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

^GmDidn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow. ^F I lean back on my radio-o-o

^C Some cat was laying down som^C7e 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 That weren't no DJ that was ^C7hazy cosmic jive. ^A ^G

Chorus

There's a ^Fstarman ^Dmwaiting in the sky He'd ^Amlike to come and ^Cmeet us

But he ^C7thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a ^Fstarman ^Dmwaiting in the sky

He's ^Amtold us not to ^Cblow it 'Cause he ^C7knows it all worthwhile,

He told me, Bb* Bbm F D7 "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

^Gm Let the ^Cchildren 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 Switch on the TV we may ^C7pick him on Channel 2. ^F ^Ab ^Bb 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 Don't tell your papa or he'll ^C7get us locked up in a fright. ^A ^G Chorus

There's a ^Fstarman ^Dmwaiting in the sky He'd ^Amlike to come and ^Cmeet us

But he ^C7thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a ^Fstarman ^Dmwaiting in the sky

He's ^Amtold us not to ^Cblow it 'Cause he ^C7knows it all worthwhile,

He told me, Bb* Bbm F D7 "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

^Gm Let the ^Cchildren boogie." ^F Starman ^Dmwaiting in the sky

He'd ^Amlike to come and ^Cmeet us But he ^C7thinks he'd blow our minds.

There's a ^Fstarman ^Dmwaiting in the sky He's ^Amtold us not to ^Cblow it

'Cause he ^C7knows it all worthwhile,

He told me, Bb* Bbm F D7 "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

^Gm Let the ^Cchildren 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)

David Bowie - Starman