
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, woo
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, woh, woh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Shooting Star" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shooting Star" by Bad Company.