Space Oddity Chords

Space Oddity							David Bowie

(took me a full afternoon to figure out... these ain't regulars progressions.
But a classic. Find a friend a try the vocal harmonies! hours of pleasure!)


Intro:     Fmaj7      Em      Fmaj7       Em

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

C                                 E                                  F
  This is ground control to Major Tom        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                                     F
  This is Major Tom to ground control      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

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

F C D E

  C                                      E                        F
  Though I'm cross one hundred thousand miles    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                   E                 Am                       C
  Ground control to Major Tom   your circuits dead   there's something wrong
           G
  Can you hear me Major Tom?           Repeat.......