a space oddity
David Bowie
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Tom : C
[Intro] F7M Em F7M Em
[Primeira Parte]
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am7/G
Take your protein pills
D/F#
And put your helmet on
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Commencing countdown engine's on
Am Am7/G
Check ig-nition and may
D7
God's love be with you
[Refrão 1]
C E7
This is ground control to Major Tom
F
You've really made the grade!
Fm C/G
And the papers want to know
F
Whose shirts you wear
Fm C/G
Now it's time to leave the capsule
F
If you dare
C/G E7
This is Major Tom to ground control
F
I'm stepping through the door
Fm C/G F
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
Fm C/G F
And the stars look very different today
[Pós-Refrão]
F7M Em
For here am I sitting in a tin can
F7M Em
Far above the world
Bb Am
Planet Earth is blue
G F
And there's nothing I can do
[Interlúdio] C F G A
C F G A F Em7 A C D E
[Refrão 2]
C E7
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
F
I'm feeling very still
Fm
And I think my spaceship
C F
Knows which way to go
Fm C/E
Tell my wife I love her very much
F
She knows
G
G#°
Ground Control to Major Tom
Am Am7/G
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
D7/F#
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
F7M Em7
Can you "Here am I floating 'round my tin can
F7M Em7
Far above the moon
Bb Am
Planet Earth is blue
G F
And there's nothing I can do
[Final] C F G A
C F G A F Em7 A C D E
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