Catch a Falling Star

Words & Music by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss
Recorded by Perry Como, 1958 (#1


C                    Dm7  C                Dm7
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

C            G7  Fdim  C     Dm7
Never let it fade a - way.

C                   Dm7  C                 Dm7
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

C             G7   Fdim C  C7
Save it for a rain - y day.

	F            Dm7  F              Dm7  
For love may come and tap you on the shoulder

C    Cdim      C     C7
Some starless night;

    F            Dm7 F	             Dm7
And just in case you feel you want to hold her,

C      Am     G     Cdim    G   Fdim
You'll have a pocketful of star light.


C                    Dm7  C               Dm7
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

C            G7  Fdim C      Dm7
Never let it fade a - way.

C                    Dm7 C                 Dm7
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

C             G7   Fdim C       C7
Save it for a rain - y day.

	F             Dm7   F           Dm7  
For when your troubles start to multiplyin',

C   Cdim        C     C7
And they just might,

     F       Dm7   F	           Dm7
It's easy to for - get them without tryin'

C    Am     G     Cdim   G    Fdim     A    Em7     Cdim  A7
With just a pocketful of star light, pocket full of star light.


D                    G/B  D                G 
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

Dalt              G    D
Never let it fade a - way;

D                    G/B  D                G 
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,

Dalt                G   D
Save it for a rain - y day, 

Dalt                 G   D	        
Aave it for a rain - y day, 

Dalt    F#m7  G     A7  D   G/B   D   G   Dalt   Gdim    D
Save it for a rain - y day.


*Requested by frequent visitor James Andrews.


 
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