Chords for David Bowie - Starman (Top Of The Pops, 1972)

Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - Starman (Top Of The Pops, 1972) chords
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[Bb]
Hey, now, now, [F] hey, now, now.
[Gm]
Didn't know what time it was when the lights were low.
[F] I leaned back on my radio.
[C]
Some cat was laying down, some getting on rock and roll,
[F] he said.
[Gm] Then the loud sound, it seems, of thang, thang, [F] thang,
came back like a slow voice on a wave of thang, [C] thang, thang.
That one, oh, DJ, that [C] was Icey Cosmic [A] Jive.
[G] [F] There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to [C] come and meet us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] And there's a star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] Told us not to [C] blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
Let the children [Gm] use it.
[C] Get on the earth [Bb] and do it again.
[F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Gm] I had to phone someone, so I picked on you.
[F] Hey, that's far out, so you heard him too.
[C] Switch on the TV.
We may pick him up on [F] channel two.
[Gm]
Look out your window.
I can see his light.
[F] We can sparkle.
He may land tonight.
[C] Don't tell your papa.
Get us locked up in [A] fright.
[G] [Am]
[F] There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to come and meet [C] us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] There's a star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] Told us not to blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
[D] Let the children [Gm] use it.
Let all the children [F] do it again.
Star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to [C] come and meet us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He told [C] us not to blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
Let the children [Gm] use it.
[C] Let all the children [Bb] do it again.
[F]
[C] [F] Let
[Bb] the [F]
[C] children use it.
[F] [G] [Bb] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars - (Johnnie Walker - Lunchtime Show, Recorded 22.5.72, 2000 Remaster) Starman chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, Bb, F, Bb, F, C and F. For best results, commence at 52 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 105. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Hey, now, now, _ _ _ _ [F] hey, now, now.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Didn't know what time it was when the lights were low. _
[F] I leaned back on my radio.
[C] _
Some cat was laying down, some getting on rock and roll,
[F] he said.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Then the loud sound, it seems, of thang, thang, [F] thang,
came back like a slow voice on a wave of thang, [C] thang, thang.
That one, oh, DJ, that [C] was Icey Cosmic [A] Jive. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to [C] come and meet us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] And there's a star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] Told us not to [C] blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
Let the children [Gm] use it.
[C] Get on the earth [Bb] and do it again.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] I had to phone someone, so I picked on you.
[F] Hey, that's far out, so you heard him too.
[C] _ Switch on the TV.
We may pick him up on [F] channel two.
_ [Gm] _
_ Look out your window.
I can see his light.
[F] We can sparkle.
He may land tonight.
[C] Don't tell your papa.
Get us locked up in [A] fright.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[F] There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to come and meet [C] us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] There's a star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] Told us not to blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
[D] Let the children [Gm] use it.
Let all the children [F] do it again.
Star [Dm] man waiting in the sky.
[Am] He'd like to [C] come and meet us.
Pretty things, he'd blow our minds.
[F] There's a star man [Dm] waiting in the sky.
[Am] He told [C] us not to blow it, because he
knows he's far worth buying [Bb] some.
Let the children [F] use it.
Let the children [Gm] use it.
[C] Let all the children [Bb] do it again.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] Let _ _
[Bb] _ the _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ children use it.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _

Facts about this song

This song was written by David Bowie.