Shooting Star
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E
You were born into the storm
B
Cast adrift upon a wave
F#m A E
To be living and make life begin
E
Like the ancient mystic ship
B
Bounding seaward toward the sun
F#m A E
Becomes a cosmic dancer in the wind
E
Stars that shine and rains that swirls
B
Sparkling sands of endless worlds
F#m A E
Driven by the thought that men are free
E
Love that makes and breaks a man
B
Memories fade and new ones stand
F#m A E
And another ship bounds through the sea
A C#m
Like in dreams sometimes it's so confusing to change
A
When you move from where you have been
B C#m
To where you have come
A C#m
Like in life when you look in to a child's eyes
A
They see it's all very clear
B E
It's near and then gone
E
Before the rising of the sun
B
Before the whirling winds were stirred
F#m A E
Before the simple rhymes of men were sung
E
Before the age of hate and pride
B
Before we laughed, before we cried
F#m A E
We were all contained and then begun
From Gene Clark "Roadmaster"
How to play Shooting Star
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.