Def Leppard - Space Oddity: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Space Oddity" 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.

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C                        Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C                        Em
Ground control to Major Tom
Am          Am/G             D7/F#
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
C                        Em
Ground control to Major Tom
C                            Em
Commencing countdown engines on
Am       Am/G           D
Check ignition and may God's love be with you

  C                              E
This is ground control to Major Tom
                         F
You've really made the grade
         Fm              C                   F
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
          Fm                C              F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

  C                              E
This is Major Tom to ground control
                          F
I'm stepping through the door
         Fm            C             F
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
         Fm              C           F
And the stars look very different today

Chorus:
    Fmaj7     Em
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7         Em
Far above the world
 A#              Am               G             F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

  G                E7/G#
Ground control to Major Tom,
      Am                      C/G
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
         D
Can you hear me Major Tom?
         C
Can you hear me Major Tom?
         G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you.

Chorus:
Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Space Oddity" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Space Oddity" by Def Leppard.

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