[Gm/// ////] [F/// ////] [Gm] Hey na na [F] Hey na na
[Gm] Didn't know what time it was, the lights were lo – o – [F] ow I leaned back on my radio – o – [C] o Some cat was layin down some [C7] rock-n-roll lotta soul, he said [F/] [Ab] [Bb] [Gm] Then the loud sound did seem to fa – a – [F] ade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha – a – [C] ase That were'nt no DJ that was [C7] hazy cosmic jive [A///] [Gsus2///]
There's a [F] star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [Am7] meet us, but he [C] Thinks he'd blow our [C7] minds There's a [F] star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [Am7] blow it, cause he [C] Knows it's all worth [C7] while, he told me [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] Let the [Dm] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C7] children boogie
[Gm] I had to phone someone so I picked on you – ou – [F] ou Hey that's far out, so you heard him too – oo – [C] oo Switch on the TV, we may [C7] pick him up on channel [F] two [Ab] [Bb] [Gm] Look out your window I can see his ligh – igh – [F] ight If we can sparkle he may land tonigh – igh – [C] ight Don't tell your papa or he'll [C7] get us locked up in fright [A///] [Gsus2///]
There's a [F] star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [Am7] meet us, but he [C] Thinks he'd blow our [C7] minds There's a [F] star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [Am7] blow it, cause he [C] Knows it's all worth [C7] while, he told me [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] Let the [Dm] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C7] children boogie [F] Star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [Am7] meet us, but he [C] Thinks he'd blow our [C7] minds There's a [F] star man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [Am7] blow it, cause he [C] Knows it's all worth [C7] while, he told me [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] Let the [Dm] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C7] children boogie
“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.
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