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"Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling
Verse 1:
[Em] Standing there alone, the ship is
waiting.
[A] All systems are go. "Are you
sure?"
[Em] Control is not convinced, but the
computer
[A] has the evidence. No need to [Em]
abort. [A]
The countdown [Em] starts.
[Em] Watching in a trance, the crew is
certain.
[A] Nothing left to chance, all is
working.
[Em] Trying to relax up in the capsule
[A] "Send me up a drink." jokes
Major [Em] Tom. [A]
The count goes [Em] on...
Four, three, two, one...
[C] Earth be[G]low
us
[F] drifting, [G]
falling.
[C] Floating [G]
weightless
[F] calling, [G]
calling home...
[Em] Second stage is cut. We're now in
orbit.
[A] Stabilizers up, runnning perfect.
[Em] Starting to collect requested data.
[A] "What will it affect when all is
[Em] done?" [A]
Thinks Major [Em] Tom.
[Em] Back at ground control, there is
a problem.
[A] "Go to rockets full." Not
responding.
[Em] "Hello Major Tom. Are you
receiving?
[A] Turn the thrusters on. We're standing
[Em] by." [A]
There's no [Em] reply.
Chorus
[Em] Across the stratosphere, a final
message:
[A] "Give my wife my love."
[Em] Then nothing more.
[Em] Far beneath the ship, the world
is mourning.
[A] They don't realize he's alive.
[Em] No one understands, but Major Tom
sees.
[A] "Now the light commands this is
my [Em] home, [A]
I'm coming [Em] home."
[C] Earth be[G]low
us
[F] drifting, [G]falling.
[C] Floating [G]weightless
[F] coming home...
[C] Earth be[G]low
us
[F] drifting, [G]falling.
[C] Floating weightless
[F] coming, [G]coming
[C] home... [G]
[F]
[G] home
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