Spaceman chords by Phil Ochs

• Capo on 1st

Capo 1

D   G     D  G    D
Way high, so high:
G         C        D
Travelin' fast and free.
D    G    D    G    D
Spaceman, look down:
G       C        D
Tell me what you see.


verse 1
C                      G
Can you see the hunger there
C                G
Strike without a sound?
C                        G
Can you see the food you burn
C             D
As you circle round?

D   G     D  G    D
Way high, so high:
G         C        D
All the world will cheer.
D    G    D    G    D
Spaceman, look down:
G       C        D
Tell me what you hear.


verse 2
C                    G
Can you hear a child cry,
C                G
Body filled with pain?
C                           G
Deadly sores when cures are there--
C             D
How much fuel remains?


D   G     D  G    D
Way high, so high:
G         C        D
Spaceship made of steel.

D    G    D    G    D
Spaceman, look down:
G       C        D
Tell me what you feel.


verse 3
C                      G
Can you feel the money gone
C                   G
As you sail through space?
C                     G
Can you feel how many die
C                D
When you win the race?


D   G     D  G    D
Way high, so high:
G         C        D
Travelin' fast and free.
D    G    D    G    D
Spaceman, look down:
G       C        D
Tell me what you see.