Major Tom Chords by Peter Schilling

[Start]

[Intro]
E E7 A7 A A7 E
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Em7 A7 E
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[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
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[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
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C E E7 E
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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
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G D Am C G D A C
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[Outro]
G D Am C G D
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