Everybody Wants to Be an Astronaut
Corrected some Cs to Es.
And if you play A5 C5 F5 C5-E5
A5 E5 F5A5
A5 at fifth fret
C5 at eight fret
F5 at second string eight fret etc.
it sounds great
Intro: Am C F C-E
AEFAm
Am
Got out of bed this morning, I didn?t sleep at all
C E Am
Today I'm makin? history I'm pickin' up my call,
I'm going into space, man, don't know when I'm comming down
C E Am
But I'll send you all a message when I'm passing my ole town.
F E F E E-Dm-C-B (or: E5-D5-C5-B5)
So tell me, why is it, we're never happy?
Am C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
F C E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
F E Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.
Am
I can feel my body shiver, the lights are everywhere,
C E Am
They marvel at my heartbeats inside the atmosphere.
And I'm looking at the world, in a way you never could
C E Am
I knew I'd be a traveling man, but I misunderstood.
F E F E E-Dm-C-B (or: E5-D5-C5-B5)
So tell me, why is it, we're never happy?
Am C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
F C E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
F E Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.
break: Dm Bb A
DBA
DBA
GFE
Dm Bb A
Don't you tell me that I never
Dm Bb A
I will show you what I?m made of
Dm Bb A
Ready for the easy hey come on, let's go outside and play
G F E
What you say?
Am C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
F C E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
F E
Everybody wants to be?
(same as chorus)
Am C F C E
La la la la la la la?
Am E F E Am
La la la la la la la?
Am C
Everybody wants to be an superstar
F C E
Rock the world and make the cover at The Times
Am E
?Cause everybody 's happy when they?re playing the guitar.
F E
Everybody wants to be
F E
Everybody wants to be
F E Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.