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Space Oddity (C Major)
Artist: David Bowie    Genre: Rock    Roman Numerals: I, II, II7, III, iii, III7, IV, iv, IVmaj7, V, VI, vi, vi7, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
Fm
(F,A♭,C)
- - F A♭ C F
Fmaj7
(F,A,C,E)
- - F A C E
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third]

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ground control to Major		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Tom
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ground control to Major		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Tom
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Take your		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] protein pills and		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] put your helmet on

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ground control to Major		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Tom
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Commencing countdown, engines		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] on
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Check		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] ignition and may		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Gods love be with you

Verse 3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This is ground control to Major		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Tom
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] You’ve really made the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] grade
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And the		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] papers want to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know whose shirts you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wear
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Now its		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] time to leave the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] capsule if you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dare

Verse 4
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This is Major Tom to ground con-		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] trol
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] I’m stepping through the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] door
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I’m		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] floating in a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] most peculiar		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] way
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And the		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stars look very		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] different to-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] day

Bridge
For [Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] here
Am I [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] sitting in a tin can
[Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] Far above the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] world
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Planet earth is		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] blue
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And there’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] nothing I can		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] do

Instrumental
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]

Verse 5
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Though I’m past one hundred thousand		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] miles
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] I’m feeling very		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] still
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] think my spaceship		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knows which way to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] go
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Tell me		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wife I love her		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] very much she		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] knows

Verse 6
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Ground control to		 [E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] Major Tom
Your [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] circuits dead, there’s		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] something wrong
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] Can you		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] hear me, Major Tom?
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Can you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hear me, Major Tom?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Can you		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] hear me, Major Tom?
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] Can you....

Bridge
For [Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] here
Am I [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] sitting in a tin can
[Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] Far above the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] world
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Planet earth is		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] blue
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And there’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] nothing I can		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] do

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[Fmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]
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