Starman chords by David Bowie (Ver. 2)

Artist; David Bowie
Song; Starman
Album; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spider from Mars
Words & music by David Bowie 1972

Standard tuning

Chords
Here are some of the less obvious chords,
Bb(#11)/A = x03330
Bb    = 688766
Bb*    = 013331

Intro

||:Bb(#11)/A |    | Fmaj7  |      :||

Verse 1

Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.

F
 I lean back on my radio-o-o

C              C7
 Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,

           F Ab Bb
'Lotta soul' he said.

Verse 2

Gm
 Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade

F
 Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase

C              C7        A  G
 That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.


Chorus

     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 all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb*     Bbm       F     D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm     C
  Let the children boogie."


Bb* | F  | C  | F  | Bb* | F  | C  ||

Verse 3

Gm
 Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou

F
 Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo

C             C7           F Ab Bb
 Switch on the TV we may pick him on Channel 2.

Verse 4

Gm
 Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,

F
 If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,

C               C7              A G
 Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.

Chorus

     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 all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb*     Bbm       F     D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm     C
  Let the children boogie."

F     Dm
  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 all worthwhile,


He told me,

Bb*     Bbm       F     D7
  "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

Gm     C
  Let the children boogie."

Outro

Bb*  | F  | C  | F  ||

Bb*     F      C      F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

(Play this until fade out)