Space Oddity chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

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

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm

Pre-Verse:
C majorC             E minorEm
 Ground control to Major Tom
C majorC             E minorEm
 Ground control to Major Tom
A minorAm     Am/GAm/G       D/F#D/F#
 Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C majorC             E minorEm
 Ground control to Major Tom
C majorC               E minorEm
 Commencing countdown engines on
A minorAm    Am/GAm/G      D/F#D/F#
 Check ignition and may God's love be with you

Verse 1:
C majorC                E MajorE
This is ground control to Major Tom
             FF
You've really made the grade
    F minorFm       C majorC          FF
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
     F minorFm         C majorC       FF
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
 C majorC               E MajorE
This is Major Tom to ground control
             FF
I'm stepping through the door
     F minorFm      C majorC       FF
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
     F minorFm       C majorC      FF
And the stars look very different today

Chorus:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7   E minorEm
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7Fmaj7     E minorEm
Far above the world
Bb majorBb       A minorAm        G+G       FF
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

Instrumental:
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA A majorA
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA A majorA
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD E MajorE

Verse 2:
C majorC                   E MajorE
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
          FF
I'm feeling very still
    F minorFm         C majorC         FF
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
     F minorFm       C majorC       FF
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

Bridge:
G+G         E7E7       A minorAm           C/GC/G
Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
    D/F#D/F#
Can you hear me Major Tom?
    C majorC
Can you hear me Major Tom?
    G+G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...

Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7   E minorEm
Here am I floating 'round my tin can
Fmaj7Fmaj7     E minorEm
Far above the Moon
Bb majorBb       A minorAm        G+G       FF
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

Outro:
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA A majorA
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA A majorA
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD E MajorE

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