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Karliene - A Spaceman Came Travelling
CAPO: 6th Fret
[Intro]
  Am    Em    F    Am    C    G     F(2x)
[Verse 1]
A Amspaceman came Ctravelling on his Gship from aAmfar
'Twas Clight years of Gtime since his Fmission did startG  
And Amover a Emvillage he Fhalted his Amcraft
And it Chung in the Gsky like a Fstar, just like Ga Amstar
[Verse 2]
He followed a Clight and came Gdown to a Amshed
Where a Cmother and Gchild were lying Fthere on a bedG  
A Ambright light of Emsilver Fshone round his Amhead
And Che had the Gface of an Fangel, and they Gwere aAmfraid
[Verse 3]
Then the stranger Cspoke, he said, G"Do not Amfear
I Ccome from a Gplanet a Flong way from hereG  
And CI bring a Emmessage for Fmankind to hear"
And Csuddenly the Gsweetest Fmusic Gfilled the Amair
[Chorus]
And it went La, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLaG  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CPeace and goodGwill to all Fmen, and Glove for a Amchild
[Chorus]
And it went AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLaG  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CPeace and goodGwill to all Fmen, and Glove for a Amchild
[Verse 4]
This lovely Cmusic went Gtrembling through the Amground
And Cmany were Gwakened on Fhearing that soundG  
And Amtravellers on the Emroad, the Fvillage they found
By the Clight of that Gship in the Fsky, which shone Gall aAmround
[Verse 5]
And just before Cdawn at the Gpaling of the Amsky
The Cstranger reGturned and said "FNow I must flyG  
When Amtwo thousand Emyears of your Ftime has gone by
This Csong will beGgin once aFgain, to a baby's Amcry"
[Chorus]
And it went La, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLaG  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CPeace and goodGwill to all Fmen, and Glove for a Amchild
[Chorus]
And it went AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CLa, la, la, GLa, la, la, FLaG  
AmLa, la, la, EmLa, la, la, FLa, la, la, AmLa
CPeace and goodGwill to all Fmen, and Glove for a Amchild
[Verse 6]
Oh, the whole world is Amwaiting together
EmWaiting to Fhear the song aAmgainC  
We're Gstanding on the Fedge of the worldG  Am  
And it's Emstarted something at the Ftime of the Amyear
This Csong will beGgin once aFgain to a baGby's Amcry
[Outro]
Am  Em  F  Am  C  G  F
G Am  Em  F  Am  C  G  F    G Am

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A Spaceman Came Travelling

by Karliene

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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Karliene - A Spaceman Came Travelling

CAPO: 6th Fret

[Intro]

Am Em F Am C G F

(2x)

[Verse 1]

Am C G Am

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar

C G 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 G Am

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

[Verse 2]

C G Am

He followed a light and came down to a shed

C G 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 G Am

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

[Verse 3]

C G Am

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

C G F G

I come from a planet a long way from here

C Em F

And I bring a message for mankind to hear"

C G F G Am

And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air

[Chorus]

Em F Am

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

C G 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 G Am

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for a child

[Chorus]

Am Em F Am

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

C G 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 G Am

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for a child

[Verse 4]

C G Am

This lovely music went trembling through the ground

C G F G

And many were wakened on hearing that sound

Am Em F

And travellers on the road, the village they found

C G F G Am

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

[Verse 5]

C G Am

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky

C G F G

The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly

Am Em F

When two thousand years of your time has gone by

C G F Am

This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry"

[Chorus]

Em F Am

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

C G 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 G Am

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for a child

[Chorus]

Am Em F Am

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

C G 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 G Am

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for a child

[Verse 6]

Oh, the whole world is waiting together

Em F Am C

Waiting to hear the song again

G F G Am

We're standing on the edge of the world

Em F Am

And it's started something at the time of the year

C G F G Am

This song will begin once again to a baby's cry

[Outro]

Am Em F Am C G F

G Am Em F Am C G F G Am

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