Spaceman In Tulsa chords by Counting Crows

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

C           D                  F  G
Do do do do do, Do do do do do do
C           D                  F  G
Do do do do do, Do do do do do do


Verse:
C
You’re a spaceman in Tulsa
G                     Am
So you cover it up in clown white
    F
All these elegant boys make such delicate toys
F             G
And they know it

Verse:
G                  C
He says I know you wanna believe in something
C                     Am
But if you could just see all of the people in me
         F
Then the shadows descend from his eyes to his hands
F           G
Down to his naked All-American knees


Pre-Chorus:
F                          G
Doesn’t anybody wanna be a rock & roll queen
G         C                      D
Dress yourself up in a diamond tiara
F
Swishy little rake
F        G                        C
He says, man I’m gonna make ‘em insane


Chorus:
C         D
I’m a painkiller
D
And I’m a caterpillar
F                    G
They can’t break you man
C
(Yeah, they can break you apart)
C
Well-nigh butterfly
D                     F
Found on a bus out of town
F              G                         C
Turning into a motherfucking rock & roll star


Break:
C           D                  F  G
Do do do do do, Do do do do do do


Verse:
C
Ally says she’s one in a million
Am
Other people tend to agree
C        F
From her fishnet luck to her platform Chucks
F       G
She’s a fading Miss American dream
C
But her daddy couldn’t keep his distance
C                  Am                   Am7
She says you can’t keep ‘em away if you try
F
The saddest mistakes are the ones that we make
F                   G                     C
Wishing away what’s right in front of our eyes


Pre-Chorus:
F                          G
Doesn’t anybody wanna be a rock & roll queen
G         C                       D
Leave ‘em laughing when you wanna die
F
Crazy little dreamer says
G                               C
Man, I can’t believe I’m still alive


Chorus:
C         D
I’m a painkiller
D
And I’m a caterpillar
F                    G
They can’t break you man
C
(Yeah, they can break you apart)
C
Well-nigh butterfly
D                     F
Found on a bus out of town
F              G                         C
Turning into a motherfucking rock & roll star


Verse:
C                  F
Bobby, he’s such a rock and roller
F
Says, everybody’s somebody’s I used to know
G
Man, I was the toast of the town
G
Back when everyone knew where to go
G       C
I was a spaceman in Tulsa
Am
But if you could see behind my eyes
Am          F
I’m just an empty smile
F                                     G
And a song I don’t even know that I’m singing


Pre-Chorus:
F                          G
Doesn’t anybody wanna be a rock & roll queen
C                                       D
Light your rocket and burn right out of town
G
Crazy little fucker says
G                         C
Man I guess I’ll see you around


Chorus:
C         D
I’m a painkiller
D
Superfly caterpillar
F                    G
They can’t break you man
C
(Yeah, they can break you apart)
C
Well-nigh butterfly
D                     F
Found on a bus out of town
F              G                         C
Turning into a motherfucking rock & roll star


Outro:
C         D                        F
I’m a painkiller yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
F     G                         C
I'm a motherfucking rock & roll star
C                 D              F
I’m a painkiller, and I'm a caterpillar
F                             C
I'm a mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu motherfucking rock & roll star
D     F
Yeah, yeah
C
I'm a motherfucking rock & roll star
D     F
Yeah, yeah
F                             C
I'm a mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu motherfucking rock & roll star