{Intro} [G Bm Em Em7 Em] [C C]
{Verse} [G Bm Em Em7] I read the news today oh boy [C C/B Asus2] About a lucky man who made the grade [G Bm Em Em7] And though the news was rather sad [C F Em Em7] Well I just had to laugh [C F Em C] I saw the photograph
{Verse} [G Bm Em Em7] He blew his mind out in a car [C C/B Asus2] He didn't notice that the lights had changed [G Bm Em Em7] A crowd of people stood and stared [C F ] They'd seen his face before [Em Em7 C] Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
{Verse} [G Bm Em Em7] I saw a film today oh boy [C C/B Asus2] The English Army had just won the war [G Bm Em Em7] A crowd of people turned away [C F] But I just had to look [Em Em7 C] Having read the book
{Verse Outro} [C Em/F# Em/G Em/A Em/B...] I'd love to turn.... you.... on....
{Ascend for 20 measures from "turn" and stop on beat 1 of measure 21}
{SPACE ODDITY}
[Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em] [Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em]
[C Em] Ground control to Major Tom [C Em] Ground control to Major Tom [Am Am/G D/F#] Take your protein pills and put your helmet on [C (10) (9) Em (8) (7)] Ground control to Major Tom [C (6) (5) Em (4) (3) (2)] Commencing countdown engines on [Am (1) Am/G (liftoff) D/F#] Check ignition and may God's love be with you
[For 3 measures - build arpeggio F# C F# B]
{Verse 2} [C E] This is ground control to Major Tom [F] You've really made the grade [ Fm C F] And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear [Fm C F] Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare [C E] This is Major Tom to ground control [F] I'm stepping through the door [Fm C F] And I'm floating in a most peculiar way [Fm C F] And the stars look very different today
{Chorus} [Fmaj7 Em] For here am I sitting in a tin can [Fmaj7 Em] Far above the world [Bb Am G F] Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
{Interlude} [C F G A A ] [C F G A A]
[Fmaj7 Em A C D E]
{Verse 3} [C E] Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles [F] I'm feeling very still [Fm C F] And I think my spaceship knows which way to go [Fm C F] Tell my wife I love her very much she knows [G E7 ] Ground control to Major Tom, [Am C/G ] your circuit's dead, there's something wrong [D7/F#] Can you hear me Major Tom? [C] Can you hear me Major Tom? [G] Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...
{Ascend for 20 measures starting on the D7/F# chord above and stop on beat 1 of measure 21}
{A DAY IN THE LIFE} [ E] Woke up, fell out of bed [ Dsus2] Dragged a comb across my head [ E B7sus4] Found my way downstairs and drank a cup [ E B7sus4] And looking up I noticed I was late [ E] Found my coat and grabbed my hat [ Dsus2] Made the bus in seconds flat [ E B7sus4] Found my way upstairs and had a smoke [E B7sus4] Somebody spoke and I went into a dream.
[C G D A E C G D A] Ahhh....
[E D C D G]
{Verse} [G Bm Em Em7] I heard the news today oh boy [C C/B Asus2] Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire [G Bm Em Em7] And though the holes were rather small [C F] They had to count them all [Em C] Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall [C Bm G Am7 Em] I'd love to turn... you... on...
{Ascend for 20 measures from "turn" and stop on beat 1 of measure 21}