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Key: B, D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 A-   x02220
 G-   320033
 D-   xx0232
 Em-  022000
 F#m- 244222
 Bm-  x24432
 Eb-  x68886
 Gm-  355333
 A7-  x02020
 G7-  320001
 F-   133211
Intro: B--A-B-A- x4
Verse 1:
  BCaptain AMay BI
Ahas Basked us
to Atake Ba   A   BseatA  B  A  B  A  B  A  
  BThis is the Aend
Bof Athe beBginning
We Ahope Byou AcanB  
sleepA  B  A  B  A  B  A  
  BPop a Apill
Band  A  Blose trackA  B  A  
  BYou won't Awant
Bto  A  Bgo backA  B  A  
Refrain 1:
EmClose your eyes
and Gcount to
ten We'll Emleave
the past beEbhind
Chorus 1:
  DYou'll get
your F#mfreedom and
your Bmvoices Gback
  DAnd what you've
F#mlost you will Bmfind
it GmLife on DMars
Pick up the
F#mpieces and Bmlive
with the sGtars
  DWe'll find it
F#mfind it Bmfind it
GmLife on AMarsA7  
Post Chorus: B--A-B-A- x2
Verse 2:
  BCaptain AMay BI
Ahas Btold us
we're AreaBdy AtoB  
land AreaBdy AtoB  
land  A    B   AThe
Bmartians
will Agreet Bus
Abut Bno one is
an AalBi-A--Ben
AalBienA  B  A  B  A  
BReady to
Alet Bit  A  Ball
go  A    B   AForBget
everyAthing
Bthat Ayou BknowA  B  A  
Refrain 2:
EmThis is
the final
Gdestination
EmWelcome to
cloud Ebnine
Chorus 2:
  DYou'll get
your F#mfreedom and
your Bmvoices Gback
  DAnd what you've
F#mlost you will Bmfind
it GmLife on DMars
Pick up the
F#mpieces and Bmlive
with the sGtars
  DWe'll find it
F#mfind it Bmfind it
GmLife on Mars
Bridge:
  AI've got something
to A7say I've got
something yeah
  GI've got something
to G7say I've got
something I've
  AI've got something
to A7say I've
got something
(Repeat Rerrain 1)
Chorus 3:
  DYou'll get
your F#mfreedom and
your Bmvoices Gback
  DAnd what you've
F#mlost you will Bmfind
it GmLife on DMars
Pick up the
F#mpieces and Bmlive
with the sGtars
  DWe'll find it
F#mfind it Bmfind it
GmLife on Mars
Dfind it F#mfind
it Bmfind it
GmLife on Mars
Dfind it F#mfind
it Bmfind it
GmLife on Mars
Dfind it F#mfind
it Bmfind it
Gm      F(hold)
Life on Mars

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Life On Mars

by The Moffatts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Key: B, D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- x02220

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

F#m

- 244222

- x24432

- x68886

- 355333

- x02020

- 320001

- 133211

Intro: B--A-B-A- x4

Verse 1:

B A B

Captain May I

A B

has asked us

A B A B A B A B A B A

to take a seat

B A

This is the end

B A B

of the beginning

A B A B

We hope you can

A B A B A B A

sleep

B A

Pop a pill

B A B A B A

and lose track

B A

You won't want

B A B A B A

to go back

Refrain 1:

Close your eyes

and count to

ten We'll leave

the past behind

Chorus 1:

You'll get

F#m

your freedom and

Bm G

your voices back

And what you've

F#m Bm

lost you will find

Gm D

it Life on Mars

Pick up the

F#m Bm

pieces and live

with the stars

We'll find it

F#m Bm

find it find it

Gm A A7

Life on Mars

Post Chorus: B--A-B-A- x2

Verse 2:

B A B

Captain May I

A B

has told us

A B A B

we're ready to

A B A B

land ready to

A B A

land The

martians

A B

will greet us

A B

but no one is

A B A B

an ali---en

A B A B A B A

alien

Ready to

A B A B

let it all

A B A B

go Forget

everything

B A B A B A

that you know

Refrain 2:

This is

the final

destination

Welcome to

cloud nine

Chorus 2:

You'll get

F#m

your freedom and

Bm G

your voices back

And what you've

F#m Bm

lost you will find

Gm D

it Life on Mars

Pick up the

F#m Bm

pieces and live

with the stars

We'll find it

F#m Bm

find it find it

Life on Mars

Bridge:

I've got something

to say I've got

something yeah

I've got something

to say I've got

something I've

I've got something

to say I've

got something

(Repeat Rerrain 1)

Chorus 3:

You'll get

F#m

your freedom and

Bm G

your voices back

And what you've

F#m Bm

lost you will find

Gm D

it Life on Mars

Pick up the

F#m Bm

pieces and live

with the stars

We'll find it

F#m Bm

find it find it

Life on Mars

D F#m

find it find

it find it

Life on Mars

D F#m

find it find

it find it

Life on Mars

D F#m

find it find

it find it

Gm F(hold)

Life on Mars

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