Space Oddity Uke tab by David Bowie

12 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, C/G, D7, E, F, Fm, E7, B, G, A

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Year:  1969
Difficulty: 
4.08
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
C chordC  Em chordEm


C chordC Em chordEm
Ground control to Major Tom,

C chordC Em chordEm
Ground control to Major Tom,

Am chordAm C/G chordC/G D7 chordD7
take your protein pills and put your helmet on.

C chordC Em chordEm
Ground control to Major Tom,

C chordC Em chordEm
commencing countdown engines on.

Am chordAm C/G chordC/G D7 chordD7
Check ignition and may Gods love be with you.


(Sound f/x)

Verse 1

C chordC E chordE
This is ground control to major tom,

F chordF
you've really made the grade.

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear.

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.


Verse 2

C chordC E7 chordE7
This is major tom to ground control,

F chordF
I'm stepping through the door

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
and i'm floating in the most peculiar way,

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
and the stars look very different today


Bridge 1

Fm chordFm Em chordEm
for here am i sitting in a tin can,

Fm chordFm Em chordEm
far above the world,

B chordB Am chordAm
planet earth is blue,

G chordG F chordF
and theres nothing i can do...



Link 2


C chordC F chordF G chordG A chordA (x2)


(solo 1)

over the chords Fm chordFm, Em chordEm, E chordE, C chordC, D7 chordD7, E chordE



Verse 3

C chordC E chordE
Though i'm past one hundred thousand miles,

F chordF
i'm feeling very still.

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
and i think my spaceship knows which way to go.

Fm chordFm C chordC F chordF
tell my wife i love her very much - she knows!


Verse 4

G chordG E chordE
Ground contol to major tom

Am chordAm C/G chordC/G
your circuits dead, there's something wrong

D7 chordD7
can you hear me, major tom?

C chordC
can you hear me, major tom?

G chordG
Can you hear me, major tom? can you...



Bridge 2

Fm chordFm Em chordEm
here am i floating round my tin can,

Fm chordFm Em chordEm
far above the moon.

B chordB Am chordAm
planet earth is blue,

G chordG F chordF
and theres nothing i can do




Link

C chordC F chordF G chordG A chordA (x2)



(solo 2) over the chords Fm chordFm, Em chordEm, E chordE, C chordC, D7 chordD7, E chordE (fade out on E chordE)

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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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