Space Oddity Chords by David Bowie

Tempo:
134.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Em

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - Space Oddity chords
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[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom, [B]
[C] Ground Control to Major [B] Tom,
[Am] Take your protein pills [D] and put your helmet on,
[C] Ground Control to [Em] Major [B] Tom,
[C] And sing Countdown [B] Engine's on,
[Am] Check ignition and [D] may God's love be with you,
[Bb] [Em]
[E]
[C]
This is Ground Control to Major [E] Tom,
You've really made [F] the grade,
And [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt you [F] wear,
Now [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the capsule if you [F] dare,
[C] This is Major Tom to Ground [E] Control,
I'm stepping through [F] the door,
[Fm] I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [Dm] way,
[F] And [Fm] the stars look [C] very different [F] today,
Or even [Em] am I sitting in a tin can,
[F] Oh,
[Em] what
[Bb] planet earth [Am] is blue,
And [G] there's nothing I can [F]
do,
[C] [F]
[G] [A] [C] [F]
[G] [A] [F]
[Em]
[A] Oh,
[C]
[Gb] [D]
[E] [Eb]
[Gb] [C] I'm past one hundred thousand [E] miles,
I'm feeling [F] very scared,
[Fm] And I think my [C] spaceship knows which [F] way to go,
Tell [Fm] my wife I love [C] her very much,
[F] Oh,
[G] Ground Control [Ab] to Major Tom,
When your [Am] ship gets dead, there's [C] something [D] wrong,
Can you hear me Major Tom,
[C]
[G]
[F] Can you hear I'm [Em] floating in a tin can,
[F] Oh,
[Em]
[Bb] what planet earth [Am] is blue,
And [G] there's nothing I [F] can do,
[C] [F] [G]
[A] [C] [F] [G] [A]
[F]
[Em]
[A]
[C]
[D]
[E]
[Gb]
[E]
[Gb]
[Em]
[G]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for David Bowie - Space Oddity chords, practice playing A, C, F, Fm, F, G, Em, F and Em in sequence. For best results, commence at 67 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 135. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom, [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Ground Control to Major [B] Tom, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Take your protein pills [D] and put your helmet on,
_ [C] _ _ Ground Control to [Em] Major [B] Tom, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ And sing Countdown _ [B] Engine's on, _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Check _ ignition and [D] may God's love be with you,
_ [Bb] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This is Ground Control to Major [E] Tom,
_ You've really made [F] the grade, _ _
And _ [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt you [F] wear, _ _ _
_ Now [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the capsule if you [F] dare, _ _ _
_ _ [C] This is Major Tom to Ground [E] Control,
_ _ I'm stepping through [F] the door, _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [Dm] way,
[F] _ _ And _ [Fm] the stars look [C] very different _ [F] _ _ _ today, _
_ Or _ even _ _ _ [Em] am I sitting in a tin can,
_ _ [F] _ _ Oh, _ _
_ [Em] _ what _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] planet earth [Am] is blue,
And [G] there's nothing I can [F] _
do,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ I'm past one hundred thousand [E] miles,
_ I'm feeling [F] very scared, _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] And I think my [C] spaceship knows which [F] way to _ go, _ _
Tell [Fm] my wife I love [C] her very much,
_ [F] _ Oh, _ _ _
_ _ [G] Ground Control [Ab] to Major Tom,
When your [Am] ship gets dead, there's [C] something [D] wrong,
Can you hear me Major Tom, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Can you hear _ _ _ I'm [Em] floating in a tin can, _ _
_ [F] Oh, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] what planet earth [Am] is blue,
And [G] there's nothing I [F] can do, _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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