Key: F major
Intro 1
D
D
A
A
D
Hey-da- da
D
A
Goodbye love
A
Verse 1
Bm
Didn't know what time it was
the lights were low
A
I leaned back on my radio
E
Some cat was layin' down some
A
C
D
rock 'n' roll "lotta soul," he said
Bm
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
A
Came back like a slow voice
on a wave of phase
E
That weren‘t no DJ,
C#
B
that was hazy cosmic jive
Chorus 1
A
F#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He'd like to come and meet us
E
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
A
F#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He's told us not to blow it
E
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, he told me
D
Dm
Let the children lose it
A
F#
Let the children use it
Bm
E
Let all the children boogie
Interlude 1
D
A
E
A
D
A
E
Verse 2
Bm
I had to phone someone
so I picked on you
A
Hey, that's far out, so you heard him too
E
Switch on the TV, We may pick him up
A
C
D
on channel two
Bm
Look out your window, I can see his light
A
If we can sparkle, he may land tonight
E
Don't tell your poppa
C#
B
or he'll get us locked up in fright
Chorus 2
A
F#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He'd like to come and meet us
E
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
A
F#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He's told us not to blow it
E
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, he told me
D
Dm
Let the children lose it
A
F#
Let the children use it
Bm
E
Let all the children boogie
Chorus 3
A
F#m
Starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He'd like to come and meet us
E
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
A
F#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
C#m
B
He's told us not to blow it
E
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, he told me
D
Dm
Let the children lose it
A
F#
Let the children use it
Bm
E
Let all the children boogie
Outro 1
D
A
E
A
D
A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
E
A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
D
A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
E
A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[Repeat and fade]
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