Shooting Star

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 15:04:55, -0500 Subject: c/chapin_harry/shooting_star.pro album: Vereties and Balderdash song: Shooting Star artist: Harry Chapin transcribed: Ken Reynolds Here is an oldie and a goodie. Enjoy. Shooting Star Harry Chapin (klr) Em He was crazy, of course C >From the first she must have known it D Bm But still she went on with him G Em And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street C And she dried his tears of grieving D Bm She listened to his visions G Em She be lieved in his be lieving C He was the sun burning bright and brittle D And she was the moon shining back his light a little C He was a shooting star Bm She was softer and more slowly A He could not make things possible C Em But she could make them holy, Holy Em He was dancing to some music C No one else had ever heard D Bm He'd speak in unknown languages G Em And she would translate every word And when the world was laughing C At his castles in the sky D Bm She'd hold him in her body G Em Until he once again could fly C He was the sun burning bright and brittle D And she was the moon shining back his light a little C He was a shooting star Bm She was softer and more slowly A He could not make things possible C Em But she could make them holy, Holy G D She gave him a daughter and she gave him a son Bm She was a mother and a wife Em And a lover when the day was done G He was to far gone for giving love D What he offered in its stead Bm Was the knowledge she was the only thing Em G D Em That was not in his head - Em He took off east one morning C Towards the rising sun's red glow D Bm She knew he was going nowhere G Em But of course she let him go And as she stood and watched him dwindle C Much too empty to be sad D Bm He reappeared be side her G Em Saying "You're all I've ever had" C He was the sun burning bright and brittle D And she was the moon shining back his light a little C He was a shooting star Bm She was softer and more slowly A He could not make things possible C Em But she could make them holy, Holy I hope you all enjoy that one. I have a wide variety of popular artist and venues for audio tape trading. Contact me at < ltwu46B@prodigy.com > and I will e-mail my list to you. Ken Reynolds