C                             Em 
Ground control to Major Tom 
 C                              Em 
Ground control to Major Tom 
Am         Am/G              F#m5- 
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on 

C                                  Em 
Ground control to Major Tom (10, 9, 8, 7) 
C                                            Em 
Commencing countdown engines on (6, 5, 4, 3) 
Am                                        F#m5- 
Detach from station and may God's love be with you (2, 1, lift off) 

C                                           E7 
This is ground control to Major Tom 
                                     F 
You've really made the grade 
             Fm                  C                                F 
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear 
            Fm                      C                  F 
But it's time to guide the capsule if you dare 

C                                             E7 
This is Major Tom to ground control 
                       F 
I've left forevermore 
           Fm              C                   F 
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way 
            Fm                  C             F 
And the stars look very different today 

Am                     Em7 
For here am I sitting in a tin can 
Am                 Em7 
Far above the world 
Bbmaj7                  Am                   G                  F 
The planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do 


( C  F  G  A  A ) (2x) 

Solo: ( Fmaj7  Em7  A  C  D  E ) 


C                                                         E7 
Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles 
                        F 
I'm feeling very still 
      Fm                         C                  F 
And before too long I know it's time to go 
      Fm                                 C                        F 
Our commander comes down back to earth and knows 

G                                 E7 
Ground control to Major Tom 
        Am 
The time is near, there's not too long 
             D7 
Can you hear me, Major Tom? 
              C 
Can you hear me, Major Tom? 
              G 
Can you hear me, Major Tom? 
Can you  

Am            Em7 
Here am I floating in my tin can 
Am                         Em7 
A last glimpse of the world 
Bbmaj7                  Am                   G                  F 
The planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do 

( C  F  G  A  A ) (2x)