David Bowie – Space Oddity (ENG)
Guitar chords and lyrics of Space Oddity by David Bowie
Published 1969
Original key C
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C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
Am Am7 D7
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
C Em
Commencing countdown, engines on
Am Am7 D7
Check ignition and may God’s love be with you
C Em
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
. F
You’ve really made the grade
. Fm C F
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
. Fm C F
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare
C Em
This is Major Tom to Ground Control
. F
I’m stepping through the door
. Fm C F
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
. Fm C F
And the stars look very different today
. Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
For here Am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Bbmaj7 Am9 G9
Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do
BRIDGE C F G A 2 volte
C Em
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
. F
I’m feeling very still
. Fm C F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
. Fm C F
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows
G E7b9 Am
Ground Control to Major Tom your circuit’s dead,
. Am7
there’s something wrong
. D7
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
. C
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
. G
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you….
. Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
For here Am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Bbmaj7 Am9 G9
Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do