Bb/A Fmaj7 Am C

Bb/A Fmaj7 He's told us not to blow it

C7

'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

[Verse 1]

Gm He told me,

Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow- Bb Bbm F D7
ow.
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
F
Gm C
I lean back on my radio-o-o
Let all the children boogie."
C C7

Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,

F Ab Bb
[Interlude]
'Lotta soul' he said.
Bb F C F Bb F C

[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
Gm
Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade
Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-
F ou

Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase F

C C7 A G Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo

That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive. C C7 F Ab Bb

Switch on the TV we may pick him up on Channel 2.

[Chorus]

F Dm [Verse 4]

There's a starman waiting in the sky Gm

Am C Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,

He'd like to come and meet us F

C7 If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,

But he thinks he'd blow our minds. C C7 A G

F Dm Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a

fright.
There's a starman waiting in the sky
 He told me,

[Chorus] Bb Bbm F D7

F Dm "Let the children lose it, let the children use it,

There's a starman waiting in the sky Gm C

Am C Let all the children boogie."

He'd like to come and meet us

C7

But he thinks he'd blow our minds. [Outro]

F Dm Bb F C F

There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am C Bb F C F

He's told us not to blow it La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

C7 Bb F C F

'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

Bb F C F

He told me, La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

Bb Bbm F D7 Bb F C F

"Let the children lose it, let the children use it, La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la

Gm C

Let all the children boogie."

F Dm

Starman waiting in the sky

Am C

He'd like to come and meet us

C7

But he thinks he'd blow our minds.

F Dm

There's a starman waiting in the sky

Am C

He's told us not to blow it

C7

'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,