I took these chords and patterns from Drue James' YouTube video on the song and made it into a tab to follow
along. Original video here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AesbYNXrbGY&index=4&list=WL
[Intro]
A Fmaj7 A Fmaj7
[Verse]
Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.
F
I lean back on my radio-o-o
C/G
Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll, 'Lotta soul' he said. F Ab Bb
[Verse 2]
Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade
F
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase
C/G
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.
(1 strum) Fmaj7(7th fret) (1 strum) Fmaj7(5th fret)
[Chorus]
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He's told us not to blow it
C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C/G
Let the children boogie."
[Instrumental]
Bb F C/G F Bb F C/G
[Verse 3]
Gm
Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou
F
Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo
C/G F Ab Bb
Switch on the TV we may pick him on Channel 2.
[Verse 4]
Gm
Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,
F
If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,
C/G
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.
(1 strum) Fmaj7(7th fret) (1 strum) Fmaj7(5th fret)
[Chorus]
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He's told us not to blow it
C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C/G
Let the children boogie."
F Dm
Starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He's told us not to blow it
C7
'Cause he knows it all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D7
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C/G
Let the children boogie."
[Outro]
Bb F C/G F
Bb F C/G F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
