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Starman Chords (ver 2) by David Bowie

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Artist: David Bowie

Song: Starman

Artist; David Bowie

Song; Starman
Album; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spider from Mars
Words & music by David Bowie 1972

Standard tuning

Chords
Here are some of the less obvious chords,
Bb(#11)/A = x03330
Bb = 688766
Bb* = 013331

Intro

||:Bb(#11)/A | | Fmaj7 | :||

Verse 1

Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.

F
I lean back on my radio-o-o

C C7
Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,

F Ab Bb
'Lotta soul' he said.

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 C7 A G
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.

Chorus

F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am C
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
He's told us not to blow it

C7

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'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
Let the children boogie."

Bb* | F | C | F | Bb* | F | C ||

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 C7 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 C7 A G
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.

Chorus

F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am C
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
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
Let the children boogie."

F Dm
Starman waiting in the sky

Am C
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

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Am C
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
Let the children boogie."

Outro

Bb* | F | C | F ||

Bb* F C F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

(Play this until fade out)

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