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Space Oddity

David Bowie
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Title:                          Space Oddity                 (David Bowie)
 CEmCEm
       Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to Major Tom:
 AmAm7/GD7
       Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
 CEmCEm
       Ground control to Major Tom: Commencing countdown engine's on
 AmAm7/GD7
       Check ig-nition and may God's love be with you
 CE7F
       This is ground control to Major Tom, you've really made the grade!
 FmC/EF
       And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear,
 FmC/EF
       now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
 CE7F
       This is Major Tom to ground con-trol, I'm stepping through the door
 FmC/EF
       And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
 FmC/EF
       and the stars look very difeerent today
 Fmaj7Em7Fmaj7Em7
               For here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world
 Bbmaj7AmGF
       Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
 CFGAACFGAAFmaj7Em7ACDECE7F
                                                                                                                       Though I'm passed one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
 FmC/EF
       And I think my spaceship knows which way to go,
 FmCF
       tell my wife I love her very much she knows
 GE7
       Ground control to Major Tom:
 AmAm7/G
       Your circuit's dead, there's something wong.
 D7
       Can you hear me Major Tom?
 C/G
       Can you hear me Major Tom?
 G
       Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you ...
 Fmaj7Em7Fmaj7Em7
               Here am I floating round my tin can, far above the moon
 Bbmaj7AmGF
       Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
 CFGAACFGAA
                                                                                 CHORDS:  Fmaj7   x 3 3 2 1 0      C/E   0 3 2 0 1 0
Am7/G x 0 3 0 2 1 C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
Bbmaj7 x 2 3 2 3 1
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 11:09:48 -0700
From: DANIEL GRATTON
Titre: Space Oddity
Auteur: David Bowie
Arrangement: Daniel Gratton
Accords:
F7: XX3210 F: 133211 Bbmaj7: XX3231
Em: 022100 Fm: 133111 G7 : 320001
C: 032010 Em7:011030
Am: 002210 C4: 032013
C6: 032210 C/G:332010
D7: 000212 C7: 032310
E7: 022130 C/E:002010
Intro:
 F7EmF7EmF7Em
 CEm
       Ground control to major  Tom
 CEm
       Ground control to major  Tom
 AmC6D7
      Take your protein pills  and put your helmet  on
 CEm
       Ground control to major  Tom
 CEm
       Commencing countdown, engines  on
 AmC6D7
      Check ignition and may  God's love be with  you
 CE7
       This is ground control  to major Tom
 F
         You've really made the grade  
 FmC/EF
         And the  papers want to  know whose shirts you  wear
 FmC/E
         Now it's time to leave  the capsule if you  dare
 E7F
      This is major Tom to ground control  
 E7F
      I'm stepping  through the door   
 CFmC/E
         And I'm  floating in a most  peculiar  way
 FFmC4
       And the stars look  different  today
 F7
      For here
 E7
         And I'm sitting  in a tin can
 Em7F7
     Far above the  world
 Bbmaj7Am
  Planet earth is  blue
 GF
         And there's  nothing I can  do
Middle bridge:
 CGACGA
    -    
 F7Em7ACDE
 E7F
      Though I'm past one hundred thousand  miles
 E7F
      I'm feeling very  scared
 CFmC/E
         And I  think my spaceship knows  which way to  go
 FFmC7
       Tell my wife I love her  very much  she knows
 G7E7
      Ground control to major  Tom
 AmC6D7
         Your circuit's  dead, there's  something  wrong
 C/GC6
     Can you hear me major  Tom?
 C/GC6
     Can you hear me major  Tom?
 C/GC6
     Can you hear me major  Tom?
 Am
      Can you...
 F7E7
      Here, am I floating round  my tin can?
 Em7F7
     Far above the  moon
 Bbmaj7Am
  Planet earth is  blue
 GF
         And there's  nothing I can  do
Final:
 CGACGA
    -    


A Am Am7/G Bbmaj7 C C/E C/G C4 C6 C7 D D7 E E7 Em Em7 F F7 Fm Fmaj7 G G7
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jestersiebentritt (report comment to admin): 
http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bowie-david/2213.html

whole song listed twice.

71.171.85.246
glassonion (report comment to admin): 
What is the difference between a C/E and a  C/G Chord?
scosio (report comment to admin): 
A C/E is:



0 3 2 0 1 0



A C/G is



3 3 2 0 1 0



Not much difference... just in the root note.