Starman Acoustic chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G minorGm

Intro:
Bb/A Fmaj7Fmaj7
Bb/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's all worthwhile,

He told me,
Bb majorBb     BbmBbm       FF     D7D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm       C majorC
  Let all the children boogie."


Interlude:
Bb majorBb FF  C majorC  FF  Bb majorBb 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 up 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's all worthwhile,

He told me,
Bb majorBb     BbmBbm       FF     D7D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm       C majorC
  Let all 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's all worthwhile,

He told me,
Bb majorBb     BbmBbm       FF     D7D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
G minorGm       C majorC
  Let all the children boogie."


Outro:
Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF

Bb majorBb     FF      C majorC      FF
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Bb majorBb     FF      C majorC      FF
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Bb majorBb     FF      C majorC      FF
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Bb majorBb     FF      C majorC      FF
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

(Fade out)

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