v.1
^CGround control to Major ^EmTom, ^Cground control to Major ^EmTom
^AmTake your ^Am7/Gprotein pills and ^D7put your helmet on
[background countdown]
^CGround control to Major ^EmTom, ^Ccommencing countdown engines ^Emon
^AmCheck ig^Am7/Gnition and my ^D7God's love be with you

^CThis is ground control to Major ^E7Tom, you've really made the ^Fgrade
And the ^Fmpapers want to ^Cknow whose shirts you ^Fwear
Now it's ^Fmtime to leave the ^Ccapsule if you ^Fdare

v.2
^CThis is Major Tom to ground con^Emtrol, I'm stepping through the ^Fdoor
And I'm ^Fmfloating in a most peculiar ^Fway
And the ^Fmstars look very ^Cdifferent to^Fday

For ^Fmaj7here, am I ^Em7sitting in a tin can, ^Fmaj7far above the ^Em7world
^Bbmaj7Planet Earth is ^Amblue, and there's ^Gnothing I can ^Fdo
C--F--G--A-A [2t]

Instr. Brk. Fmaj7--A--C--D--E
v.3
^CThough I've passed one hundred thousand ^E7miles, I'm feeling very ^Fstill
And I ^Fmthink my spaceship ^Cknows which way to ^Fgo
Tell my ^Fmwife I love her ^Cvery much, she ^Fknows

^GGround control to ^E7Major Tom, your ^Amcircuit's dead
Is ^Am7/Gsomething wrong? Can you ^D7hear me Major Tom?
Can you ^Chear me Major Tom? Can you ^Ghear me Major Tom?
Can you...

^Fmaj7Here am I ^Em7floating in a tin can, ^Fmaj7far above the ^Em7moon
^Bbmaj7Planet Earth is ^Amthrough, and there's ^Gnothing I can ^Fdo...
C--F--G--A-A [2t]

Instr. Brk. F--E-A--C--D--E