A           E  
JOHNY WAS A SCHOOL BOY  
        D                       A  
WHEN HE HEARD HIS FIRST BEATLES SONG  
A       E  
LOVE ME DO I THINK IT WAS   
     D                        A  
FROM THEIR IT DIDN'T TAKE HIM LONG  
A              E             D          A  
GOT HIM SELF A GUITAR USE TO PLAY EVERY NIGHT  
A             E     
NOW HE'S IN A ROCK IN ROLL OUTFIT  
    D                A  
AND EVERY THINGS ALL RIGHT  
D         E  
DON'T YOU KNOW  
A              E        D             A  
JOHNY TOLD HIS MAMA HEY MAMA I'M GOIN AWAY  
A                E  
I'M GONNA HIT THE BIG TIME  
         D                  A  
I'M GONNA BE A BIG STAR SOME DAY  
A         E                  D                A  
MAMA CAME TO THE DOOR WITH A TEAR DROP IN HER EYE  
A          E              D                   A  
JOHNY SAID DON'T CRY MAMA SMILE AND WAVE GOODBYE 
D         E    D  E  
DON'T YOU KNOW YA YA   
E         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   
E                                       D  
AND ALL THE WORLD WILL LOVE YOU JUST AS LONG  
               E       D E D  E  
AS LONG AS YOU ARE   
  
JOHNY MADE A RECORD WENT STRAIGHT UP TO NUMBER 1  
  
SUDDENLY EVERY ONE LOVED TO HEAR HIM SING HIS SONG  
  
WATCHIN THE WORLD GO BY SUPRIZING  IT GO'S SO FAST  
  
JOHNY LOOKED AROUND HIM AND SAID WELL I MADE THE BIG TIME AT LAST  
  
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JOHNY DIED ONE NIGHT DIED IN HIS BED  
  
A BOTTLE OF WHISKY SLEEPIN TABLITS BY HIS HEAD  
  
JOHNY'S LIFE PASSED HIM BY LIKE A WARM SUMMER DAY  
  
IF YOU LISTEN TO THE WIND YOU CAN STILL HEAR HIM PLAY  
  
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