B       Bmaj7   C       C#      C#m     D       D#      
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 ||OO    ||O|    ||||    ||||    ||||    OOO|    ||||   
 |O||    |O||    |||O    ||||    ||||    ||||    |OO|   
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D#m     D#m7    E       Em      F#      F#7     G#      
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 |||O    ||||    O|||    ||||    |O|O    ||||    ||||   
 ||O|    ||O|    |||O    |||O    ||O|    ||O|    ||||   
 OO||    OO||    ||||    ||O|    O|||    O|||    |O|O   
 ||||    |||O    |O||    |O||    ||||    |O|O    ||O|   
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G#m     
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[Intro]
E/D# Bmaj7
E/D# Bmaj7


[Verse 1]
C#m
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.
B
 I lean back on my radio-o-o
F#                            F#7
 Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,
                     B  D E
'Lotta soul' he said.


[Verse 2]
C#m
 Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade
B
 Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase
F#                            F#7               D#    C#
 That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.


[Chorus]
          B       G#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     D#m               D#m7/C#
He'd like to come and meet us
       F#                   F#7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
          B       G#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     D#m             D#m7/C#
He's told us not to blow it
          F#                 F#7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

He told me,
E          Em             B         G#/C
   "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
C#m             F#
   Let all the children boogie."


[Interlude]
E   B   F#   B   E   B   F#


[Verse 3]
C#m
  Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou
B
  Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo
F#                         F#7                      B  D E
  Switch on the TV we may pick him up on Channel 2.


[Verse 4]
C#m
  Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,
B
  If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,
F#                              F#7                        D#    C#
 Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright.


[Chorus]
          B       G#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     D#m               D#m7/C#
He'd like to come and meet us
       F#                     F#7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
          B       G#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     D#m             D#m7/C#
He's told us not to blow it
          F#                  F#7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

He told me,
E          Em             B         G#/C
   "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
C#m             F#
   Let all the children boogie."

B         G#m
  Starman waiting in the sky
     D#m               D#m7/C#
He'd like to come and meet us
       F#                    F#7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
          B       G#m
There's a starman waiting in the sky
     D#m             D#m7/C#
He's told us not to blow it
          F#                   F#7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

He told me,
E          Em             B         G#/C
   "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
C#m             F#
   Let all the children boogie."


[Outro]
E   B   F#   B

E          B            F#            B
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
E          B            F#            B
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
E          B            F#            B
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
E          B            F#            B
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

(Fade out)