Space Oddity Chords by David Bowie

Tempo:
134.05 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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[Em] [F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[C]
Ground Control to Major [B]
Tom.
[C]
Ground Control to Major [B] Tom.
[Am]
Take your protein pills [D] and put your helmet on.
[C]
Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom.
[B] [C]
Rensing countdown engines [B]
on.
[Am]
Check ignition, may [D]
God's love be with you.
[Bb]
[Em]
[E]
[C]
This is Ground Control to [E] Major Tom.
You've really made [F] the grade.
And [Fm] the papers want [C] to know who's got [F] you wet.
Now [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the capsule if you [F]
dare.
[C] This is Major Tom to [E] Ground Control.
I'm stepping through the [F]
door.
And [Fm] I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F]
way.
[Fm] The stars look [C] very different [F] today.
For a year [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
[F]
But [Em]
[Bb] planet Earth [Am] is blue and [G] there's nothing I [F]
[C] [F] [G] [A]
[C] [F] [G] [A] [F]
[Em] [A]
can see.
[C]
[Gb]
[D] [E]
[Eb] [Gb] [C]
Though I'm just 100 [E],000 miles, I'm feeling very [F]
still.
And [Fm] I think my [C] spaceship knows which way to [F] go.
Tell [Fm] my wife I love her [C] very much.
[F] She knows.
[G] Ground Control [Ab] to Major Tom.
[Am] Your son gets dead.
There's [C] something [Am] wrong.
Can you hear me, [D]
Major Tom?
[C] Can you hear me, Major Tom?
[G] Can you hear me, Major Tom?
[F] And here am [Em] I floating in a tin can.
[F] But
[Em]
[Bb] 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 learn David Bowie - Space Oddity chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, C, F, Fm, F, G, Fm and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 67 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 134. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Ground Control to Major [B]
Tom.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Ground Control to Major [B] Tom.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Take your protein pills [D] and put your helmet on.
_ _ [C] _
_ Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Rensing countdown engines [B]
on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Check _ ignition, may [D]
God's love be with you.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is Ground Control to [E] Major Tom.
_ You've really made [F] the grade.
_ _ _ _ And [Fm] the papers want [C] to know who's got [F] you wet.
_ _ _ _ Now [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the capsule if you [F]
dare.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] This is Major Tom to [E] Ground Control.
_ _ I'm stepping through the [F] _
door.
_ _ _ And [Fm] I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F] _ _
way.
_ _ _ [Fm] The stars look [C] very different _ [F] today.
_ _ _ _ _ For a _ _ year _ [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ But _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] planet Earth [Am] is blue and [G] there's nothing I [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ can see.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [C]
Though I'm just 100 [E],000 miles, I'm feeling very [F] _
still.
_ _ _ And [Fm] I think my [C] spaceship knows which way to [F] go.
_ _ _ Tell [Fm] my wife I love her [C] very much.
[F] She _ _ knows.
_ _ _ [G] Ground Control [Ab] to Major Tom.
[Am] Your son gets dead.
There's [C] something [Am] wrong.
Can you hear me, [D]
Major Tom?
_ [C] Can you hear me, Major Tom?
_ [G] Can you hear me, Major Tom?
_ [F] And here _ _ _ am [Em] I floating in a tin can.
_ _ _ [F] _ But _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] 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] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was written by David Bowie.

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