Bob Dylan - 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 Bob Dylan

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.

         E                  E/G#
Seen a shooting star tonight
A                 E
And I thought of you
E                                      E/G#
You were trying to break into another world
   A
A world I never knew
A                 B
I always kind of wondered
              E            A
if you ever made it through
         E                  E/G#
Seen a shooting star tonight
        A           E
And I thought of you.

Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of me
If I was still the same If I ever became
what you wanted me to be
Did I miss the mark or overstep the line
that only you could see
Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of me.

Chorus:
C#m
Listen to the engine listen to the bell
As the last firetruck from hell
A                B                     E
goes rolling by, all good people are praying
         C#m
It's the last temptation the last account
The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount
A                   B
The last radio is playing.

Seen a shooting star tonight slip away
Tomorrow will be another day
Guess it's too late to say the things to you
that you needed to hear me say
Seen a shooting star tonight slip away.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

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 Bob Dylan.

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