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Shooting Star

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Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 4th fret
Play: C
Key E
For original chords transpose this chord sheet +4 (voicings below)
CHORDS
            capo 4th fret            transpose +4 (no capo)
            E-A-D-G-B-e              E-A-D-G-B-e
C/E         0(3)2-0-1-0      E/G#    4-x-2-1-0-0
Abaug       4-x-2-1-1(0)     Caug    x-3-2-1-1-x
Am7/G       3-x-2-0-1-0      C#m7/B  x-2-2-1-2-0
Am/F#       2-x-2-2-1-0      C#m/A#  x-1-2-1-2-0
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[Intro]
|  C   C/E|  F   C|
|  C   C/E|  F|
|  F   G|  C   F|
|  C   C/E|  F   C|
[Verse]
Seen a Cshooting star tonight C/E  
 FAnd I thought of Cyou
  CYou were trying to break into another C/Eworld
A Fworld I never knew
  FI always kind of Gwondered if you ever Cmade it throughF  
Seen a Cshooting star tonight C/E  
                    F        C|  C   C/E|  F   C|
And I thought of you
[Verse]
Seen a Cshooting star tonight C/E  
 FAnd I thought of Cme 
If I was Cstill the same
If I C/Eever became what you Fwanted me to be
Did I Fmiss the mark or overGstep the line that Conly you could Fsee
Seen a Cshooting star tonight C/E  
And I Fthought of me C  
[Middle 8]
AmListen to the engine Abauglisten to the bell
  Am7/GAs the last fire truck   Am/F#from hell Fgoes rolling by
GAll good people are prayingC  F  C  
It's the Amlast temptation the Abauglast account
Last Am7/Gtime you might hear the Am/F#sermon on the mount
       FThe last radio is F/Gplaying.
[Verse]
Seen a Cshooting star tonight       C/E   Fslip awayC  
  CTomorrow will C/Ebe     Fanother day
FGuess it's too late to say the things to Gyou 
That you Cneeded to hear me Fsay
Seen a Cshooting star tonight       C/E   Fslip awayC  
[Coda] (Harp)
|  C   C/E|  F   C|
|  C   C/E|  F|
|  F   G|  C   F|
|  C   C/E|  F  C  

All chords in this song (9)

The story behind the song

"Shooting Star," from Bob Dylan's 1989 album Oh Mercy, emerged fully formed in his mind after a motorcycle ride and witnessing a shooting star. At its heart, it's a song of lost love, where one person moves on and the other feels left behind, unable to be who their partner wanted. This seemingly simple narrative gains depth through a unique bridge where the music and lyrics descend into a chaotic, almost apocalyptic feeling. It captures the sudden, illuminating flash of memory and the lingering ache of what once was.

AI-written from these sources:Shooting Star (Bob Dylan song) — Wikipedia ↗Bob Dylan — Wikipedia ↗

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Shooting Star

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Abaug

Am7/G

Am/F#

F/G

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Tuning: Standard

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Capo: 4th fret

Play: C

Key E

For original chords transpose this chord sheet +4 (voicings below)

CHORDS

capo 4th fret transpose +4 (no capo)

E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e

C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0 E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0

Abaug 4-x-2-1-1(0) Caug x-3-2-1-1-x

Am7/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 C#m7/B x-2-2-1-2-0

Am/F# 2-x-2-2-1-0 C#m/A# x-1-2-1-2-0

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[Intro]

C C/E F C

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C C/E F

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F G C F

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C C/E F C

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[Verse]

C C/E

Seen a shooting star tonight

F C

And I thought of you

C C/E

You were trying to break into another world

A world I never knew

F G C F

I always kind of wondered if you ever made it through

C C/E

Seen a shooting star tonight

F C C C/E F C

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And I thought of you

[Verse]

C C/E

Seen a shooting star tonight

F C

And I thought of me

If I was still the same

C/E F

If I ever became what you wanted me to be

F G C F

Did I miss the mark or overstep the line that only you could see

C C/E

Seen a shooting star tonight

F C

And I thought of me

[Middle 8]

Am Abaug

Listen to the engine listen to the bell

Am7/G Am/F# F

As the last fire truck from hell goes rolling by

G C F C

All good people are praying

Am Abaug

It's the last temptation the last account

Am7/G Am/F#

Last time you might hear the sermon on the mount

F F/G

The last radio is playing.

[Verse]

C C/E F C

Seen a shooting star tonight slip away

C C/E F

Tomorrow will be another day

F G

Guess it's too late to say the things to you

C F

That you needed to hear me say

C C/E F C

Seen a shooting star tonight slip away

[Coda] (Harp)

C C/E F C

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C C/E F

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F G C F

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C C/E F C

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About Shooting Star Chords by Bob Dylan

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