[G Bm Em Em7 Em] [C C]

[G Bm Em Em7 Em] I read the news today oh boy [C Em Am Am7 Am] About a lucky man who made the grade [G Bm Em] And though the news was rather sad [C F Em] Well I just had to laugh [C F Em] I saw the photograph

[G Bm Em Em7 Em] He blew his mind out in a car [C Em Am Am7 Am] He didn’t notice that the lights had changed [G Bm Em] A crowd of people stood and stared [C F Em] They’d seen his face before [Em C] Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords

[G Bm Em Em7 Em] I saw a film today oh boy [C Em Am Am7 Am] The English Army had just won the war [G Bm Em] A crowd of people turned away [C F Em] But I just had to look

[Em C] Having read the book

[C Bm G Am7 Em] I’d love to turn… you… on…

{Ascend chords chromatically from Em}

{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

{ascend from G#dim7}

{(vox harmony)} [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

{(vox harmony)} [Fmaj7 Em] For here am I sitting in a tin can [Fmaj7 Em] Far above the world [A# Am G F] Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

[C F G A A ] [C F G A A]

[Fmaj7 Em A C D E]

{(vox harmony)} [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

{(subtle harmony)} [G E7 Am] Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit’s dead, [C/G] there’s something wrong [D/F#] Can you hear me Major Tom? [C] Can you hear me Major Tom? [G] Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you…

{(subtle harmony)} [Fmaj7 Em] Here am I floating ‘round my tin can [Fmaj7 Em] Far above the Moon [A# Am G F] Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

[C F G A A ] [C F G A A]

[Fmaj7 Em A C D]

{Descend chords chromatically from Em}

{A DAY IN THE LIFE:} [E A] Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head [E] Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late [E A] Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat [E] Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

[C G D A E C G D A] Ahhh…

[E D C D G]

[G Bm Em Em7 Em] I heard the news today oh boy [C Em Am Am7 Am] Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire [G Bm Em] And though the holes were rather small [C F Em] 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 chords chromatically from Em}