Space Oddity Uke tab by David Bowie

14 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, Am7, D7, E7, F, Fm, Fmaj7, Bb, G, A, D, E

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Year:  1969
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4.5
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C C                       Em Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C C Em Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on


C C Em Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C C Em Em
Commencing countdown, engines on
Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
Check ignition and may Gods love be with you


C C E7 E7
This is ground control to Major Tom
F F
You ve really made the grade
Fm Fm C C F F
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Fm Fm C C F F
Now its time to leave the capsule if you dare


C C E7 E7
This is Major Tom to ground control
F F
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
For here
Em Em
am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em Em
Far above the world
Bb Bb Am Am
Planet earth is blue
G G F F
And there s nothing I can do

Interlude: C C F F G G A A Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em Em A A C C D D E E

C C E7 E7
Though I m past one hundred thousand miles
F F
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 me wife I love her very much she knows


G G E7 E7
Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am Am7 Am7
Your circuits dead, there s something wrong
D7 D7
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
C C
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
D7 D7
Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you....


Fmaj7 Fmaj7
For here
Em Em
am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em Em
Far above the world
Bb Bb Am Am
Planet earth is blue
G G F F
And there s nothing I can do

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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. Read more on Last.fm.

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