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 |