Space Man

Words & Music:

Harry Nilsson

B F G

Bang! Bang! Shoot-em-up, destiny!

A G A

Bang! Bang! Shoot-em-up, to the moon!

Bang! Bang! Shoot-em-up, one-two-three!

[n.c.]

[spoken] One, two, three, four!

G F G

I wanted to be a space man, that's what I wanted to be.

But now that I am a space man, nobody cares about me.

CHORUS:

C G D G

Hey, Mother Earth, won't you bring me back down safely to the sea?

C G D G F G

But 'round and around and around and around is all she ever say to me.

I wanted to make a good run, I wanted to go to the moon.

I knew that it had to be fun, I told them to send me real soon.

I wanted to be a space man, I wanted to be it so bad.

But now that I am a space man, I'd rather to be back on the pad.

CHORUS: [new words]

Hey, Mother Earth, won't you bring me back down safely to the sea?

Around and around and around and around is just a lot of lunacy.

C G [n.c.]

Round and around and around and around and around, so bring me back down

C D G F G

Round and around and around and around and around, safe on the ground

CHORUS:

You know I wanted to be a space man, that's what I wanted to be.

But now that I am a space man, nobody cares about me.

CHORUS: [new words]

Say hey, Mother Earth, better bring me back down,

I've taken just as much as I can.

But 'round and around and around and around

Is the problem of the space man.

C G D G

Ahhhh--------! [repeat and out]