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Space Oddity

Space Oddity by David Bowie fictionalizes the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who cuts off communication with Earth and gets lost in space. Released in 1969, coinciding with public interest in the space race and moon landing, it received significant attention and became one of Bowies most notable hits.

Key: C

Introduction: F7+    Em    F7+    Em    F7+    Em    F7+    Em    

difficulty
hard |||||
C                                     Em  
  Ground control to Major Tom
C                                     Em  
  Ground control to Major Tom
Am              Am/G                    D7/F#  
  Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C                                     Em  
  Ground control to Major Tom
C                                         Em  
  Commencing countdown engines on
Am            Am/G                D7/F#  
  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 shirt 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 a most peculiar way
            Fm                    C                F  
And the stars look very different today

     F7+        Em  
For here am I sitting in a tin can
F7+             Em  
Far above the world
Bb                    Am                     G                  F  
Planet Earth is blue and there' s nothing I can do

  C    F    G     A  
  C    F    G     A  
  F7+        Em            A  
  C             D             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                    Am                              C/G  
Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit' s dead, there' s something wrong
          D7/F#  
Can you hear me Major Tom?
          C  
Can you hear me Major Tom?
          G  
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...

F7+        Em  
Here am I floating ' round my tin can
F7+             Em  
Far above the Moon
Bb                    Am                     G                  F  
Planet Earth is blue and there' s nothing I can do

  C    F    G     A  
  C    F    G     A  
  F7+        Em            A  
  C             D             E