Might As Well Be On Mars chords by Strawbs

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G  E minorEm  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G

Verse:
                    E minorEm
Sunday morning with the New York Times
                     D MajorD
The sun is shining in my penthouse suite
                  C majorC
My lady love laid down some lines
                       G+G
They reach from Culver Beach to Easy Street

Verse:
                    E minorEm
Before the mirror you apply your cream
                  D MajorD
Cosmetic secrets of eternal youth
                           C majorC
There's something the matter, it's just a bad dream
                   E minorEm    G+G
I know you'd leave me if you knew the truth

Chorus:
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD                C majorC   G+G
Only the stars mean anything to you
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD               C majorC   A minorAm
I'm already that far away from you

Bridge:
            E minorEm    A minorAm
We lead such a sweet existence
                E minorEm   A minorAm
But I'm reaching out to you in vain
              E minorEm
You're disappearing in the distance
    D MajorD    C majorC    G+G
Of this alien terrain

Chorus:
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD                C majorC   G+G
Only the stars mean anything to you
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD               C majorC
I'm already that far away from you

Instrumental:
A minorAm  E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC  G+G

Verse:
                  E minorEm
Monday night, another day goes by
                        D MajorD
Your voice keeps telling me that life is sweet
                   C majorC
I watch your star flash into the sky
                 E minorEm   G+G
Crash down to earth again on Easy Street

Chorus:
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD                C majorC   G+G
Only the stars mean anything to you
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD               C majorC   G+G
I'm already that far away from you

Chorus:
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD                C majorC   G+G
Only the stars mean anything to you
              E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
E minorEm
I might as well be on Mars
D MajorD               C majorC   G+G
I'm already that far away from you