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 Though is I’m Ma past jor one Tom hun to dred Ground thou Con sand trol,
I’m I’m step feel ping ing through ve the ry door,
and and I’m I (C)float think ing my in space a ship most knows pe which cu way li ar to go.
(F)way
and Tell the my stars (Fm)wife 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 Though is I’m Ma past jor one Tom hun to dred Ground thou Con sand miles
I’m I’m step feel ping ing through ve the ry still,
and and I’m I (C)float think ing my in space a ship most knows pe which cu way li ar to go.
(F)way
and Tell the my stars (Fm)wife 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.