Space Oddity Uke tab by David Bowie

12 Chords used in the song: Fmaj7, Em, C, Am, Am/G, Am/F#, D, E, F, Fm, Bb, G

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Year:  1969
Difficulty: 
4.92
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Intro:     Fmaj7 Fmaj7      Em Em      Fmaj7 Fmaj7       Em Em

C C (c/g) Em Em C C Em Em
Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am Am/G Am/G Am/F# Am/F# D D
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C C Em Em C C Em Em
Ground control to Major Tom commencing countdown engines on
Am Am Am/G Am/G D D ....
Check ignition and may God's love be with you

C C E E F F
This is ground control to Major Tom you've really made the grade
Fm Fm C C F F
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
Fm Fm C C F F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
C C E E F F
This is Major Tom to ground control I'm stepping through the door
Fm Fm C C F F
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
Fm Fm C C F F
And the stars look very different today

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em Em
For here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Bb Bb Am Am G G F F
Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do [C C F F G G A A A A]2X

F F C C D D E E

C C E E F F
Though I'm cross one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still
Fm Fm C C F F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Fm Fm C C F F
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

G G E E Am Am C C
Ground control to Major Tom your circuits dead there's something wrong
G G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Repeat.......

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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.

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