12 Chords used in the song: F, Em, C, Am, Am#7, Am7, D, Fm, Dm, G, A, E
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Intro:- F` Em F` Em
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom (x2)
Am Am#7 Am7 D(add9)
Take your protien pills and put your helmet on
C Em C Em
Ground control to Major Tom, commencing countdown engines on
Am Am#7 D(add9)
Check ignition, and may gods' love be with you
C Em
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
Em F
You've really made the grade
F Fm C F
And the papers want to know who's shirts you wear
F Fm C F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
C Em
This is Major Tom to ground control
Em F
I'm stepping through the door
F Fm C F
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
F Fm C F
And the stars look very different, today
F F` Em F` Em
For here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world
Dm Am Em F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
C F G A A ... C F G A A ... F` Em A C D E......
C Em
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
Em F
I'm feeling very still
F Fm C F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
F Fm C F
Tell my Wife I love her very much, She knows!
G E Am
Ground Control to Major Tom, your circuits dead
Am Am7 D(add9)
There's something wrong, can you hear me Major Tom?
D(add9) C G
Can you hear me Major Tom?, can you hear me Major Tom?
G F` Em
Can you...Here am I floating Round my tin can
F` Em Dm Am
Far above the World, planet Earth is blue
Am Em F
And there's nothing I can do
C F G A A ... C F G A A ... F` Em A 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.