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Basically ive put the chords above the lyrics and done them for the whole
song so its easier to read, and btw on the last chorus bit, the singer
shouts:
Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,
And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,
It was a bit hard to write with the lyrics so if you need it im sure that
you can listen to the song and figure it out :)
Hope it helps :D
Capo 5
[Verse 1]
A Amspaceman came Ctravelling on his Gship from afarAm,
'twas Clight years of Gtime since his Fmission did staFrtG  
And Amover a Emvillage he Fhalted his Amcraft,
And it Chung in the Gsky like a Fstar, just Flike Ga Amstar.
[Verse 2]
He Amfollowed a Clight and came Gdown to a Amshed,
Where a Cmother and Gchild were lying Fthere on a FbedG, 
A Ambright light of Emsilver Fshone round his Amhead,
And he Chad the Gface of an Fangel, and Fthey Gwere Amafraid.
[Verse 3]
Then the Amstranger spoCke, he Gsaid "Do not Amfear,
I Ccome from a Gplanet a Flong way from FherGe, 
And AmI bring a Emmessage for Fmankind to Amhear",
And Csuddenly the Gsweetest Fmusic Ffilled Gthe Amair.
[Chorus]
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa, 
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa,F  G  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CPeace and goodGwill to all of Fmen, and Flove Gfor the Amchild.
   F       G  AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa, 
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa,F  G  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
Coh, Goh, Foh.
[Verse 4]
This Amlovely Cmusic went Gtrembling through the Amground,
And Cmany were Gwakened on Fhearing that FsoundG, 
And Amtravellers on the Emroad, the Fvillage they Amfound,
By the Clight of that Gship in the Fsky, which Fshone Gall Amaround.
[Verse 5]
And Amjust before Cdawn at the Gpaling of the Amsky,
The Cstranger reGturned and said F"Now I must FflyG, 
When Amtwo thousand Emyears of your Ftime has gone Amby,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".
[Final Chorus]
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa, 
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa,F  G  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
CPeace and goodGwill to all of Fmen, and Flove Gfor the Amchild.
And FI Ghear AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa, 
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa,F  G  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".
And Fit Gwent AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa, 
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLa,F  G  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa,
This Csong will beGgin once agFain, to a FbaGbys Amcry".

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The story behind the song

This beloved song reimagines the Christmas story with a cosmic twist, wondering if the Star of Bethlehem was actually a spacecraft carrying a benevolent visitor from afar. Written by Chris de Burgh for his 1975 album Spanish Train and Other Stories, it ponders a watchful entity in the universe, observing humanity and our actions. The idea was sparked by a book suggesting ancient astronauts, and by the notion of major events occurring every two millennia, like the birth of Christ. It's a tale that blends ancient prophecy with a sense of wonder at the vastness of space, and the possibility of a guiding light.

AI-written from these sources:A Spaceman Came Travelling — Wikipedia ↗Chris de Burgh — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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A Spaceman Came Travelling

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Basically ive put the chords above the lyrics and done them for the whole

song so its easier to read, and btw on the last chorus bit, the singer

shouts:

Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,

There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,

And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,

It was a bit hard to write with the lyrics so if you need it im sure that

you can listen to the song and figure it out :)

Hope it helps :D

Capo 5

[Verse 1]

Am C G Am

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,

C G F F G

'twas light years of time since his mission did start

Am Em F Am

And over a village he halted his craft,

C G F F G Am

And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star.

[Verse 2]

Am C G Am

He followed a light and came down to a shed,

C G F F G

Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed,

Am Em F Am

A bright light of silver shone round his head,

C G F F G Am

And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid.

[Verse 3]

Am C G Am

Then the stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear,

C G F F G

I come from a planet a long way from here,

Am Em F Am

And I bring a message for mankind to hear",

C G F F G Am

And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air.

[Chorus]

F G Am Em F Am

And it went La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G

La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G Am

Peace and goodwill to all of men, and love for the child.

F G Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G

La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F

oh, oh, oh.

[Verse 4]

Am C G Am

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,

C G F F G

And many were wakened on hearing that sound,

Am Em F Am

And travellers on the road, the village they found,

C G F F G Am

By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all around.

[Verse 5]

Am C G Am

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky,

C G F F G

The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly,

Am Em F Am

When two thousand years of your time has gone by,

C G F F G Am

This song will begin once again, to a babys cry".

[Final Chorus]

F G Am Em F Am

And it went La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G

La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G Am

Peace and goodwill to all of men, and love for the child.

F G Am Em F Am

And I hear La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G

La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G Am

This song will begin once again, to a babys cry".

F G Am Em F Am

And it went La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G

La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

Am Em F Am

La, la, la, La, la, la, La, la, la, La,

C G F F G Am

This song will begin once again, to a babys cry".

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