Intro (chords approximate riff)
D/A | A | A/E | E | D6/A | D/A | G/A | A |
→ | → | → | → | → | x2 |
A | E |
Johnny was a | schoolboy |
“Heard” is on the 2 of the chord, and it will feel weird at first
G | A | |
When he | heard his first Beatles | song |
A | E |
Love Me Do, | I think it was |
G | A | |
And from | there it didn’t take him | long |
A | E |
Got himself a | guitar |
G | A | |
Used to | play every | night |
A | E |
Now he’s in a | rock ‘n’ roll outfit |
G | A | |
And | everything’s alr | ight |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know? | → |
A | E |
Johnny told his | Mama |
G | A |
Hey, mama, I’m goin’ a | way |
A | E |
I’m gonna hit the | big time |
G | A | |
Gonna | be a big star some | day |
A | E |
Mama came | to the door |
G | A | |
With a | teardrop in her | eye |
E | |
Johnny said, | don’t cry, mama |
G | A |
Smiled and waved good | bye |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | yeah | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | 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 | E |
Johnny made a | record |
G | A | |
Went | straight up to number | one |
A | E |
Suddenly | everyone loved |
G | A | |
To | hear him sing his | song |
A | E |
Watchin’ the | world go by |
G | A | |
Surpr | isin’ it goes so | fast |
A | E |
Johnny looked a | round 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? |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | whoa | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star, yeah |
G | D | |
And | all the world will love you just as | long |
E | D | E | |
As long as you | are, a sho | oting | star |
Solo, skip this and the following chorus acoustic
F#m | E | B | B |
x3 |
F#m | F#m | E | E |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | yeah | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star, naw |
G | D | |
And | all the world will love you just as | long |
E | D | E | |
As long as you | are, | → |
A | E |
Johnny died | one night |
G | A |
Gied in his | bed |
A | E |
Bottle of | whisky |
G | A | |
Sleeping | tablets by his | head |
A | E |
Johnny’s life | passed him by |
G | A | |
Like a | warm summer | day |
A | E |
If you listen to the | wind |
G | A | |
You can | still hear him | play |
D | E | D | E |
Whoa | whoa | whoa |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | don’t you | know |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know | → |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
→ | Don’t you don’t you don’t you d | on’t you | know |
E | D | A | E | A |
Don’t you | know that you a | re a | shooting star |