Be An Astronaut chords by Declan Mckenna

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Recommended Chord Fingerings:
Am      x02210
Asus2   x02200
G       355433
F       133211
Em      022000
Dm      xx0231
C       x32010
Cmaj7   x32000
C7      x32310
C6      x32210

Intro:
Am Asus2  Am Asus2  Am Asus2  Am Asus2
Am Asus2  Am Asus2  Am Asus2  Am Asus2


Verse 1:
Am Asus2  Am Asus2  Am Asus2    Am Asus2    Am Asus2
                    Darling, do you     remember?
Am Asus2  Am Asus2    Am Asus2    G
          You were in such a    state
     F    F    F  Em   Dm   C
Boys that wait outside your house
              Dm
I've got your number
              G       F      C  Cmaj7 C7
And I'm not afraid to use it


Verse 2:
Dm                 Am
  They'll probably give it up
   Dm               Am          C   C6 C
To anyone listening,  including me
F                  Em            Dm
  They'll probably make up your mind
          C            G
As if you want them to


Chorus:
    F
Oh, you
        G         Am                  C
They're trying to tell you what to do
           Dm    C Dm  C Dm
All of the time
G            F
Oh, later on
          G       Am             C
They said I could be just what I want
          Dm           C Dm  C Dm
They said you're lying
              G             F
That you were born to be an astronaut
    C                 Dm
So ?: that's all I'm trying
G          F             Am
  Run away, as soon as I
                G            F
Then you wonder why the boys will cry
             C                Dm      G  F
Boys will be boys, you should listen ?:


Verse 3:
Dm                    Am
   If you know what's good for you
Dm           Am                C   C6  C
Behave yourself this time, for me
F                    Em
  If you know what's good for you
      Dm            C       G
Don't lay around in bed all day
   F       G         Am               C
Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
            Dm      C Dm   C Dm
They're not crying


Chorus:
G          F
Oh later on they'll say
     G       Am             C
That I could be just what I want
          Dm           C Dm  C Dm
They said you're lying
              G             F
That you were born to be an astronaut
    C                 Dm
So ?: that's all I'm trying
G             F                  Am Bb   G  F
  There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---


Solo:
C

Em Dm  Em Dm  Em Dm  G C
Em Dm  Em Dm  Em Dm  G C
Em Dm  Em Dm  Em Dm  G C

G   F   C


Chorus:
G    F            G    Am              C
  Oh my, the boys that wait along the line
            Dm      C Dm  C Dm
They're not crying
G             F
Oh, there you are
                  Am                  C
You don't have to tell them what went wrong
                Dm           C Dm  C Dm
And they'll say you're lying
         G             F
You were born to be an astronaut
    C    Dm
So ?: I try
G             F                  Am Bb   G  F
  There'll be nothing wrong with it----, I---


Outro:
G    F     G Am   C
Dm   C Dm  C Dm

G    F     G Am   C
Dm   C Dm  C Dm

G  F  C  Dm
F  Fm  C