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

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Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low,F
I leaned back on my radio,C
C7
F
Ab
Bb
Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said.Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fade,F
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase,C
C7
A
G
That weren't noD.J. that was hazy cosmic jive.
F
Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky,
Am
C
He'd like to come and meet us,
C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F
Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky,
Am
C
He's told us not to blow it,
C7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile.
He told me:Bb
Bbm
Let the children lose it,F
D7
Let the children use it,Gm
C
Let all the children boogieBb
F
C
F
Bb
F
C
F
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About this song: Starman
“Starman” is David Bowie’s Christmas carol. It offers a promise of deliverance, that the human race has been redeemed by greater powers, with a chorus built for a crowd to sing it. It’s the song that finally broke Bowie, whose performance of it on a July 1972 Top of the Pops made him a nationwide, and soon worldwide, pop star. So while the Ziggy-era Bowie is remembered today for his outrageousness, the song that made his name is warm, reassuring and most of all familiar. Read more on Last.fm.