Starman - David Bowie
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Starman - David Bowie
Written by David Bowie
Single released 28 April 1972 in UK
This version is from album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
released 16 June 1972 in UK
Live performance on "Top Of The Pops" broadcast on 6 July 1972 has minor differences
in lyrics and shorter outtro solo, see http://youtube.com/watch?v=4MrP83SqT9E
Arranged for one acoustic guitar, standard tuning, no capo
200 BPM for 4 beats per chord in intro, verse and chorus
[Chords]
Intro Verse Chorus Solo
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[Effects]
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
[Intro] 0:00
(passing c
hord)
Hey now now.
Goodbye love
.
[Verse 1] 0:20
Didn't know
what time it w
as, the lights
were low-ow-o
w,
I lean back
on my radio-o-
o,
Some cat was
laying down s
ome rock'n'r
oll, "Lotta so
ul" he said.
[Verse 2] 0:37
Then the lou
d sound did se
em to fa-a-ade
,
Came back li
ke a slow voic
e on a wave of
pha-a-ase,
That weren't
no DJ, that w
as hazy cosmic
jive.
N.C. N.C.
[Chorus 1] 0:56
There's a star
- man waiting
in the sky,
He'd like to c
ome and meet u
s,
But he thinks
he'd blow our
minds.
There's a star
- man waiting
in the sky,
He's told us n
ot to blow it,
'Cause he know
s its all wort
hwhile. He tol
d me,
"Let the chil
dren lose it,
let the chil
dren use it,
Let all the
children boogi
e."
[Solo] 1:23
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B|-3----3-----
G|--------5-3-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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3/5---5-3---|-
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2---2-3-5-|
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e|------------
B|-3\2/3---3--
G|-----------5
D|------------
A|------------
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(Well)
[Verse 3] 1:40
Well I had t
o phone someon
e so I picked
on you-ou-ou,
Hey that's f
ar out, so you
heard him too
-oo-oo,
Switch on th
e TV, we may p
ick him up on
Channel 2.
[Verse 4] 1:56
Look out you
r window I can
see his li-i-
ight,
If we can sp
arkle he may l
and toni-i-igh
t,
Don't tell y
our papa or he
'll get us loc
ked up in frig
ht.
N.C. N.C.
[Chorus 2] 2:15
There's a star
- man waiting
in the sky,
He'd like to c
ome and meet u
s,
But he thinks
he'd blow our
minds.
There's a star
- man waiting
in the sky,
He's told us n
ot to blow it,
'Cause he know
s it all worth
while. He told
me,
"Let the chil
dren lose it,
let the chil
dren use it,
Let all the
children boogi
e."
[Chorus 3] 2:42
Starman wa
iting in the s
ky,
He'd like to c
ome and meet u
s,
But he thinks
he'd blow our
minds.
There's a star
- man waiting
in the sky,
He's told us n
ot to blow it,
'Cause he know
s its all wort
hwhile. He tol
d me,
"Let the chil
dren lose it,
let the chil
dren use it,
Let all the
children boogi
e."
[Outro solo] 3
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B|-3----3-----
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3/5---5-3---|-
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2---2-3-5-|
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La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
(keep repeating solo, singing la on each note)
La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
(additional lead solo over top)
La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
(fading)
La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
La, la la la l
a, la la la la
, la la la la,
la la la
[End] 4:12