Ground con trol to Ma jor (Em)Tom,
ground con trol to Ma jor (Em)Tom:
Take your pro tein pills and (D7)put your hel met on.
Ground con trol to Ma jor (Em)Tom:
Com men cing count down: En gines (Em)on.
Check ig ni tion and may (D7)God’s love be with you.
(C)This is ground con trol to Ma jor (E7)Tom; you’ve real ly made the (F)grade!
And the (C)pa pers want to know whose shirts you (F)wear.
Now it’s (C)time to leave the cap sule if you (F)dare.
(C)This is Ma jor Tom to ground con (E7)trol; I’m step ping thro’ the (F)door,
and I’m (C)float ing in a most pe cu liar (F)way.
And the (C)stars look ver y dif fer ent to (F)dare.
(F)day.
For (Fmaj7)here
am I (Em7)sit ting in a tin can
(Fmaj7)far
a bove the (Em7)world.
(Bbmaj7)Plan et Earth is (Am7)blue and there’s (G)noth ing I can (F)do.
(C)Though I’m past one hun dred thou sand (E7)miles I’m feel ing ver y (F)still
and I (C)think my space ship knows which way to (F)go.
Tell my (C)wife I love her ver y much.
“She (F)knows.”
(G)“Ground con trol to (E7)Ma jor Tom: Your (Am)cir cuit’s dead.
There’s (Am7)some thing wrong.
Can you (D7)hear me Ma jor Tom?
Can you (C)hear me Ma jor Tom?
Can you (G)hear me Ma jor Tom?
Can you?”
This page shows “Space Oddity” by David Bowie in our color-coded kid songbook view — 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 C at 80 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.