Intro:
Bb#11 Fmaj7
Hey now now Do do da
Bb#11 Fmaj7
Verse 1:
[Gm] Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low-ow- [F] ow
I leaned back on my radio-o- [C] o
Some cat was layin'down some [C7] rock'n'roll'lotta soul, he [F] said [Ab] [Bb2]
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-a-de
Came back like slow voice on a wave of pha-a-a-se
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive [A] [Gsus2] [Pick A throughout (i.e. e|-5-)]
Chorus:
There's a [F] starman [Dm] waiting in the sky
He'd [Am] like to come and [Am/G] meet us
But he [C] thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's [Am] told us not to blow it
Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
[Bb] Let the children [Bbm] lose it
[F] Let the children [D] use it
[Gm] Let the children [C] boogie
Solo 1:
Bb F C F Gm
e|---------------------------------1|--------------:||-2|---------||
B|----------------------------------|--------------:||--|---------||
G|--5b7--5b7-5-3-2--2-3-5-7b9--7b9--|-7-5-2--2-3-5-:||--|-5-3-----||
D|----------------------------------|--------------:||--|-----7-5-||
A|----------------------------------|--------------:||--|---------||
E|----------------------------------|--------------:||--|---------||
Verse 2:
I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too-oo-oo
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window I can see the light-ight-ight
If we can sparkle he may land tonight-ight-ight
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright
Chorus x 2
Solo 2 (Justin Wiles version):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_bowie/starman_tab_ver_2.html ]
Bb F C F
e|-----------------------------------------------:||
B|-----------------------------------------------:||
G|--5b7--5b7-5-3-2--2-3-5-7b9--7b9--7-5-2--2-3-5-:||
D|-----------------------------------------------:||
A|-----------------------------------------------:||
E|-----------------------------------------------:||
[Repeat twice with "la"]
e|----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------:||
B|-----13b15-13b15-13--11-10--------|---------------|---15b17-15b17-15--13-10--10-11-13-:||
G|-5b7-----------------------10-----|--9h10-9h10-9--|-9---------------------------------:||
D|------------------------------10--|---------------|-----------------------------------:||
A|----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------:||
E|----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------:||
[Repeat twice]
e|----------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------/13-:||
B|-----13b15-13b15-13--11-10--------|---------------|---15b17-15b17-15--13-10--10-13-----:||
G|-5b7-----------------------10-----|--9h10-9h10-9--|-9----------------------------------:||
D|------------------------------10--|---------------|------------------------------------:||
A|----------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------:||
E|----------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------:||
[Repeat until fade with ad lib]
Chords:
Bb#11: x13330
Fmaj7: 1x3210 or 133210
Gm: 355433
F: 133211
C: x32010
C7: x32310
Ab: 466544
Bb2: 688766
Dm: xx0231
Am: x02210
Am/G: 302210
Bbm: x13310
D: xx0232
