Starman Chords

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Starman by David Bowie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords Bb, F, Gm, C, C7, Ab, A, G, Dm, Am, Bbm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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  			Intro:   
Bb F Bb              F  
      Hey la la la... hey la la la...  

Gm                                                     F  
   Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low-ow-ow  
                           C  
I leaned back on my radio-o-o  
                            C7                         F     Ab Bb  
Some cat was layin'down some rock'n'roll'lotta soul, he said  
Gm                                       F  
   Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-a-de  
                                              C  
Came back like slow voice on a wave of pha-a-a-se  
                           C7                A G  
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive  
C7        F       Dm  
  There's a starman waiting in the sky  
    Am               C  
He'd like to come and meet us  
      C7  
But he thinks he'd blow our minds  
         F       Dm  
There's a starman waiting in the sky  
    Am             C  
He's told us not to blow it  
         C7  
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile  
He told me:  
Bb               Bbm  
  Let the children lose it  
F                D7  
  Let the children use it  
Gm               C7  
  Let the children boogie  

       Bb         F        C          F          Bb         F        C       F  
Solo:  
G|-3--3-3--3-----------5--5-5--5-----------|-3--3-3--3-----------5--5-5--5-|  
D|-----------3--3-3--3-----------3--3-3--3-|-----------3--3-3--3-----------|  

Gm                                            F  
  I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou  
                                           C  
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too-oo-oo  
                       C7                     F    Ab Bb  
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two  
Gm                                             F  
  Look out your window I can see the light-ight-ight  
                                          C  
If we can sparkle he may land tonight-ight-ight  
                             C7                          A G  
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright  

Refrão x2  

    Bb         F        C          F  
Solo:  
G|-3--3-3--3-----------5--5-5--5-----------|  
D|-----------3--3-3--3-----------3--3-3--3-|  

     Bb         F        C          F       |  
Solo:                                         |  
G|-3--3-3--3-----------5--5-5--5-----------|  | x2  
D|-----------3--3-3--3-----------3--3-3--3-|  |  
  (La, la, la, la, la...)                     |  

(Bb F C F)  
(La, la, la, la, la...)  


    	

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