Shooting Star Chords by Bad Company

Tempo:
83.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bad Company - Shooting Star chords
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[A] [Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A] Johnny [E] was a schoolboy [Bm] when he heard his [D] first school [A] song.
Love [E] me do, I think it was, but [G] from there it didn't take [A] him long.
Got [E] himself a guitar, [Bm] used to play it every [A] night.
Now [E] he's in a rock and roll [G] outfit and [A] everything's alright, [D] don't [E] you know?
[D] [E]
[A] Johnny [E] told his mama, [Bm] hey mama I'm [A] going away.
I'm gonna [E] hit the big time, [G] gonna be a big star [A] someday.
Mama [E] came to the door [G] with a tear drop in [A] her eye.
Johnny [E] said don't cry mama, [G] smile and wave [A] goodbye.
[D]
[E] Don't you know, yeah.
Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D]
[E] Don't you know, [A] don't you [E] know?
[D] Don't you know that you are a [A] shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you just [D] as long, as [E] long as you are.
[A] [Em] Johnny made a record, [G] went straight up to [A] number one.
[E] Suddenly everyone [G] loves to hear him [A] sing his songs.
[Em] Watching the world go [G] by, surprisingly [A] go so fast.
[E] Johnny looked around him and [G] said well I made the [A] big time at [D] last.
Don't you [E] know, [D] [E] don't you know?
[D] Don't you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D] Don't [E] you know, whoa, [D] [E] yeah.
Don't you [D] know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you [D] just as long, as long as [E] you are.
A shooting star.
[F#m] [E] [B]
[F#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[F#] [Em] [B]
[F#] [Em]
Don't [A] you know [D] that you [A] are a shooting star?
[D] [E] Don't you know, [D] yeah.
[E] Don't you [D] know that you [A] are a shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you [D] just as long, as long as [B] you are.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] Johnny died one [Bm] night, [A] died in his bed.
A [E] bottle of whiskey, [D] sleeping tablet [A] by his head.
Johnny's [E] life passed [D] him by like a [A] warm summer day.
If you listen [E] to the wind you [G] can [A] still hear him play.
[F#] Oh, oh, [E] oh.
Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[E] Don't you know, [F#m] don't you [E] know?
Don't you [D] know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[Dm] Don't [E] you know.
[D] [E] Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D] [E] Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you know?
Don't [D] you know that [A] you are a [D] [E] shooting star?
[D] [E] [D]
[A] Don't [D] [E]
[D] [E] you, don't [D] you know that you are a [A] shooting star?
[E] gonna go to love
[F#m] love, love, [E] love, love
no [D] love.
No!
No!
No!
[A] No!
No!
No!
[E]
[F#] [E] No No [D] No No
[A] [Em]
[Am] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [Gm] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[D]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Bad Company - (2009 Remaster) Shooting Star chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, A, D, A, E, D and E in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 41 BPM and then match the original tempo of 84 BPM. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] Johnny [E] was a schoolboy [Bm] when he heard his [D] first school [A] song.
Love [E] me do, I think it was, but [G] from there it didn't take [A] him long.
Got [E] himself a guitar, [Bm] used to play it every [A] night. _
Now [E] he's in a rock and roll [G] outfit and [A] everything's alright, [D] don't [E] you know?
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] Johnny [E] told his mama, [Bm] hey mama I'm [A] going away. _
I'm gonna [E] hit the big time, [G] gonna be a big star [A] someday. _
Mama [E] came to the door [G] with a tear drop in [A] her eye.
Johnny [E] said don't cry mama, [G] smile and wave [A] goodbye.
[D]
[E] Don't you know, _ yeah.
_ Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D]
[E] Don't you know, _ [A] don't you [E] know? _
[D] Don't you know that you are a [A] shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you just [D] as long, as [E] long as you are. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] Johnny made a record, [G] went straight up to [A] number one.
_ [E] Suddenly everyone [G] loves to hear him [A] sing his songs.
[Em] Watching the world go [G] by, surprisingly [A] go so fast.
_ [E] Johnny looked around him and [G] said well I made the [A] big time at [D] last.
Don't you [E] know, _ [D] [E] don't you know?
[D] Don't you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D] Don't [E] you know, whoa, [D] [E] yeah. _
Don't you [D] know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you [D] just as long, as long as [E] you are.
A shooting star.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Don't [A] you know [D] that you [A] are a shooting star?
[D] [E] Don't you know, _ [D] yeah.
[E] _ _ Don't you [D] know that you [A] are a shooting star?
[G] And all the world will love you [D] just as long, as long as [B] you are.
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Johnny died one [Bm] night, [A] died in his bed.
A [E] bottle of whiskey, [D] sleeping tablet [A] by his head.
Johnny's [E] life passed [D] him by like a [A] warm summer day.
_ If you listen [E] to the wind you [G] can [A] still hear him play.
[F#] _ Oh, oh, [E] oh.
_ Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[E] Don't you know, [F#m] don't you [E] know?
Don't you [D] know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[Dm] Don't [E] you know.
[D] _ [E] _ _ Don't [D] you know that you are [A] a shooting star?
[D] _ [E] Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you know?
Don't [D] you know that [A] you are a [D] [E] shooting star?
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Don't [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ you, don't [D] you know that you are a [A] shooting star?
[E] gonna go to love
[F#m] love, love, [E] love, love
no [D] love.
No!
No!
No!
_ _ [A] No!
No!
No!
_ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ No No [D] No No
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _

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It's Paul Rodgers who authored this song.

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