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[Verse]
BbBang bang shoot-em-up destinyAb  Bb  
CBang bang shoot-em-up to the moonBb  C  
FBang bang shoot-em-up one-two-three (One two three four)
BbI wanted to be a space Abman
That's Bbwhat I wanted to be
But now that I am a space Abman
Nobody cares about Bbme
[Chorus]
EbHey Mother Earth won't you Bbbring me back down
FSafely to the Bbsea
But Ebround and around and Bbaround and around
Is Fall she ever say to Bbme
[Verse]
I wanted to make a good run
I wanted to go to the moon
I knew that it had to be fun
I told them to send me real soon
I wanted to be a space man
I wanted to be it so bad
But now that I am a space man
I'd rather to be back on the pad
Chorus + last line:
Is just a lot of lunacy
EbRound and around and around and around and Bbaround
So bring me back down
EbRound and around and around and around and Faround
Safe on the Bbground
(Chorus)
You know I wanted to be a space man
That's what I wanted to be
But now that I am a space man
Nobody cares about me
[Chorus #2]
Say hey, Mother Earth, better bring me back down
I've taken just as much as I can
But round and around and around and around
Is the problem of the space man
EbAaahhBbhh  FAaahBbhhh  (repeat and fade)

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Spaceman

by Harry Nilsson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Bb Ab Bb

Bang bang shoot-em-up destiny

C Bb C

Bang bang shoot-em-up to the moon

Bang bang shoot-em-up one-two-three (One two three four)

Bb Ab

I wanted to be a space man

That's what I wanted to be

But now that I am a space man

Nobody cares about me

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

Hey Mother Earth won't you bring me back down

F Bb

Safely to the sea

Eb Bb

But round and around and around and around

F Bb

Is all she ever say to me

[Verse]

I wanted to make a good run

I wanted to go to the moon

I knew that it had to be fun

I told them to send me real soon

I wanted to be a space man

I wanted to be it so bad

But now that I am a space man

I'd rather to be back on the pad

Chorus + last line:

Is just a lot of lunacy

Eb Bb

Round and around and around and around and around

So bring me back down

Eb F

Round and around and around and around and around

Safe on the ground

(Chorus)

You know I wanted to be a space man

That's what I wanted to be

But now that I am a space man

Nobody cares about me

[Chorus #2]

Say hey, Mother Earth, better bring me back down

I've taken just as much as I can

But round and around and around and around

Is the problem of the space man

Eb Bb F Bb

Aaahhhh Aaahhhh (repeat and fade)

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