Tuning: EADGBe
C x32010 Em 022000 Am x02210 Am7 x02010 D7 xx0212
E 022100 Fm 133111 F 133211 Fmaj7 xx3210 G 320003
[Intro]
(progressively louder)
Fmaj7 Em
Fmaj7 Em
[Verse 1]
(single strums)
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am7 D7
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(natural strumming)
C Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C Em
commencing countdown engines on
Am Am7 D7
Check ignition and may God's love be with you
e|-0----------|
B|-1--\---9---|
G|-2--\--10---|
D|-2--\--10---|
A|-2--\--10---|
E|-0----------|
[Chorus]
C E
This is ground control to Major Tom
F
you've really made the grade
Fm C F
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
Fm C F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
C E
This is Major Tom to ground control
F
I'm stepping through the door
Fm C F
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
Fm C F
And the stars look very different today
[Chorus]
(single strum)
Fmaj7 Em
For here... am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7 Em
far... above the world
Bb Am
Planet earth is blue
G F
and there's nothing I can do
[Instrumental]
C F G A A
C F G A A
Fmaj7 Em
A C D E
[Verse 3]
(natural strumming)
C E
Though I'm cross one hundred thousand miles
F
I'm feeling very still
Fm C F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Fm C F
Tell my wife I love her very much... she knows
(single strum)
G E Am C
Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
D7
Can you hear me Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you ...
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Em
here... am I floating in my tin can
Fmaj7 Em
far... above the world
Bb Am G F
Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
[Instrumental]
C F G A A
C F G A A
[Outro]
(natural strumming)
Fmaj7 Em
A C D E
E (fade out)
