Tone: [A]
Intro -x2-:
[D] [A] [A] [E] [G] [A] [G] [D]
[A]Johnny was a [E]schoolboy
When he [G]heard his first Beatles [A]song
Love Me [E]Do, I think it was
And from [G]there it didn't take him [A]long
Got himself a [E]guitar
Used to [G]play every [A]night
Now he's in a [E]rock 'n' roll outfit
And [G]everything's al[A]alright
[D]Don't you [E]know?[D]know? [E]
[A]Johnny told his [E]Mama,
[G]"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' a[A]away
I'm Gonna hit the [E]big time
Gonna [G]be a big star some[A]someday"
Mama came [E]to the door
With a [G]teardrop in her [A]eye
Johnny said, "[E]"Don't cry, Mama"
[G]Smiled and waved good[A]goodbye
[D]Don't you [E]know?
[D]Yeah......[E]Yeah......yeah.....
[E]Don't you [D]know that you are a [A]shooting star
[D]Don't you [E]know
[D]Don't you [E]know
[E]Don't you [D]know that you are a [A]shooting star
And [G]all the world will love you just as [D]long
As long as you [E]are[D]are [E]
[A]Johnny made a [E]record
Went [G]straight up to number [A]one
Suddenly [E]everyone loved
To [G]hear him sing his [A]song
Watchin' the [E]world go by
[G]Surprisin' it goes so [A]fast
Johnny looked a[E]around him and said,
"Well, I [G]made the big-time at [A]last"
[D]Don't you [E]know?
[D]Don't you [E]know?
[E]Don't you [D]know that you are a [A]shooting star
[D]Don't you [E]know
[D]Don't you [E]know
[E]Don't you [D]know that you are a [A]shooting star
And [G]all the world will love you just as [D]long
As long as you [E]are a [D]shooting [E]star -x2-
[A]Johnny died [E]one night, [G]died in his [A]bed
Bottle of [E]whisky, sleeping [G]tablets by his [A]head
Johnny's life [E]passed
him by like a [G]warm summer [A]day
If you listen to the [E]wind
you can [G]still hear him [A]play
[D]Woooo[E]Woooooh [D] [E]
[E]Don't you [D]know that you are a [A]shooting star
[D]Don't you [E]know[D]know [E] -x3-
[D]Na na na na na na na [A]na na na na na na [E]nah -x5-