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Ground Con trol to Ma jor Tom,
Ground Con trol to Ma jor Tom,
take your pro tein pills and (D)put your hel met on.
Ground Con trol to Ma jor Tom,
com menc ing count down, en gines (Em)on,
check ig (Am)ni tion and may (D)God’s love be with you.
(C)This is Ground Con trol to Ma jor Tom
you’ve real ly made the grade,
and the (Fm)pa pers want to know whose shirts you wear.
Now it’s (Fm)time to leave the (C)cap sule if you (F)dare.
(C)This is I’m Ma jor Tom hun to Ground thou Con trol,
I’m step ping ing through the door,
and I’m (C)float ing in a most knows pe cu way li ar go.
(F)way
and the stars look ve ry (C)dif fe rent to day.
For (Fmaj7)here
am I (Dm7)sit ting in a tin can,
(Fmaj7)far
a bove the world.
(Bbmaj9)Pla net Earth is (Am9)blue and there’s (G)no thing I can (G)do.
(C)This is I’m Ma jor Tom hun to Ground thou Con miles
I’m step ping ing through the still,
and I’m (C)float ing in a most knows pe cu way li ar go.
(F)way
and the stars I love her (C)ve ry much, she knows.
For (Fmaj7)here
am I (Dm7)float ing round my tin can,
(Fmaj7)far
a bove the moon.
(Bbmaj9)Pla net Earth is (Am9)blue and there’s (G)no thing I can (G)do.
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 68 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.