Starman Uke tab by David Bowie

12 Chords used in the song: Gm, F, C, C7, Ab, Bb, A, G, Dm, Am, Bbm, D7

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Year:  1972
Difficulty: 
3.58
(Intermediate)
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Verse 1 

Gm Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.

F F
I lean back on my radio-o-o

C C C7 C7
Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,

F F Ab Ab Bb Bb
'Lotta soul' he said.

Verse 2

Gm Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade

F F
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase

C C C7 C7 A A G G
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.


Chorus

F F Dm Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He'd like to come and meet us

C7 C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.

F F Dm Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He's told us not to blow it

C7 C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb Bb Bbm Bbm F F D7 D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm Gm C C
Let the children boogie."


Bb Bb | F F | C C | F F | Bb Bb | F F | C C

Verse 3

Gm Gm
Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou

F F
Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo

C C C7 C7 F F Ab Ab Bb Bb
Switch on the TV we may pick him on Channel 2.

Verse 4

Gm Gm
Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,

F F
If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,

C C C7 C7 A A G G
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.

Chorus

F F Dm Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He'd like to come and meet us

C7 C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.

F F Dm Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He's told us not to blow it

C7 C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb Bb Bbm Bbm F F D7 D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm Gm C C
Let the children boogie."

F F Dm Dm
Starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He'd like to come and meet us

C7 C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.

F F Dm Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am Am C C
He's told us not to blow it

C7 C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb Bb Bbm Bbm F F D7 D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm Gm C C
Let the children boogie."

Outro

Bb Bb | F F | C C | F F

Bb Bb F F C C F F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

(Fade Out)

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