Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
Artist; David Bowie
Song; Starman
Album; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spider from Mars
Words & music by David Bowie 1972
Standard tuning
Chords
Here are some of the less obvious chords,
Bb(#11)/A = x03330
Bb majorBb = 688766
Bb* = 013331
Intro
||:Bb(#11)/A | | 
Fmaj7Fmaj7 | :||
Verse 1
G minorGm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.
FF
I lean back on my radio-o-o
C majorC 
C7C7
Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,
FF 
AbAb Bb majorBb
'Lotta soul' he said.
Verse 2
G minorGm
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade
FF
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase
C majorC C7C7 
A augmentedA 
G+G
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.
Chorus
FF 
DmDm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He'd like to come and meet us
C7C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
FF DmDm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He's told us not to blow it
C7C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb* 
BbmBbm FF 
D7D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm C majorC
Let the children boogie."
Bb* | FF | C majorC | FF | Bb* | FF | C majorC ||
Verse 3
G minorGm
Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou
FF
Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo
C majorC C7C7 FF AbAb Bb majorBb
Switch on the TV we may pick him on Channel 2.
Verse 4
G minorGm
Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,
FF
If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,
C majorC C7C7 A augmentedA G+G
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.
Chorus
FF DmDm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He'd like to come and meet us
C7C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
FF DmDm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He's told us not to blow it
C7C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb* BbmBbm FF D7D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm C majorC
Let the children boogie."
FF DmDm
Starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He'd like to come and meet us
C7C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
FF DmDm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
A minorAm C majorC
He's told us not to blow it
C7C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb* BbmBbm FF D7D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm C majorC
Let the children boogie."
Outro
Bb* | FF | C majorC | FF ||
Bb* FF C majorC FF
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
(Play this until fade out)
Other versions of Starman
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Starman acoustic (Ver. 3) by David Bowie
