A Spaceman Came Travelling Chords by Chris De Burgh
Tempo:
107.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
Bb
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [G] [Am] [Bb]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
[Dm] A spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
[F] It was light years [C] of time since [Bb] his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
[F] And it hung [C] in the sky like [Bb] a star.
Just [D] like a [Dm] star.
He followed a [F] light and [C] came down to [Dm] a shed
[F] where a mother [C] 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 had [C] the face [Bb] of an angel.
And [C] they [Dm] were afraid.
Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, do [Dm] not fear.
[F] I come [C] from a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] And I bring a [Am] message [Bb] for mankind [Dm] to hear.
[F]
Suddenly the [C] sweetest [Bb] music [C] filled [Dm] the air.
[Bb] And [F] it [Dm] went like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
peace and [C] good will to [Bb] all men.
[C] Love [Dm] for a child.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm]
This lovely [F]
music [C] went trembling through [Dm] the ground.
[F] And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that sound.
[C] [Dm] And travelers [Am] on the road, [Bb] the village [Dm] they found
[Fm] by the [C] light of that ship in [Bb] the sky, which [C] [Dm] shone all around.
And just [F] before dawn at [C] the paling of the [Dm] sky,
[F] the stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, now I must fly.
[Dm] When 2 [Am],000 years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
this [F] song [C] will begin once [Bb] again to a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] [C] And it went [Dm] like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F] this song will [C] begin [Bb] once again
to a [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
good [Bb] will to all men.
Love [C] [Dm] for a child.
And [Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am] [Bb] the song began.
[Dm] [F] Now it's [C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[Dm] nearly here.
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again to a [C] [D] baby's cry.
[G] [Dm] [C] [D] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [G] [Am] [Bb]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
[Dm] A spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
[F] It was light years [C] of time since [Bb] his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
[F] And it hung [C] in the sky like [Bb] a star.
Just [D] like a [Dm] star.
He followed a [F] light and [C] came down to [Dm] a shed
[F] where a mother [C] 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 had [C] the face [Bb] of an angel.
And [C] they [Dm] were afraid.
Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, do [Dm] not fear.
[F] I come [C] from a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] And I bring a [Am] message [Bb] for mankind [Dm] to hear.
[F]
Suddenly the [C] sweetest [Bb] music [C] filled [Dm] the air.
[Bb] And [F] it [Dm] went like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
peace and [C] good will to [Bb] all men.
[C] Love [Dm] for a child.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm]
This lovely [F]
music [C] went trembling through [Dm] the ground.
[F] And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that sound.
[C] [Dm] And travelers [Am] on the road, [Bb] the village [Dm] they found
[Fm] by the [C] light of that ship in [Bb] the sky, which [C] [Dm] shone all around.
And just [F] before dawn at [C] the paling of the [Dm] sky,
[F] the stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, now I must fly.
[Dm] When 2 [Am],000 years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
this [F] song [C] will begin once [Bb] again to a [C] [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] [C] And it went [Dm] like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [F] this song will [C] begin [Bb] once again
to a [Dm] baby's cry.
[Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes like [Am]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [C]
good [Bb] will to all men.
Love [C] [Dm] for a child.
And [Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am] [Bb] the song began.
[Dm] [F] Now it's [C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[Dm] nearly here.
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again to a [C] [D] baby's cry.
[G] [Dm] [C] [D] [Bb]
Key:
C
Dm
Bb
F
Am
C
Dm
Bb
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] A spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
[F] It was light years [C] of time since [Bb] his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
[F] And it hung [C] in the sky like [Bb] a star. _ _ _
Just [D] like a [Dm] star. _ _ _ _
_ _ He followed a [F] light and [C] came down to [Dm] a shed
[F] where a mother [C] 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 had [C] the face [Bb] of an angel. _ _ _ _
And [C] they [Dm] were afraid. _ _
_ _ _ Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, do [Dm] not fear.
[F] I come [C] from a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] And I bring a [Am] message [Bb] for mankind [Dm] to hear.
[F]
Suddenly the [C] sweetest [Bb] music _ _ _ _ [C] filled [Dm] the air. _
_ _ [Bb] And [F] it [Dm] went like [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F]
peace and [C] good will to [Bb] all men. _ _
_ _ [C] Love [Dm] for a child. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This lovely [F]
music [C] went trembling through [Dm] the ground.
[F] And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that sound.
[C] [Dm] And travelers [Am] on the road, [Bb] the village [Dm] they found
[Fm] by the [C] light of that ship in [Bb] the sky, _ _ _ which [C] [Dm] shone all around. _
_ _ _ _ And just [F] before dawn at [C] the paling of the [Dm] sky,
[F] the stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, now I must fly.
[Dm] When 2 [Am],000 years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
this [F] song [C] will begin once [Bb] again _ to a [C] [Dm] baby's cry. _ _
_ _ [Bb] [C] And it went [Dm] like _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] this song will [C] begin [Bb] once again
to _ a [Dm] baby's cry. _ _ _
_ [Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes like _ [Am] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C]
good [Bb] will to all men. _ _ _
Love [C] [Dm] for a child.
_ _ And [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] the song began.
[Dm] _ _ [F] Now it's [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] nearly here.
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again _ to a [C] [D] baby's cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] A spaceman [F] came traveling [C] on his ship [Dm] from afar.
[F] It was light years [C] of time since [Bb] his mission did [C] start.
[Dm] And over [Am] a village [Bb] he halted [Dm] his craft.
[F] And it hung [C] in the sky like [Bb] a star. _ _ _
Just [D] like a [Dm] star. _ _ _ _
_ _ He followed a [F] light and [C] came down to [Dm] a shed
[F] where a mother [C] 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 had [C] the face [Bb] of an angel. _ _ _ _
And [C] they [Dm] were afraid. _ _
_ _ _ Then the stranger [F] spoke.
[C] He said, do [Dm] not fear.
[F] I come [C] from a planet [Bb] a long way from [C] here.
[Dm] And I bring a [Am] message [Bb] for mankind [Dm] to hear.
[F]
Suddenly the [C] sweetest [Bb] music _ _ _ _ [C] filled [Dm] the air. _
_ _ [Bb] And [F] it [Dm] went like [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F]
peace and [C] good will to [Bb] all men. _ _
_ _ [C] Love [Dm] for a child. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This lovely [F]
music [C] went trembling through [Dm] the ground.
[F] And many [C] were awakened [Bb] on hearing that sound.
[C] [Dm] And travelers [Am] on the road, [Bb] the village [Dm] they found
[Fm] by the [C] light of that ship in [Bb] the sky, _ _ _ which [C] [Dm] shone all around. _
_ _ _ _ And just [F] before dawn at [C] the paling of the [Dm] sky,
[F] the stranger [C] returned and [Bb] said, now I must fly.
[Dm] When 2 [Am],000 years of [Bb] your time has [Dm] gone by,
this [F] song [C] will begin once [Bb] again _ to a [C] [Dm] baby's cry. _ _
_ _ [Bb] [C] And it went [Dm] like _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] this song will [C] begin [Bb] once again
to _ a [Dm] baby's cry. _ _ _
_ [Bb] And it [C] [Dm] goes like _ [Am] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C]
good [Bb] will to all men. _ _ _
Love [C] [Dm] for a child.
_ _ And [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] the song began.
[Dm] _ _ [F] Now it's [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] nearly here.
[F] This song [C] will begin [Bb] once again _ to a [C] [D] baby's cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _