Chords for Natalie Merchant - David Bowie's Space oddity - Live 1999 ! - Lyrics

Tempo:
129.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Em

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Natalie Merchant - David Bowie's Space oddity - Live 1999 ! - Lyrics chords
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[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[Em]
[C] Ground control to major [E] Tom,
[G] [C] ground control to major [Em] Tom,
[Am] Take [C] your protein pills [D] and put your helmet on,
[C] Ground control to major [Em] Tom,
[G] [C] commencing countdown, [Em] engines on,
[Am] Check [C] ignition [D] and may God's love be with you.
[C] This is ground control to [E] major Tom, you've really made me [F] great,
[Fm] And the paper's [C] watching, oh, who's that [F] you're with,
And [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the council, if [F] you dare.
[C]
This is major Tom to ground [E] control, I'm stepping through the [F] door,
And [Fm] I'm floating in the [C] most peculiar [F] way,
[Fm] And the stars look [C] very different [F] today,
For here I'm [Em] resting in a tomb,
And I'm thinking,
[F] far above the [Em] world,
[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] [Dbm] [E]
[C]
Though I'm past 100 [E],000 miles, I'm feeling [F] very scared,
[Fm] And I think my spaceship [C] knows which way to [F]
go,
[Fm] Tell my wife I love [C] her very much, she [F] knows.
[G] Ground control to [E]
major Tom, [Am] your circuit's dead, [C] there's something wrong,
Can [D] you hear me, major Tom?
[C]
[G]
Can you [C] [F] hear [Em]
my spirit in the air?
[F]
Far [Em] above the world,
[Bb] Planet Earth [Am] is blue, and [G] there's nothing I can [F] do.
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Natalie Merchant - (Live) Space Oddity chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Fm, C, F, Fm, Em, F and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Ground control to major [E] Tom, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ ground control to major [Em] Tom, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Take [C] your protein pills [D] and put your helmet _ on,
_ [C] _ _ Ground control to major [Em] Tom, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ commencing _ countdown, _ [Em] engines on, _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Check [C] ignition _ [D] and may God's love be with you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ This is ground control to [E] major Tom, _ _ you've really made me [F] _ great, _ _ _
[Fm] And the paper's [C] watching, oh, who's that [F] you're with,
_ _ _ _ And [Fm] it's time to leave [C] the council, if [F] you dare.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
This is major Tom to ground [E] control, _ _ I'm stepping through the [F] door,
_ _ _ And [Fm] I'm floating in the [C] most peculiar _ [F] way, _
_ _ _ [Fm] And the stars look [C] very different _ _ [F] today, _ _
_ _ For _ _ _ here I'm [Em] resting in a tomb,
And I'm thinking, _
_ _ [F] far _ _ _ above the [Em] world, _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Though I'm past 100 _ [E],000 miles, I'm feeling [F] very scared,
_ _ _ _ [Fm] And I think my spaceship [C] knows which way to [F] _ _ _
go,
_ [Fm] Tell my wife I love [C] her very much, she [F] _ knows. _
_ _ _ [G] Ground control to [E]
major Tom, [Am] your circuit's dead, [C] there's something wrong,
Can [D] you hear me, major Tom? _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Can you [C] _ [F] hear _ _ _ [Em]
my spirit in the air?
_ [F] _
Far _ _ _ [Em] above the world,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Planet Earth [Am] is blue, and [G] there's nothing I can [F] do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was written by David Bowie.

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