Major Tom Chords by Peter Schilling
- Key: A
- BPM: 162
- Capo: no capo
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MAJOR TOM CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] E E7 A7 A A7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 A7 E ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E Standing there alone the ship is waiting A D All systems are go ■ are you sure E7 Control is not convinced E E7 A D But the computer has the evidence ■ C No need to abort A E7 ■ The countdown starts E7 Watching in a trance the crew is certain Am E7 D7 Nothing left to chance ■ all is working E7 E E7 Trying to relax up in the capsule Am D7 D A7 C Send me up a drink ■ jokes Major Tom A7 E7 ■ The count goes on B7 Four three two one G D ■ Earth below us Am C Drifting falling G D Floating weightless Am C Calling calling home [Inst] E7 A E7 E A E7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E7 E Second stage is cut we're now in orbit A D Stabilizers up ■ running perfect E E7 Starting to collect requested data A7 D7 C What will it effect ■ when all is done A7 A E7 ■ Thinks Major Tom E7 Back at ground control there is a problem Am E7 D Go to rockets full not responding A7 E7 Hello Major Tom are you receiving A7 D7 A7 Turn the thrusters on ■ we're standing by E7 There's no reply B7 Gb7 Four three two one [Chorus] G7 D Earth below us Am C Drifting falling G D Floating weightless Am C G Calling calling home [Inst] D Am C G D Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C E E7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ E Across the stratosphere A D A final message Give my wife my love E A D C Then nothing ■ more ■ ■ [Verse] A7 E7 ■ Far beneath the ship the world is mourning A D They don't realize he's alive E7 E No one understands but Major Tom sees Am D C Am Now the light commands this is my home E I'm coming home B G D Earth ■ ■ below us [Chorus] Am7 C Drifting falling G D Floating weightless Am Am7 C Coming home ■ G D Earth below us Am C Drifting falling G D Floating weightless Am7 C Coming home G D Am7 Earth below us C G Drifting falling D Floating weightless Am7 C G Coming coming home D Am Home Home C G D Home ■ Home Am Home Home C Home Home G D Am C G D Am C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G D Am C G D A C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] G D Am C G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■