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Shining Star
Written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
Performed by The Manhattans (1980)
Capo 2
      Ax02220
 A7sus4x0223x
     A#x13331
      Cx32010
      Dxx0232
     D#x68886
     Em022000
      G320003
    G/Bx20003
     G#466544
Intro:
D  G  D  G
   D    GODoh, yGeah
Chorus:
Honey, yDou are my 
GShining star
Don't you go aDway
Oh, bGaby
Wanna Dbe right here 
GWhere you are
Until my dying dDay
Yeah, bGabyA7sus4  
Verse 1:
DSo many have tried
GTried to find
A love like yours and mDine
Yeah, bGaby
DGirl, don't you realize
How you hypnGotize
You make me love you more each tDime
Yeah, bGaby
Bridge:
CHoney, I'll nG/Bever 
                A   Em–    A  Em  
Leave you lonely
CGive my G/Blove 
           A   Em- A  
To you only
To you Asus4only
To you A#on - Asus4ly
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
DFeels so good 
When we're lyGing here 
Next to each otGher
Lost in lDove
Yeah, bGaby
DBaby, when we touch
Love you so mGuch
You're all I ever dreamed Dof
Yeah, bGaby
Repeat Bridge (with final note up one half note)
Chorus 2: (With key change to D#)
Honey, D#you are my 
G#Shining star
Don't you go aD#way girl
No, bG#aby
Wanna D#be right here 
G#Where you are
Until my dying D#day
Mmm, G#hmm
Tag:
Honey, D#you are my 
G#Shining star
Don't you go aD#way girl
Whoa, bG#aby
Repeat Tag (Fading)

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Shining Star

by The Manhattans

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

G/B

Asus4

Shining Star

Written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond

Performed by The Manhattans (1980)

Capo 2

x02220

A7sus4

x0223x

x13331

x32010

xx0232

x68886

022000

320003

G/B

x20003

466544

Intro:

D G D G

Ooh, yeah

Chorus:

Honey, you are my

Shining star

Don't you go away

Oh, baby

Wanna be right here

Where you are

Until my dying day

G A7sus4

Yeah, baby

Verse 1:

So many have tried

Tried to find

A love like yours and mine

Yeah, baby

Girl, don't you realize

How you hypnotize

You make me love you more each time

Yeah, baby

Bridge:

C G/B

Honey, I'll never

A Em A Em

–

Leave you lonely

C G/B

Give my love

A Em A

To you only

Asus4

To you only

A# Asus4

To you on - ly

Repeat Chorus

Verse 2:

Feels so good

When we're lying here

Next to each other

Lost in love

Yeah, baby

Baby, when we touch

Love you so much

You're all I ever dreamed of

Yeah, baby

Repeat Bridge (with final note up one half note)

Chorus 2: (With key change to D#)

Honey, you are my

Shining star

Don't you go away girl

No, baby

Wanna be right here

Where you are

Until my dying day

Mmm, hmm

Tag:

Honey, you are my

Shining star

Don't you go away girl

Whoa, baby

Repeat Tag (Fading)

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