Shining Star chords by The Manhattans

Chords with lyrics

Shining Star
Written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
Performed by The Manhattans (1980)

Capo 2

   A:x02220
A7sus4:x0223x
  A#:x13331
   C:x32010
   D:xx0232
  D#:x68886
  Em:022000
   G:320003
  G/B:x20003
  G#:466544

Intro:

D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G

D MajorD G+G D MajorD  G+G
   Ooh, yeah

Chorus:

    D MajorD
Honey, you are my
G+G
Shining star
       D MajorD
Don't you go away
   G+G
Oh, baby
   D MajorD
Wanna be right here
G+G
Where you are
        D MajorD
Until my dying day
    G+G  A7sus4A7sus4
Yeah, baby


Verse 1:

D MajorD
So many have tried
G+G
Tried to find
            D MajorD
A augmentedA love like yours and mine
    G+G
Yeah, baby
D MajorD
Girl, don't you realize
      G+G
How you hypnotize
                D MajorD
You make me love you more each time
    G+G
Yeah, baby

Bridge:

C majorC      G/BG/B
Honey, I'll never
      A augmentedA  E minorEm ?" A augmentedA  E minorEm
Leave you lonely
C majorC    G/BG/B
Give my love
    A augmentedA  E minorEm - A augmentedA
To you only
    Asus4Asus4
To you only
    A#A# Asus4Asus4
To you on - ly


Repeat Chorus


Verse 2:

D MajorD
Feels so good
       G+G
When we're lying here
        G+G
Next to each other
     D MajorD
Lost in love
    G+G
Yeah, baby
D MajorD
Baby, when we touch
       G+G
Love you so much
             D MajorD
You're all I ever dreamed of
    G+G
Yeah, baby


Repeat Bridge (with final note up one half note)


Chorus 2: (With key change to D#D#)

    D#D#
Honey, you are my
G#G#
Shining star
       D#D#
Don't you go away girl
   G#G#
No, baby
   D#D#
Wanna be right here
G#G#
Where you are
        D#D#
Until my dying day
   G#G#
Mmm, hmm


Tag:

    D#D#
Honey, you are my
G#G#
Shining star
       D#D#
Don't you go away girl
    G#G#
Whoa, baby


Repeat Tag (Fading)