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Thought I Was A Spaceman

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[Intro]
Em7    Dm    Cmaj7/G    Asus2
Em7    Dm    Cmaj7/G    Asus2
[Verse 1]
 Em7Thought I was a spaceman
 DmDigging out my heart
 Cmaj7/GIn some distant sand dunes
 Cmaj7/GIn a car parkAsus2  
 Em7'Cause the desert had encroached upon
 DmThe places where we lived
 Cmaj7/GPeople like me fight
 Cmaj7/GTo keep the demons Asus2in
 Em7But we never succeeded
 DmWe never succeededCmaj7/G  
In fact, we failedCmaj7/G  Asus2  
[Verse 2]
 Em7Thought I was a spaceman
 DmDigging out my heart
 Cmaj7/GIn some distant sand dune
 Cmaj7/GIn a car parkAsus2  
 Em7By the empty harbour
 DmWhere the junk boat phantoms float
 Cmaj7/GThe fight for Happy Valley
Cmaj7/GSadly, the line brokeAsus2  
[Verse 3]
 Em7Thought I found my black box
 DmWashed up on the shore
 Cmaj7/GOn outlying islands
 Cmaj7/GPast the land fAsus2all
 Em7Thought I'd thought I'd found it
 DmBut that was not true at all
 Cmaj7/GI'd walked into a bar
 Cmaj7/GRaised hellAsus2  
[Verse 4]
 Em7Cut the chasm out me
 DmAlways and always the same
 Cmaj7/GPut the ghost in writing
And let it bCmaj7/Ge (You again)Asus2  
 Em7Thought I was a spaceman
 DmDigging out my heart
 Cmaj7/GIn some distant sand dune
 Cmaj7/GIn Hyde ParkAsus2  
[Instrumental]
Em    Dm    C/G    Am
Em    Dm    C/G    Am
[Verse 5]
 EmThought I was a spaceman
 DmDigging out my heart
 C/GIn some distant sand dune
 C/GYou againAm  
 EmThought I was a spaceman
 DmDigging out my heart
 C/GIn some distant sand dune
 C/GYou againAm  Em  Dm  C  
 C/GYou againAm  Em  Dm  C  
 C/GYou againAm  
[Solo]
Em    Bb    Am
[Outro]
Em    Dm    C/G   Am
Em    Dm    C/G   Am
Em    Dm    C

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Thought I Was A Spaceman

by Blur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Cmaj7/G

Asus2

C/G

[Intro]

Em7 Dm Cmaj7/G Asus2

[Verse 1]

Em7

Thought I was a spaceman

Digging out my heart

Cmaj7/G

In some distant sand dunes

Cmaj7/G Asus2

In a car park

Em7

'Cause the desert had encroached upon

The places where we lived

Cmaj7/G

People like me fight

Cmaj7/G Asus2

To keep the demons in

Em7

But we never succeeded

Dm Cmaj7/G

We never succeeded

Cmaj7/G Asus2

In fact, we failed

[Verse 2]

Em7

Thought I was a spaceman

Digging out my heart

Cmaj7/G

In some distant sand dune

Cmaj7/G Asus2

In a car park

Em7

By the empty harbour

Where the junk boat phantoms float

Cmaj7/G

The fight for Happy Valley

Cmaj7/G Asus2

Sadly, the line broke

[Verse 3]

Em7

Thought I found my black box

Washed up on the shore

Cmaj7/G

On outlying islands

Cmaj7/G Asus2

Past the land fall

Em7

Thought I'd thought I'd found it

But that was not true at all

Cmaj7/G

I'd walked into a bar

Cmaj7/G Asus2

Raised hell

[Verse 4]

Em7

Cut the chasm out me

Always and always the same

Cmaj7/G

Put the ghost in writing

Cmaj7/G Asus2

And let it be (You again)

Em7

Thought I was a spaceman

Digging out my heart

Cmaj7/G

In some distant sand dune

Cmaj7/G Asus2

In Hyde Park

[Instrumental]

Em Dm C/G Am

[Verse 5]

Thought I was a spaceman

Digging out my heart

C/G

In some distant sand dune

C/G Am

You again

Thought I was a spaceman

Digging out my heart

C/G

In some distant sand dune

C/G Am Em Dm C

You again

C/G Am Em Dm C

You again

C/G Am

You again

[Solo]

Em Bb Am

[Outro]

Em Dm C/G Am

Em Dm C

About Thought I Was A Spaceman Chords by Blur

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