Standard Tuning
No Capo
Cadd9 X32X33
INTRO:
G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String)REPEAT ONCE
VERSE 1:
G
Saturday night and the moon is out
G
Just shinin' over top of the pines
G
I'm headin' on down to my baby's house
G
Gonna take her on a midnight ride
Em C G
Now I'm on these backroads winding up at a Kickapoo Creek
Em C D Dsus4
Dancin' and singin' to some good ol' boys like me
CHORUS:
C D G
Baby, there's a shooting star,
C D G
That was for me and you.
Em C G D
So, hold me tight, make that wish, and pray that it comes true.
C D G
I ain't sure of much,
Em D C
But this I know -
G D Cadd9
I got a diamond in my pocket and my baby's got a heart of gold.
(instrumental interlude)
G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String)REPEAT ONCE
VERSE 2:
G
I brought along a little courage and Coleman cooler, Just to help me out
G
My hands are shaking like Cambridge rattler,
G
Nothing's gonna save me now
Em C G
Mind as well jump in head first, lay it all on the line
Em C D Dsus4
What am I worrying about? Never gonna be a more perfect time
CHORUS:
C D G
Baby, there's a shooting star,
C D G
That was for me and you.
Em C G D
So, hold me tight, make that wish, and pray that it comes true.
C D G
I ain't sure of much,
Em D C
But this I know -
G D Cadd9
I got a diamond in my pocket and my baby's got a heart of gold.
(instrumental interlude)
G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String)REPEAT TWICE Then go to D
BRIDGE:
C G
Well I didnt have money for a broadway show,
C G
but the crickets are singing to the radio
Em C
and we've got tickets-
D Dsus4
on the very front row.
CHORUS (Modulation)
D E A
Baby, there's a shooting star,
D E A
That was for me and you.
F#m D A E
So, hold me tight, make that wish, and pray that it comes true.
D E A
I ain't sure of much,
F#m E D
But this I know -
A E D
I got a diamond in my pocket and my baby's got a heart of gold.
A E D
I got a diamond in my pocket and my baby's got a heart of gold.
Closing:
A D A D A D D (3p0 on High E-String Optional) E (single strum) A (single strum)