Bad Company - Shooting Star: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Shooting Star" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  F  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.