11 Chords used in the song: F, Em, C, Am, Am7, D, E, Fm, Bb, G, A

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F
Em
F
Em
C
Em
Ground control to Major TomC
Em
Ground control to Major TomAm
Am7
D
Take your protein pills and put your helmet onC
Em
Ground control to Major TomC
Em
Commencing countdown engines onAm
Am7
D
Check ignition and may God's love be with youC
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 shirt you wear
Fm
C
F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dareC
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
F
Em
For here am I sitting in a tin canF
Em
Far above the worldBb
Am
G
F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can doC
F
G
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A
C
F
G
A
A
F
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D
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C
E
Though I'm cross one hundred thousand miles
F
I'm feeling very still
Fm
C
F
And I think my space ship knows which way to go
Fm
C
Tell my wife I love her very much
F
She knowsG
E
Ground control to Major Tom
Am
Your circuit's dead
C
There's something wrong
G
Can you hear me Major Tom
G
Can you hear me Major Tom
G
Can you hear me Major TomG
F
Em
Can you Here am I floating 'round my tin canF
Em
Far above the moonBb
Am
G
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can doC
F
G
A
A
C
F
G
A
A
F
C
D
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. Read more on Last.fm.