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Space Oddity Lyrics

by David Bowie

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Space Oddity” is a song by David Bowie. This page features time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as the song plays — press play to sing along in real time. The lyrics contain 30 lines.

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Ground control to Major Tom

Ground control to Major Tom

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven)

Commencing countdown, engines on (six, five, four, three)

Check ignition, and may God's love be with you (two, one, lift off)

This is ground control to Major Tom

You've really made the grade

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is Major Tom to ground control

I'm stepping through the door

And I'm floating in the most peculiar way

And the stars look very different today

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Far above the world

Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles

I'm feeling very still

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows

Ground control to Major Tom

Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you?

Here am I floating 'round my tin can

Far above the Moon

Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do.

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Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven) Commencing countdown, engines on (six, five, four, three) Check ignition, and may God's love be with you (two, one, lift off) This is ground control to Major Tom You've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to ground control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in the most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows Ground control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you? Here am I floating 'round my tin can Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do.
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