Space Oddity Guitar Chords

Pre-Verse

C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am/G D7/F#
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Commencing countdown engines on
Am Am/G D7/F#
Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse

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

Chorus

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

Instrumental

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

Verse 2

C E
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
F
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

Bridge

G E7 Am C/G
Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
D7/F#
Can you hear me Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you…

Chorus

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

Outro

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

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