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A Spaceman Came Travelling... - Chris de Burgh     mp3
  Artist: Chris de Burgh  
  Tab: Bill Charrette (willc)
 Rated: ( 5 ) |

 

  Standard Tuning - 4/4 Time

Intro:
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   Dm    C       Bb    Dm      F     C       Bb      C
      _     _       _     _       _     _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|---------0-|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|---------3-1-|-3---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-0-----------|-------0-----|-3-----------|-----------|
A|-------3-----|-1-----------|-------3-----|-1-------3-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

   Dm    Am      Bb    Dm       F  Bb F C  F C   Bb      C
      _     _       _     _         __      _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |    |  |  | |  | |   | | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|---------5-6-|--8-10--8-8--8-8-|-------1-0-|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-6-8-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-|-6---------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------|
D|-0-----------|-------0-----|-----------------|-----------|
A|-------0-----|-1-----------|-----------------|-------1-3-|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-----|

   Dm

   | | | |   | | | |
e|---------|---------|
B|-3-------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|-0---0---|-0---0---|
A|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|


Verse
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   Dm      F           C       Dm      F     C       Bb      C
    _   _   _   _ _       _ _     _     _       _       _     _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------------|-------------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|
B|-3-3---1-1---------|---------------|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|
G|-----------2---0-0-|-0-2-3-2-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-0-------3---------|---------0-----|-3-----------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-3-------------|-------3-----|-1-----1-3---|
E|-------------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
   A spaceman came... ship from afar

   Dm  Am        Bb        Dm          F     C
          _ _     _ _ _   _     _ _       _     _ 
   | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|---------------------|-------------|
B|---------1-3-|-3-----1-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|---------3-2-----0-2-|-2-3-2-0-2-0-|
D|-0-----------|-------------0-------|-3-----------|
A|-------0-----|-1-------------------|-------3-----|
E|-------------|---------------------|-------------|

  Bb               C   Dm                      Bb
                        _
   | | | |   | | | |   | | | | |   | | | |     | | | |
e|---------|---------|-----------|---------| |---------|
B|---------|---------|-----------|---------| |-3---5---|
G|---------|-------0-|-0h2-------|---------| |---------|
D|-3-------|-----3---|-0-----0---|-0---0---| |---------|
A|-1---1---|-1---1-3-|-----------|---------| |-1---3---|
E|---------|---------|-----------|---------| |---------|
                                            after 3rd Verse

Chorus:
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   Dm    Am      Bb    Dm      F     C       Bb      C
      _     _       _     _       _     _       _     _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-0-----------|-------0-----|-3-----------|-------------|
A|-------0-----|-1-----------|-------3-----|-1-----1-3---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

   Dm    Am      Bb    Dm    F     C       Bb        Bb  C
      _     _       _           _     _ 
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------|-------------|---------|---------|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3---|-------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------|-----------|-2-3-2-0-2-0-|---------|-----0---|
D|-0-----------|-------0---|-3-----------|-3-------|-3-------|
A|-------0-----|-1---------|-------3-----|-1---1---|-1---3---|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------|---------|

  Dm
    _
   | | | | |   | | | |
e|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|
G|-0h2-------|---------|
D|-0-----0---|-0-------|
A|-----------|-----1-3-|
E|-----------|---------|

2nd Part...


   Dm    Am      Bb    Dm      F     C       Bb      C
      _     _       _     _       _     _       _     _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------0-|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-----|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-0-----------|-------0-----|-3-----------|-------------|
A|-------0-----|-1-----------|-------3-----|-1-----1-3---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

   Dm    Am      Bb    Dm    F     C       Bb        Bb  C
      _     _       _           _     _ 
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | |
e|-1-3-1-0-----|-----------|-------------|---------|---------|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3---|-------------|---------|---------|
G|-------------|-----------|-2-3-2-0-2-0-|---------|-------0-|
D|-0-----------|-------0---|-3-----------|-3-------|-----3---|
A|-------0-----|-1---------|-------3-----|-1---1---|-1---1-3-|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------|---------|

   Dm
    _
   | | | | |   | | | |
e|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|
G|-0h2-------|---------|
D|-0-----0---|-0---0---|
A|-----------|---------|
E|-----------|---------|


..............


Verse 1:
-------

   Dm           F                C         Dm
A spaceman came traveling on his ship from afar
      F             C              Bb
Twas light years of time since his mission did start
     Dm     Am          Bb        Dm
And over a village, he halted his craft
 F                 C           Bb
And it hung in the sky like a star
Dm               '
Just like a star

Verse 2:
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He followed a light and came down to a shed
Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed
A bright light of silver shone round his head
And he had a face of an angel
And they were afraid

Verse 3:
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Then the stranger spoke, he said, "Do not fear
I come from a planet a long way from here
And I bring a message for mankind to hear"
Suddenly, the sweetest music
Filled the air And it went

Chorus:
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Dm           Am
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Bb         Dm
La-la-la-la la-la-la
F          C             Bb   C
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Dm           Am
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Bb         Dm
La-la-la-la la-la-la
F                C            Bb '
Peace and a goodwill to all men
C             Dm
And love for the child

Dm           Am
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Bb         Dm
La-la-la-la la-la-la
F          C             Bb   C
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Dm           Am
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Bb         Dm
La-la-la-la la-la-la
F   C   Bb  '  C    Dm
Oh-oh-oh

Verse 4:
-------

This lovely music went trembling through the ground
And many were wakened on hearing that sound
And travelers on the road, the village they found
By the light of that ship in the sky
Which shone all around

Verse 5:
-------

And just before dawn, at the paling of the sky
The stranger returned and said, "Now I must fly
When two thousand years of your time has gone by
This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry"

Chorus:
------

And it went
La la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
La-la-la-la la-la-la
La la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry

And it goes
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
La-la-la-la la-la-la (oh-oh-oh-oh)
La-la-la-la, la-la-la la-la-la
Peace and goodwill to all men
And love for the child

Verse/Outro:
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Oh, the whole world is waiting
Waiting to hear the song again
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world
And a star is moving somewhere
The time is nearly here
This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry
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