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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00 0:14
Fmaj7 | Em  - x4
0:28
C/G                        Em
  Ground Control to Major Tom.
C/G                        Em
  Ground Control to Major Tom.
0:43
Am            Am/G
  Take your protein pills
     D/A
And put your helmet on.
C/G                        Em
  Ground Control to Major Tom.
0:57
C/G
  Commencing countdown,
        Em
Engines on.
Am         Am/G
  Check ignition and
     D/A!!!
May God's love be with you.

Verse 1: 1:22
  C/G
This is Ground Control
          E7
To Major Tom,
                         F
You've really made the grade.
1:32
         Fm
And the papers want
     C/G                  F
To know whose shirts you wear.
          Fm
Now it's time to leave
     C/G            F
The capsule if you dare.

Verse 2: 1:47
  C/G
This is Major Tom
               E7
To Ground Control,
                          F
I'm stepping through the door.
1:57
          Fm
And I'm floating
      C/G           F
In a most peculiar way.
          Fm
And the stars look
      C/G         F
Very different today.

Chorus 1: 2:11
     Fmaj7/C   Em7
For here am I sitting in a tin can,
 Fmaj7/C       Em7
Far above the world.
2:26
  A#              Am
Planet Earth is blue,
             G             F
And there's nothing I can do.

Instrumental: 2:35
C F G A:A! | C F G A:A! Fmaj7
2:42
Fmaj7/C | Em7 | A
2:52
C | D | E

Verse 3: 3:02
  C/G
Though I'm past
                      E7
One hundred thousand miles,
                   F
I'm feeling very still.
3:12
        Fm
And I think my spaceship
  C/G               F
Knows which way to go.
         Fm
Tell my wife I love her
 C/G             F
Very much. She knows.

Bridge: 3:26
  G                E7
Ground Control to Major Tom,
      Am
Your circuit's dead,
         Am/G
There's something wrong.
3:33
         D/A
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
         C/G
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
         G
Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you...

Chorus 2: 3:44
 Fmaj7/C    Em7
Here am I floating 'round my tin can,
 Fmaj7/C       Em7
Far above the Moon.
3:58
  A#              Am
Planet Earth is blue,
             G             F
And there's nothing I can do.

Coda: 4:06
C F G A:A! | C F G A:A! Fmaj7
4:13
Fmaj7/C | Em7 | A
4:23
C | D | E | E
4:37
E | E | E | E
4:50
E | E | E | E ...

Key

key
C
original
key
C
C# B
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Rhythm Pattern

Strumming 4
4
68 bpm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Official Video
Another Official Video
Live in London, 1973

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