Did n’t know what time it was, and the lights were low ow ow.
I leaned far back on my ra di o o o.
Some cat was lay in’ down some (C7)pick rock up ’n’ roll.
“Lot ta soul,” he said.
Look Then the loud sound I did seem to fa a ade; came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha a ase.
That weren’t no D.
J.
That was (C7)ha zy cos up mic jive.
There’s a (F)Star
man (Dm)wait ing in the sky.
He’d (Am)like to come and (C)meet us, but he (C7)thinks he’d blow our minds.
There’s a (F)Star
man
(Dm)wait ing in the sky.
He’s (Am)told us not to (C)blow it, ’cause he (C7)knows it’s all worth while.
He told me, “Let the (Bbm)chil dren lose it.
Let the (D7)chil dren use it.
Let all the (C7)chil dren boog ie.
I n’t had to phone some one, so I picked on you ou ou.
Hey, that’s far out.
So you heard him, too oo oo?
Switch on the T V, we may (C7)pick him up on roll.
chan ta nel two.
said.
Look out your win dow, I can see his ligh igh ight.
If we can a spar kle, he may land to nigh igh ight.
Don’t tell your pop pa or he’ll (C7)get us locked up in fright.
There’s a (F)Star man
(Dm)wait ing in the sky.
He’d (Am)like to come and (C)meet us, but he (C7)thinks he’d blow our minds.
There’s a (F)Star man
(Dm)wait ing in the sky.
He’s (Am)told us not to (C)blow it, ’cause he (C7)knows it’s all worth while.
He told me, “Let the (Bbm)chil dren lose it.
Let the (D7)chil dren use it.
Let all the (C7)chil dren boog ie.
Star man,
(Bb)La la la la (F)la la la la (C)la la la la (F)la, Star man.
This page shows “Starman” 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 Eb at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.