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Space Oddity
David Bowie
| Chord Guide | |||
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T3421 Fmaj7: 133210 |
12
Em: 022000 |
231
Am: x02210 |
2 1
Am7: x02010 |
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213 D7: xx0212 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
2 1
E7: 020100 |
134211
F: 133211 |
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134111 Fm: 133111 |
1
Em7: 010000 |
13241
Bbmaj7: x13231 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
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123 A: x02220 |
132
D: xx0232 |
231
E: 022100 |
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| Strumming Guide | |
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Main Strum:
> > > > D UD DU UDUD DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Rock
Riff:
C F G A D XUDUD XUD D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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Half-measure strum:
> > D UD DU 1 + 2 + |
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Intro: / Fmaj7 - - - / Em - - - / x4
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am (½) Am7 (½) D7
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C Em
Ground control to major Tom
C Em
Commencing countdown, engines on
Am (½) Am7 (½) D7 (hold, fermata)
Check ignition and may God's love be with you
C E7 F
This is ground control to Major Tom, you've really made the grade
Fm (½) C (½) F
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Fm (½) C (½) F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
C E7 F
This is Major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
Fm (½) C (½) F
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
Fm (½) C (½) F
And the stars look very different today, for
Bridge:
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Bbmaj7 (½) Am (½) G (½) F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Rock Riff x2
/ Fmaj7 - - - / Em7 - - - / A - - - / C - - - / D - - - / E - - - /
C E7 F
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
Fm (½) C (½) F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Fm (½) C (½) F
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
G (½) E7 (½) Am (½) Am7 (½)
Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
D7
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you
Bridge 2:
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Bbmaj7 (½) Am (½) G (½) F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Rock Riff x2
/ Fmaj7 - - - / Em7 - - - / A - - - / C - - - / D - - - /
E x8
End on E
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
