15 Chords used in the song: Fmaj7, Em, C, Am, Am7, D, E7, F, Fm, E, Em7, Bmaj7, G, A, D7
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Intro: Fmaj7 Em x2
C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
Am Am7 D
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C Em
Ground Control to Major Tom
C Em
Commencing countdown, engines on
Am Am7 D
Check ignition and may God's love be with you
C E7
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
C E
"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
Fmaj7 Em7
For here am I sitting in my tin can
Fmaj7 Em7
Far above the world
Bmaj7 Am
Planet Earth is blue
G F
And there's nothing I can do
Bridge: C F G Am Am x2
Instrumental: Fmaj7 Em7 A C D7 E
C E7
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
G E7
Ground Control to Major Tom
Am Am7
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
D
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Fmaj7 Em7
Can you hear And I'm floating around my tin can
Fmaj7 Em7
Far above the Moon
Bmaj7 Am
Planet Earth is blue
G F
And there's nothing I can do
Bridge: C F G Am Am x2
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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. Read more on Last.fm.