A space man came (G)trav βlling on his (Em)ship from a far,
βtwas a (D)light years of time were since his (C)mis sion did start;
and (Em)o ver a (Bm)vil lage he (C)halt ed his craft;
and it (G)hung in the (D)sky like a (C)star,
just like a (D)star.
the
He fol lowed a (G)light and came bling (Em)down to a shed,
where a (D)moth er and child were ly ing (C)there on a bed.
A (Em)bright sil ver (Bm)light shone a (C)round his they head
and he (G)had the face (D)of an an (C)gel,
and mu sic (D)filled round.
And (Em)air.
And (C)it went (Em)la, la, la, (Bm)la, la, la, (C)la, la, la, (Em)la,
(G)la, la, la, (D)la, la, la, (C)la,
(Em)la, la, la, (Bm)la, la, la, (C)la, la, la, (Em)la.
(G)Peace and good (D)will to all (C)men,
and love (D)for the (Em)child.
(Em)La, la, la, (Bm)la, la, la, (C)la, la, la, (Em)la,
(G)la, la, la, (D)la, la, la, (C)la,
(Em)la, la, la, (Bm)la, la, la, (C)la, la, la, (Em)la.
(G)Oh.
This (G)Peace and good (D)will to all (C)men,
and love (D)for the (Em)child.
This page shows βA Spaceman Came Travellingβ by Chris de Burgh in our color-coded kid songbook view β every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.