Space Oddity

Fmaj7      Em      Fmaj7       Em       Fmaj7          Em

C (C/G)                   Em             C                        Em
  Ground control to Major Tom            Ground control to Major Tom
Am          Am/G              Am/F#            D
  Lock your Soyuz hatch    and put your helmet on
C                         Em         C                              Em
  Ground control to Major Tom          commencing countdown engines on
Am             Am/G              D ....
  Detach from station and may God’s love be with you

C                                 E                                 F
  This is ground control to Major Tom        you've really made the grade
          Fm             C                     F
  And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
           Fm                C             F
  But it's time to guide the capsule if you dare
  C                             E                            F
  This is Major Tom to ground control      I've left for evermore
            Fm          C             F
  And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
          Fm              C           F
  And the stars look very different today

      Fmaj7     Em                       Fmaj7         Em
  For here am I sitting in a tin can     far above the world
  Bb              Am               G                F      (C  F  G  A  A) x2
  Planet earth is blue and there's nothing left to do

F Em A C D E

  C                                      E                         F
  Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles    I'm feeling very still
        Fm                 C               F
  And before too long I know it’s time to go
          Fm               C               F
  Our commander comes down back to earth and knows

  G                   E             Am                     C
  Ground control to Major Tom   the time is near   there's not too long
          D                          G                           G
  Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you hear me Major Tom?  Can you hear me Major Tom?

          Fmaj7      Em                            Fmaj7               Em
  Can you hear am I floating in my tin can     last glimpse of the world
  Bb              Am               G               F      (C  F  G  A A) x2
  Planet earth is blue and there's nothing left to do