A            E                                 G       A
Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song,
          E                                G                 A
'Love me do',  I think it was. From there it didn't take him long.
              E                  G       A
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night,
              E                         G            A
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit, And everything's all right,
D         E     D   E
don't you know?

[Verse 2]
A               E                 G         A
Johnny told his mama, hey, 'Mama, I'm goin' away'.
                  E                        G         A
I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday', Yeah.
          E                  G           A
Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye.
              E                G         A
Johnny said, 'Don't cry, mama, smile and wave good-bye'.
D         E     D     E
Don't you know, yeah yeah,

[Chorus]
          D                   A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
D         E     D      E
Don't you know, Don't you know,
          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 shooting star

[Verse 3]
A               E                 G              A
Johnny made a record, Went straight up to number one,
        E                 G               A
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song.
            E             G                   A
Watching the world go by, surprising it goes so fast.
                E                   G                A
Johnny looked around him and said, 'Well, I made the big time at last'.
D         E     D         E
Don't you know, don't you know

[Chorus]
          D                   A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
D         E     D         E
Don't you know, Don't you know,
          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 shooting star

[Solo]
F# E B 
F# E B
F# E B 
F# E         

[Verse 4]
A              E        G            A
Johnny died one night, died in his bed,
          E             G                    A
Bottle of whiskey 'n Sleeping tablets by his head.
         E                    G                  A
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day,
         E                    G                  A
If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play
D         E     D         E
Don't you know, don't you know

[Outro]
          D                   A
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
D         E     D         E
Don't you know, Don't you know,
          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, Don't you know,
          D                   A
Don't you know that, You are a shooting star