Declan McKenna - Be an Astronaut: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Be an Astronaut" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am
Daniel, do you remember?
                     G
You were in such a state
           F           Em   Dm   C
The boys that wait outside your house
               Dm
Have got your number
               G      F   C Cmaj7 C7
And are not afraid to use it

Dm                Am
They'll probably give it out
   Dm             Am           C C6 C
To anyone they see, including me
F                 Em           Dm
They'll probably make up your mind
           C          G
As if you want them to

Chorus:
    F
Oh, you
       G         Am          C
Those boys tell you what to do
            Dm C Dm C
All of the time
G            F
Oh, later on
         G       Am              C
You said I could be just what I want
                     Dm   C Dm C
And they said you're lying
               G            F
Well you were born to be an astronaut
            C              Dm
And you'll do that or die trying
G           F             Am
What a way to live and die
                 G             F
And you wonder why boys will cry
              C                 Dm
Boys will be boys, they should listen,
             G       F
do as their mothers tell them.

"If you know what's good for you
Behave yourself this time, for me"
"If you know what's good for you
Don't lay around complaining all day"
Oh my, the boys that wait are on the line
And they're not crying

Chorus:
On and later on
You will tell them what went wrong
And they'll say you're lying
But you were born to be an astronaut
And you'll do that or die trying
There'd be nothing wrong with it
Ah

G                   F
Oh, you waste your time
            C
Come waste mine

Chorus:
Oh my
The boys that wait are on the line
And they're not crying
On and later on
You will tell them what went wrong
And they'll say you're lying
But you were born an astronaut
To do it or die trying
There'd be nothing wrong with it
Ah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

C6

Guitar chord C6

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Be an Astronaut" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Be an Astronaut" by Declan McKenna.