12 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, C/G, D7, E, F, Fm, E7, B, G, A
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C Em
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom,
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom,
Am C/G D7
take your protein pills and put your helmet on.
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom,
C Em
commencing countdown engines on.
Am C/G D7
Check ignition and may Gods love be with you.
(Sound f/x)
Verse 1
C E
This is ground control to major tom,
F
you've really made the grade.
Fm C F
and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear.
Fm C F
now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.
Verse 2
C E7
This is major tom to ground control,
F
I'm stepping through the door
Fm C F
and i'm floating in the most peculiar way,
Fm C F
and the stars look very different today
Bridge 1
Fm Em
for here am i sitting in a tin can,
Fm Em
far above the world,
B Am
planet earth is blue,
G F
and theres nothing i can do...
Link 2
C F G A (x2)
(solo 1)
over the chords Fm, Em, E, C, D7, E
Verse 3
C E
Though i'm past one hundred thousand miles,
F
i'm feeling very still.
Fm C F
and i think my spaceship knows which way to go.
Fm C F
tell my wife i love her very much - she knows!
Verse 4
G E
Ground contol to major tom
Am C/G
your circuits dead, there's something wrong
D7
can you hear me, major tom?
C
can you hear me, major tom?
G
Can you hear me, major tom? can you...
Bridge 2
Fm Em
here am i floating round my tin can,
Fm Em
far above the moon.
B Am
planet earth is blue,
G F
and theres nothing i can do
Link
C F G A (x2)
(solo 2) over the chords Fm, Em, E, C, D7, E (fade out on E)
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About this song: Space Oddity
"Space Oddity" is a song written and performed by David Bowie and released as a single in 1969. It is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut who becomes depressed during an outer-space mission. Supposedly released to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landing, it appears on the album Space Oddity. The BBC featured the song in its television coverage of the lunar landing.