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Spaceman

Babylon Zoo
Tab
4.3(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

slow down (approx 70 bpm)×70

Verse: *every second chord is also played as an Em by a synth *personal taste

C5 C5 C5 C5

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
D|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Pungent smells, they consummate my home

Beyond the black horizon, trying to take control

C5 C5 C5 C5

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
D|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

See my girl she shivers in her bones

The sun and zenith rising, trying to take us all

Bridge:

C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|
D|5---55552---2222|5---55552---2222|5---55552---2222|
A|3---33332---2222|3---33332---2222|3---33332---2222|
E|--------0---0000|--------0---0000|--------0---0000|

There's a fire between us, so where is your god?

There's a fire between us...

C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|
D|5---55552---2222|5---55552---2222|5---55552---2222|5---555599999999|
A|3---33332---2222|3---33332---2222|3---33332---2222|3---333377777777|
E|--------0---0000|--------0---0000|--------0---0000|--------00000000|

I can't get off the carousel, I can't get off the carousel

I can't get off the carousel, I can't get off this world

A5 C5 F5 G5 A5 C5 *F5 (*let it ring, make it weird with a G?)

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------5---5555|----------------|--------5---5555|----------------|
D|7---77775---5555|3---33335---5555|7---77775---5555|3333333333333333|
A|7---77773---3333|3---33335---5555|7---77773---3333|3333333333333333|
E|5---5555--------|1---11113---3333|5---5555--------|1111111111111111|

The sickening taste, homophobic jokes, images of fascist votes

Beam me up 'cos I can't breathe...

Chorus:

A5 C5 F5 G5 A5 C5 F5 G5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-5---|----------------|----------5-5---|----------------|
D|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|
A|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|
E|5---5-xxxx------|1---1-xxxx3-3---|5---5-xxxx------|1---1-xxxx3-3---|

Spaceman, I was always wanted you to go into space, man.

Solo:

E5 D5 E5 D5 C5 E5 C5 E5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|9---9---777-7---|9---9---777-7---|5---5-----------|5---5-----------|
D|9---9---777-7---|9---9---777-7---|5---5---222-2---|5---5---222-2---|
A|7---7---555-5---|7---7---555-5---|3---3---222-2---|3---3---222-2---|
E|----------------|----------------|--------000-0---|--------000-0---|

C5 E5 C5 E5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|5---5-----------|5---5-----------|
D|5---5---222-2---|5---5---222-2---|
A|3---3---222-2---|3---3---222-2---|
E|--------000-0---|--------000-0---|

Verse: *again Em riff on the second chord

C5 C5 C5 C5

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
D|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

It's time to terminate the great wide world

Morbid fascinations, television takes control

C5 C5 C5 C5

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
D|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Decimation, different races fall

Electronic information tampers with your soul

Bridge:

C5 Em C5 Em C5 Em

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|
D|5---55559---9-7-|5---55559---9-7-|5---55559---9-7-|
A|3---33337---7---|3---33337---7---|3---33337---7---|
E|--------0---00--|--------0---00--|--------0---00--|

There's a fire between us, so where is your god?

There's a fire between us...

C5 Em C5 Em

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|5---5555--------|5---5555--------|
D|5---55552---2222|5---555522222222|
A|3---33332---2222|3---333322222222|
E|--------0---0000|--------00000000|

I can't get off the carousel, I can't pull off this world

Am G F G Am G F

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|5---55554---4444|2---22222---2222|5---55554---4444|----------------|
D|7---77775---5555|3---33335---5555|7---77775---5555|3333333333333333|
A|7---77775---5555|3---33335---5555|7---77775---5555|3333333333333333|
E|5---55553---3333|1---11113---3333|5---55553---3333|1111111111111111|

The sickening taste, homophobic jokes, images of fascist votes

Beam me up 'cos I can't breathe...

Chorus:

A5 C5 F5 G5 A5 C5 F5 G5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-5---|----------------|----------5-5---|----------------|
D|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|
A|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|
E|5---5-xxxx------|1---1-xxxx3-3---|5---5-xxxx------|1---1-xxxx3-3---|

Spaceman, I always wanted you to go into space, man, intergalatic Christ.

A5 C5 F5 G5 A5 C5 F5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-5---|----------------|----------5-5---|----------------|
D|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx5-5---|3/--------------|
A|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3---3-xxxx5-5---|7---7-xxxx3-3---|3/--------------|
E|5---5-xxxx------|1---1-xxxx3-3---|5---5-xxxx------|1/--------------|

Spaceman, I always wanted you to go into space, man, intergalatic Christ.

speed up (approx 112 bpm)×11

Outro:

E5 G5 C5 D5 E5 G5 C5 D5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|
D|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-33777-7---|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|
A|7-7-7-77AAA-A---|3-3-3-33555-5---|7-7-7-77AAA-A---|3-3-3-33555-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Spaceman, spaceman, spaceman, spaceman

Spaceman, spaceman, spaceman, spaceman

E5 G5 C5 A5 E5 G5 C5 A5

|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|
D|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-33777-7---|9-9-9-99CCC-C---|5-5-5-55777-7---|
A|7-7-7-77AAA-A---|3-3-3-33555-5---|7-7-7-77AAA-A---|3-3-3-33555-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Sp-ace-man, sp-ace-man [repeat above, fade to end]

Sp-ace, sp-ace

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