A Spaceman Came Travelling Chords by Chris De Burgh
Tempo:
107.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
Bb
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [F] [C] [Bb]
[G] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
[Dm] The spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
It [F] was light [C] years of time [Bb] since his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
And [F] it hung in [C] the sky [Bb] like a star.
Just like [D] a [Dm] star.
He followed [F] a light and [C] came down [Dm] to a shed
[F] Where a [C] mother and child were [Bb] lying there on a bed.
[C] [Dm] A bright [Am] light of silver [Bb] shone round [Dm] his head.
[F] And he [C] had the face of [Bb] an angel.
[C] And they [Dm] were afraid.
Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, Do not [Dm] fear.
[F] I come from [C] a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] Then I bring [Am] a message [Bb] for mankind to [Dm] hear.
[F] Suddenly [C] the sweetest [Bb] music filled [C] [Dm] the air.
[Bb] [F] And it [Dm] went down.
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] And good will was [Bb] won in all [C] [Dm] time.
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Dm]
This lovely [F] music [C] went trembling [Dm] through the ground.
[F]
And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that [C] sound.
[Dm] And travelers on [Am] the road, [Bb] the village they [Dm]
found,
[Fm] By the light [C] of that ship [Bb] in the sky,
Would [Cm] shone [Dm] all around.
And just [F] before dawn, [C] at the paling [Dm] of the sky,
[F] A stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, Now I must [C] fly.
[Dm] When two thousand [Am] years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And [C] it [Dm] went down.
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] This song will [C] begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes
[F] down.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] Da [C]-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
[Dm] Da-da-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da.
This [C] good will [Bb] was won.
And [C] love [Dm] for the child.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [D] baby's cry.
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [F] [C] [Bb]
[G] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
[Dm] The spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
It [F] was light [C] years of time [Bb] since his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
And [F] it hung in [C] the sky [Bb] like a star.
Just like [D] a [Dm] star.
He followed [F] a light and [C] came down [Dm] to a shed
[F] Where a [C] mother and child were [Bb] lying there on a bed.
[C] [Dm] A bright [Am] light of silver [Bb] shone round [Dm] his head.
[F] And he [C] had the face of [Bb] an angel.
[C] And they [Dm] were afraid.
Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, Do not [Dm] fear.
[F] I come from [C] a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] Then I bring [Am] a message [Bb] for mankind to [Dm] hear.
[F] Suddenly [C] the sweetest [Bb] music filled [C] [Dm] the air.
[Bb] [F] And it [Dm] went down.
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] And good will was [Bb] won in all [C] [Dm] time.
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Dm]
This lovely [F] music [C] went trembling [Dm] through the ground.
[F]
And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that [C] sound.
[Dm] And travelers on [Am] the road, [Bb] the village they [Dm]
found,
[Fm] By the light [C] of that ship [Bb] in the sky,
Would [Cm] shone [Dm] all around.
And just [F] before dawn, [C] at the paling [Dm] of the sky,
[F] A stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, Now I must [C] fly.
[Dm] When two thousand [Am] years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And [C] it [Dm] went down.
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] This song will [C] begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes
[F] down.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] Da [C]-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
[Dm] Da-da-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da.
This [C] good will [Bb] was won.
And [C] love [Dm] for the child.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again.
To a [C] [D] baby's cry.
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Bb]
Key:
C
Dm
Bb
F
Am
C
Dm
Bb
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] The spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
It [F] was light [C] years of time [Bb] since his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
And [F] it hung in [C] the sky [Bb] like a star. _ _ _
_ Just like [D] a [Dm] star. _ _
_ _ _ _ He followed [F] a light and [C] came down [Dm] to a shed
[F] Where a [C] mother and child were [Bb] lying there on a bed.
[C] _ [Dm] A bright [Am] light of silver [Bb] shone round [Dm] his head.
[F] And he [C] had the face of [Bb] an angel. _ _
_ _ [C] And they [Dm] were afraid. _
_ _ _ _ _ Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, Do not [Dm] fear.
[F] I come from [C] a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] Then I bring [Am] a message [Bb] for mankind to [Dm] hear.
_ [F] Suddenly [C] the sweetest [Bb] music _ _ filled _ _ [C] [Dm] the air.
_ _ _ [Bb] [F] And it [Dm] went down.
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ [C] And good will was [Bb] won in all _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This lovely [F] music [C] went trembling [Dm] through the ground.
[F]
And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that [C] sound.
[Dm] And travelers on [Am] the road, [Bb] the village they [Dm]
found,
[Fm] By the light [C] of that ship [Bb] in the sky,
_ _ _ Would [Cm] shone [Dm] all around.
_ _ _ _ _ And just [F] before dawn, [C] at the paling [Dm] of the sky,
[F] A stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, Now I must [C] fly.
[Dm] When two thousand [Am] years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again. _
_ _ _ To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
_ _ _ [Bb] And [C] it [Dm] went down.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
[F] This song will [C] begin [Bb] once _ again.
_ To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry. _
_ _ _ [Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes _
[F] down.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Da [C]-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
[Dm] Da-da-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da.
This [C] good will [Bb] was won. _ _ _
_ And [C] love [Dm] for the child. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again. _ _ _
To a [C] [D] baby's cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] The spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
It [F] was light [C] years of time [Bb] since his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
And [F] it hung in [C] the sky [Bb] like a star. _ _ _
_ Just like [D] a [Dm] star. _ _
_ _ _ _ He followed [F] a light and [C] came down [Dm] to a shed
[F] Where a [C] mother and child were [Bb] lying there on a bed.
[C] _ [Dm] A bright [Am] light of silver [Bb] shone round [Dm] his head.
[F] And he [C] had the face of [Bb] an angel. _ _
_ _ [C] And they [Dm] were afraid. _
_ _ _ _ _ Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, Do not [Dm] fear.
[F] I come from [C] a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] Then I bring [Am] a message [Bb] for mankind to [Dm] hear.
_ [F] Suddenly [C] the sweetest [Bb] music _ _ filled _ _ [C] [Dm] the air.
_ _ _ [Bb] [F] And it [Dm] went down.
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ [C] And good will was [Bb] won in all _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This lovely [F] music [C] went trembling [Dm] through the ground.
[F]
And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that [C] sound.
[Dm] And travelers on [Am] the road, [Bb] the village they [Dm]
found,
[Fm] By the light [C] of that ship [Bb] in the sky,
_ _ _ Would [Cm] shone [Dm] all around.
_ _ _ _ _ And just [F] before dawn, [C] at the paling [Dm] of the sky,
[F] A stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, Now I must [C] fly.
[Dm] When two thousand [Am] years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again. _
_ _ _ To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
_ _ _ [Bb] And [C] it [Dm] went down.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
[F] This song will [C] begin [Bb] once _ again.
_ To a [C] [Dm] baby's cry. _
_ _ _ [Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes _
[F] down.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Da [C]-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
[Dm] Da-da-da-da-da [Bb]-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da.
This [C] good will [Bb] was won. _ _ _
_ And [C] love [Dm] for the child. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again. _ _ _
To a [C] [D] baby's cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _