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David Bowie - Life On Mars - Space Oddity - Starman - Lady Stardust - Heroes

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-----LIFE ON MARS-----
G       Bm                 Dm/F
It's a god-awful small affair
       E7                      Am
To the girl with the mousy hair
        C                   D7
But her mummy is yelling "No"
        D7                     G
And her daddy has told her to go
G       Bm                  Dm/F
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
           E7                Am
Now she walks through her sunken dream.
       C                       D7
To the seat with the clearest view
           D7                 Bb
And she's hooked to the silver screen
Bb       F#aug                Gm
But the film is a saddening bore
           Bb7                    Eb
For she's lived it ten times or more
Eb           Baug                Cm
She could spit in the eyes of fools
        Eb7
As they ask her to focus on
C        F
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Am7       Abaug                G
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
Gm                    Dm7
It's the freakiest show
Fm7               Am7   Abaug  C
Is there life on Mars?
-----SPACE ODDITY-----
  Eb                             G
This is Major Tom to ground control      
                          Ab
I'm stepping through the door
         Abm           Eb            Ab
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
         Abm             Eb          Ab
And the stars look very different today
    Abmaj7    Gm
For here am I sitting in a tin can   
Abmaj7        Gm
Far above the world
Db              Cm               B            Ab
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do 
----STARMAN-----
          B  Gm   Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
       F
He'd like to come and meet us
       F7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
          B  Gm   Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     Dm             F
He's told us not to blow it
          F7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me,
Eb          Ebm             B         G7
   "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Cm             F
   Let all the children boogie."
Eb   B   F   B   Eb   B   F
-----LADY STARDUST-----
CHORD INTRO
C      E7        Am    Am/G  F
People stared at the makeup on his face
C              Am
Laughed at his long black hair,
G          E/G#
his animal grace
Am            F
The boy in the bright blue jeans
C                E7
Jumped up on the stage
    C             G
And lady stardust sang his songs
   F                  F/G  G
Of darkness and disgrace
G          C   G
And he was alright,
F             F/G G
the band was altogether
           C   G
Yes he was alright,
F            F/G G
the song went on forever
             C   G     F    F/G G
And he sang all night long
-----HEROES OUTRO-----
C             F
I - I will be King
    C                 F
And you - you will be Queen
    B                       C
For nothing will drive them away
          Gm      Dm             C
We can be Heroes - just for one day
          B       F             C
We can be honest - just for one day

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David Bowie - Life On Mars - Space Oddity - Starman - Lady Stardust - Heroes

by Misc Mashups

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/F

F#aug

Bb7

Baug

Eb7

Am7

Abaug

Dm7

Fm7

Abm

Abmaj7

-----LIFE ON MARS-----

G Bm Dm/F

It's a god-awful small affair

E7 Am

To the girl with the mousy hair

C D7

But her mummy is yelling "No"

D7 G

And her daddy has told her to go

G Bm Dm/F

But her friend is nowhere to be seen

E7 Am

Now she walks through her sunken dream.

C D7

To the seat with the clearest view

D7 Bb

And she's hooked to the silver screen

Bb F#aug Gm

But the film is a saddening bore

Bb7 Eb

For she's lived it ten times or more

Eb Baug Cm

She could spit in the eyes of fools

Eb7

As they ask her to focus on

C F

Sailors fighting in the dance hall

Am7 Abaug G

Oh man! look at those cavemen go

Gm Dm7

It's the freakiest show

Fm7 Am7 Abaug C

Is there life on Mars?

-----SPACE ODDITY-----

Eb G

This is Major Tom to ground control

I'm stepping through the door

Abm Eb Ab

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

Abm Eb Ab

And the stars look very different today

Abmaj7 Gm

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Abmaj7 Gm

Far above the world

Db Cm B Ab

Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

----STARMAN-----

B Gm Dm

There's a starman waiting in the sky

He'd like to come and meet us

But he thinks he'd blow our minds.

B Gm Dm

There's a starman waiting in the sky

Dm F

He's told us not to blow it

'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

He told me,

Eb Ebm B G7

"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Cm F

Let all the children boogie."

Eb B F B Eb B F

-----LADY STARDUST-----

CHORD INTRO

C E7 Am Am/G F

People stared at the makeup on his face

C Am

Laughed at his long black hair,

G E/G#

his animal grace

Am F

The boy in the bright blue jeans

C E7

Jumped up on the stage

C G

And lady stardust sang his songs

F F/G G

Of darkness and disgrace

G C G

And he was alright,

F F/G G

the band was altogether

C G

Yes he was alright,

F F/G G

the song went on forever

C G F F/G G

And he sang all night long

-----HEROES OUTRO-----

C F

I - I will be King

C F

And you - you will be Queen

B C

For nothing will drive them away

Gm Dm C

We can be Heroes - just for one day

B F C

We can be honest - just for one day

About David Bowie - Life On Mars - Space Oddity - Starman - Lady Stardust - Heroes Chords by Misc Mashups

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