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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Guitar
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Ukulele
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Piano
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Banjo
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Mandolin
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Gm · F · C · Am · Dm · Bb
Starman Chords – Harmonica
David Bowie’s classic 1972 glam rock anthem about an alien visitor bringing a message of hope. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
Arpeggiated Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret to match Bowie’s original recording key of B; the chords shown are for playing in G without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Didn’t know what time it was, the lights were low
G
I leaned back on my radio
C G D
Some cat was layin’ down some rock ‘n’ roll, lotta soul, he said
G C
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a [GD
slow voice on a wave of phase
G C G
That weren’t no D.J., that was hazy cosmic jive
Verse 2
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Verse 3
G C
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G
He’d like to come and meet us
C G
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
D
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
G C
He’s told us not to blow it
G
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
C
He told me
G D
Let the children lose it
G C
Let the children use it
G D
Let all the children boogie
Chorus
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Bridge
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Chorus (Outro)
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’d like to come and meet us
G C
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
G C G
Starman waiting in the sky
D
He’s told us not to blow it
G C
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression changes smoothly before adding the vocal melody; the bridge uses a simple Am-Em pattern to create atmospheric tension before the final choruses.