Space Oddity

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    [Intro]
    | Fmaj7 | Em | Fmaj7 | Em |
    | Fmaj7 | Em | Fmaj7 | Em |
    [Pre-Verse]
    C
    Ground control to Major Tom
    C
    Ground control to Major Tom
    Am
    Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
    C
    Ground control to Major Tom
    C
    Commencing countdown engines on
    Am
    Check ignition and may God's love be with you [Verse 2]
    [Verse 1]                       C
    C                               Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
    This is ground control to Major Tom I'm feeling very still
    You've really made the grade    And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
    And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear Tell my wife I love her very much she knows
    Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare [Bridge]
    C                               G
    This is Major Tom to ground control Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
    I'm stepping through the door   Can you hear me Major Tom?
    And I'm floating in a most peculiar way Can you hear me Major Tom?
    And the stars look very different today Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...
    [Chorus]                        [Chorus]
    Fmaj7                           Fmaj7
    For here am I sitting in a tin can Here am I floating 'round my tin can
    Fmaj7                           Fmaj7
    Far above the world             Far above the Moon
    Bb                              Bb
    Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
    [Instrumental]                  [Outro]
    %                               %
    A                               A
    A                         Em    A
    Em                        Em    Em
    A                         D7/F# A
    A                         Em    A
    %                         Em    %
    %                         D7/F# %
    E                         E     E
    C                         F     C
    %                         F     %
    G                         C     G                         E
    G                         F     G                         F
    %                         C     %                         F
    %                         E     %                         C
    F                         F     F                         F
    F                         F     F                         C
    Fmaj7                     C     Fmaj7                     C/G
    D         Am/G            F     D    Fm                   Am
    C         Fm   Am/G       C     C    D7/F#                E7
    C         Fm   Em         F     C    C    Fm              F
    A    Fm   Fm   Em    Am   G     A    G    Em   Em    Am   G
e|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|

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Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Pop, Rock
Tracks: 1
Tempo: 200 BPM
Time signature: 4/4
Tuning: E A D G B E

Published 17 Oct 2020

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