Ashes to Ashes

Intro: Ab / Ebm / Bbm / Ab / Ebm / Bbm

Ab                 Ab  
 /   /   /    Do you remember a guy who's been
Fm                Fm
 /   /   /    In such an early song 
Db                Db       
/   /    /     I heard a rumor from Ground Control
Eb                  Eb
/   /    /       Oh no don't say it's true.

Gb
/   They got a message from the Action Man /  /  /
Db         Fm               
I'm happy hope you're happy 
Gb
Too /   / I've loved all I've needed love 
Ab         F     
   Sordid details following


Bb                    Bb
  The shrieking of nothing is killing just
F                     F
  Pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I
Ab                   Ab                      
 ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair
Eb                   Eb
/                    /
Gb                 Gb   
    But I'm hoping to kick if this planet
Db                  Fm         
is glowing glowing glowing glowing glowing

Chorus:

Gb              Ab
Ashes to ashes funk to funky
Db             Bbm
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Gb              Ab        
Strung out in heaven's high Hitting a
Bbm       Ab    Ebsus2   Bbm
all-time low

Verse 2:

Ab               Ab
             Time and again I tell myself
Fm               Fm
             I'll stay clean tonight
Db                Db                           
      But the little green wheels are following me
Eb                Eb
       Oh no not again
Gb
      I'm stuck with a valuable friend
Db           Fm                
I'm happy     hope you're happy 
Gb          Gb
Too  /  /  /  I/ One flash of light
  Ab             F
But no smoking pistol
Bb
      I never done good things
F
       I never done bad things
Ab                                 Eb
   I never did anything out of the blue woh-o-oh
Gb
           Want an axe to break the ice
Db                    Fm
Wanna come down right now

Chorus:

Gb                Ab
  Ashes to ashes funk to funky
Db            Bbm
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Gb                 Ab
Strung out in heaven's high,  Hitting an 
Bbm             Ab   
all-    time    low
Ebsus2             Bbm
 
Ending:

Ab               Ebm
My mama said to get things done
      Bbm                   Ab
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
Ebm             Bbm
My mama said to get things done
      Ab                    Ebm
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
Bbm              Ab
My mama said to get things done
      Ebm                  Bbm
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
     Bbm             Ab
My mama said to get things done
      Ebm                  Bbm
You'd better not mess with Major Tom


Version 2
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(Capo First Fret)

Intro: Am     G     Dm     Am

G                                              Em
/ / / Do you remember a guy who's been         / / / In such an early song 
C                                              D
/ / / I heard a rumor from Ground Control      / / / Oh no, don't say it's true
F                                              C             G
/ They got a message from the Action Man       I'm happy,    hope you're happy 
F                                              G             G#
Too / / /           I've loved all I've needed love, sordid details following

A                                              E
/ The shrieking of nothing is killing just     Pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I
G                                              D                     
/ ain't got no money and I ain't got no        hair
F                                              C                                       Am
/ But I'm hoping to kick if this planet is     glowing glowing glowing glowing glowing

Chorus:

F                      G                       C             Am
Ashes to ashes         funk to funky           We know Major Tom's a junkie
F                      G                       Am            Em           Dm           Am
Strung out in heaven's high, hitting an        all-time      low

Verse 2:

G                                              Em
Time and again I tell myself                   / I'll stay clean tonight
C                                              D                         
/ But the little green wheels  are  following  me        Oh no, not again
F                                              C             G
/ I'm stuck with a valuable friend             I'm happy,    hope you're happy 
F                                              G             G#
Too / / /            One flash of light        but no smoking pistol
A                                              E
/ I've never done good things                  / I've never done bad things
G                                              D
/ I never did anything              out of the blue       woh-o-oh
F                                              C                          Em
/ Want an axe to break the ice                 Wanna come down   right    now

Chorus:

F                      G                       C             Am
Ashes to ashes         funk to funky           We know Major Tom's a junkie
F                      G                       Am            Em           Dm           Am
Strung out in heaven's high, hitting an        all-time      low
 
Ending:

Am                     G                       Dm                   Am
My mama said        to get things done,  You'd better not mess with Major Tom
G                      Dm                      Am                   G
My mama said        to get things done,  You'd better not mess with Major Tom
Dm                     Am                      G                    Dm
My mama said        to get things done,  You'd better not mess with Major Tom

(Repeat to fade)