| f | Starman[C] | f | Starman[C] |
| David Bowie | | David Bowie |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| t | [F] [F] [Cmaj7] [Cmaj7] [F] (Hey la la) [F] [Cmaj7] (Hey la la) [Cmaj7] | t | [F] [F] [Cmaj7] [Cmaj7] [F] {blue}(Hey la la) [F] [Cmaj7] (Hey la la) {/blue}[Cmaj7] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [Dm] Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low [C] | | [Dm] Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low [C] |
| I leaned back on my radio [G] | | I leaned back on my radio [G] |
| Some cat was layin' down some [G7]rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said [C] [Eb] [F] | | Some cat was layin' down some [G7]rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul, he said [C] [Eb] [F] |
| [Dm] Then the loud sound did seem to fade [C] | | [Dm] Then the loud sound did seem to fade [C] |
| Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase [G] | | Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase [G] |
| That weren't no D.J. that was [G7] hazy cosmic jive [E7] [D] | | That weren't no D.J. that was [G7] hazy cosmic jive [E7] [D] |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky | | |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky |
| |He'd [Em] like to come and meet us | | |He'd [Em] like to come and meet us |
| |But he [G] thinks he'd blow our minds | | |But he [G] thinks he'd blow our minds |
| |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky | | |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky |
| |He's [Em] told us not to blow it | | |He's [Em] told us not to blow it |
| |'Cause he [G] knows it's all worthwhile | | |'Cause he [G] knows it's all worthwhile |
| |He told me | | |He told me |
| |[F] Let the children lose it | | |[F] Let the children lose it |
| |[C] Let the [A7] children use it | | |[C] Let the [A7] children use it |
| |[Dm] Let all the [G7] children boogie | | |[Dm] Let all the [G7] children boogie |
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| Instrumental: | | Instrumental: |
| [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] | | [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [Dm] I had to phone someone so I picked on you [C] | | [Dm] I had to phone someone so I picked on you [C] |
| Hey, that's far out so you heard him too [G] | | Hey, that's far out so you heard him too [G] |
| Switch on the TV we may [G7] pick him up on Channel Two [C] [Eb] [F] | | Switch on the TV we may [G7] pick him up on Channel Two [C] [Eb] [F] |
| [Dm] Look out your window I can see his light [C] | | [Dm] Look out your window I can see his light [C] |
| If we can sparkle he may land tonight [G] | | If we can sparkle he may land tonight [G] |
| Don't tell your poppa or he'll [G7] get us locked up in fright [E7] [D] | | Don't tell your poppa or he'll [G7] get us locked up in fright [E7] [D] |
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| |Chorus: x2 | | |Chorus: x2 |
| |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky | | |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky |
| |He'd [Em] like to come and meet us | | |He'd [Em] like to come and meet us |
| |But he [G] thinks he'd blow our minds | | |But he [G] thinks he'd blow our minds |
| |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky | | |There's a [C] starman [Am] waiting in the sky |
| |He's [Em] told us not to blow it | | |He's [Em] told us not to blow it |
| |'Cause he [G] knows it's all worthwhile | | |'Cause he [G] knows it's all worthwhile |
| |He told me | | |He told me |
| |[F] Let the children lose it | | |[F] Let the children lose it |
| |[C] Let the [A7] children use it | | |[C] Let the [A7] children use it |
| |[Dm] Let all the [G7] children boogie | | |[Dm] Let all the [G7] children boogie |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la | | [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la |
| [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la | | [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la |
| [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la | | [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la |
| [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la | | [F] Laaaa, la, la, la, la [C] la, la, la, [G] laaaa, la, la, la, [C] la, la, la, la |