Astronomy Domine

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Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (Barrett)
[Verse]
E5Lime and limpid green, a second scene, a fight between the blue you D#5once knew.
G5 A5/A7
Floating down, the sound resounds around the icy waters underground.
E6Jupiter and SaturnF, E6Oberon, Miranda and TiD#5tania, G5Neptune, Titan,
Stars can frightG#5en.
A G# G F# F E D# D
A G# G F# F E D# D
D5 D#5 E5 E5
E D# G A E D# G A
E F E D# G A E D# G A
[Verse]
E7Blinding signs flap,
Flicker, flicker, flicker blam.
D#Pow, pow.
G5Stairway Scare Dan Dare who's theG#5re?
A G# G F# F E D# D
A G# G F# F E D# D
[Verse]
DLime and limpid Dmgreen, the sounds aDround the icy Dmwaters under,
DLime and limpid Dmgreen, the sounds Daround the icy Dmwaters undeDrground.
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The story behind the song

"Astronomy Domine" plunges listeners into a cosmic journey, opening with a manager's voice naming planets, stars, and galaxies through a megaphone, setting an otherworldly tone. Written and composed by original vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, with lead vocals shared by Barrett and Richard Wright, the song was Pink Floyd's debut foray into space rock. Its working title, "Astronomy Dominé (An Astral Chant)," along with the Latin "Domine" (O Lord) from Gregorian chants, hints at a spiritual or vast, awe-inspiring experience. It plays like an invitation to explore the unknown reaches of the universe.

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