9 Chords used in the song: Am, G, Dm, Em, C, D, F, E, A

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Am
G
Dm
Am
Intro (x2)G
Do you remember a guy that's beenEm
In such an early songC
I've heard a rumour from Ground ControlD
Oh no, don't say it's trueF
They got a message
from the Action Man
C
Em
F
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too
I've loved
all I've needed to loveG
E
Sordid details following"A
The shrieking of nothing is killing
E
Just pictures of Jap girls
in synthesis and IG
D
Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hairF
C
Em
But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing
[CHORUS]F
G
Ashes to ashes, funk to funkyC
Am
We know Major Tom's is a junkieF
G
Strung out in heaven's highAm
G
Hitting an all-time lowDm
Am
G
Transition (x4)Dm
Am
final transitionG
Time and again I tell myselfEm
I'll stay clean tonightC
D
But the little green wheels are following me
Oh no, not againF
I'm stuck with a valuable friend
C
Em
F
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too"
One flash of lightG
E
but no smoking pistolA
I never done good thingsE
I never done bad thingsG
D
I never did anything out of the blue,F
Want an axe to break the iceC
Em
Wanna come down right now
[CHORUS]F
G
Ashes to ashes, funk to funkyC
Am
We know Major Tom's is a junkieF
G
Strung out in heaven's highAm
G
Hitting an all-time lowDm
Am
G
Dm
My mother saidAm
to get things doneG
You'd better not messDm
with Major Tom
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About this song: Ashes To Ashes
"Ashes to Ashes" is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980. It made #1 in the UK and was the first cut from the Scary Monsters album, also a #1 hit. As well as its musical qualities, it is noted for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet. The lyrics revisit Bowie's Major Tom character from "Space Oddity", which he referenced once again in 1996 with "Hallo Spaceboy". Bowie has said that with "Ashes to Ashes" he was, "wrapping up the seventies really for myself, and that seemed a good enough epitaph for it".