Shooting Star chords by 
Bad Company 
Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Johnny was a schoolboy
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When he heard
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his first Beatles song
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'Love Me Do', I think it was
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And from there
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it didn't take him long
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Got himself a guitar
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Used to play every night
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Now he's in a rock and roll outfit
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And everything's all right
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Don't ya know
Verse 2
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Johnny told his mama
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Hey, Mama, I'm going away
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I'm gonna hit the big time
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Gonna be a big star some day
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Momma came to the door
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With a teardrop in her eye
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Johnny said, "Don't cry Momma
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Smile and wave goodbye"
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Don't you know (yeah yeah)
Chorus 1
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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Don't you know, don't you know
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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And all the world will love you
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Just as long, as long as you are
Verse 3
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Johnny made a record
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Went straight up
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to number one
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Suddenly everyone loved to
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hear him sing his song
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Watching the world go by
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Sur prising it goes so fast
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Johnny looked around him and said
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"Well I made the big time at last"
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Don't you know
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Don't you know
Chorus 2
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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Don't you know, whoa yeah
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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And all the world will love you
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Just as long, as long as you are
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A shooting star
Solo 1
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Chorus 3
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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Don't you know, ohh
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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And all the world will love you
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Just as long, (yeah) as long as you are?
Verse 4
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Johnny died one night
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Died in his bed
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Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets
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By his head
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Johnny's life passed him by
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Like a warm summer day
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If you listen to the wind
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You can still hear him play
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Ohh, woo, ohh
Chorus 4
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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Don't you know, don't you know
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star
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Don't you know
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Don't you know that you are
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a shooting star
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Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you,
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don't you know
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Don't you know oh, that, you are
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a shooting star
Ohh, ohh, ohh
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Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
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Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo,
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woo
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Don't you, don't you know
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That you are a shooting star
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Don't you, don't you know,
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know, know, know, know,
know, know,
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know, know, know, know, know, know,
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know, know, know, know, know
Outro 1
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Repeat and fade]
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