What Is A Shooting Star? Uke tab by They Might Be Giants

# Dm* should be played including the 5th fret of the A string, either (2215)
# or (2555), though a normal Dm sounds fine as well.

  Dm       A       Dm    A 
A Shooting star is not a star
   Dm    A       Dm*
Is not a star at all.
  Dm       A        Dm* Gm
A shooting star's a mee-teor
       F       A     Dm
that's heading for a fall.

  Dm       A       Dm    A 
A shooting star is not a star
    Dm      A        Dm* 
why does it shine so bright?
    Dm       A     Dm*           Gm 
The friction as it falls through air
   F     A        Dm         
Produces heat and light.

  Dm       A       Dm  A
A shooting star or meteor
     Dm   A        Dm*
whichever name you like
    Dm     A        Dm*     Gm
the minute it comes down to earth
     F        A    Dm
it's called a meteorite