Spaceman chords by
Harry Nilsson
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Key: Bb major

Intro 1
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
Bang! Bang! Shoot em' up, destiny
E E 
 
Bang! Bang! Shoot em' up to the moon
A A 
 
Bang! Bang! Shoot em' up one, two, three
One, two, three, four

Verse 1

I wanted to be a spaceman

That's what I wanted to be

But now that I am a spaceman

Nobody cares about me

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Hey, Mother Earth
D D 
 
Won't ya bring me back down
A A 
 
D D 
 
Safely to the sea?
G G 
 
But 'round and around,
D D 
 
and around and around
A A 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Is all she ever say to me

Verse 2
D D 
 
C C 
 
I wanted to make a good run
D D 
 
I wanted to go to the moon
C C 
 
I knew that it had to be fun
D D 
 
I told 'em to send me real soon
C C 
 
I wanted to be a spaceman
D D 
 
I wanted to be it so bad
C C 
 
But now that I am a spaceman
D D 
 
I'd rather be back on the pad

Chorus 2
G G 
 
Hey, Mother Earth
D D 
 
Won't ya bring me back down
A A 
 
D D 
 
Safely to the sea?
G G 
 
But 'round and around,
D D 
 
and around and around
A A 
 
D D 
 
Is just a lot of lunacy

Bridge 1
G G 
 
'Round and around
D D 
 
and around and around and around
(So bring me back down)
G G 
 
'Round and around
A A 
 
and around and around and around

Interlude 1

Safe on the ground

Chorus 3
G G 
 
Hey, Mother Earth
D D 
 
Better bring me back down
A A 
 
D D 
 
Safely to the sea
G G 
 
But 'round and around,
D D 
 
and around and around
A A 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Is all she ever say to me, yeah

Verse 3

You know I wanted to be a spaceman

That's what I wanted to be

But now that I am a spaceman

Nobody cares about me

Chorus 4
G G 
 
Say, hey! You, Mother Earth
D D 
 
You better bring me back down
A A 
 
D D 
 
I've taken just as much as I can
G G 
 
But 'round and around,
D D 
 
and around and around
A A 
 
D D 
 
Is the problem of a spaceman

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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