Life On Mars?
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[Verso 1]A C#m F#
It's a god-awful small affair
F#
To the girl with the mousy hair
Bm D E
But her mummy is yelling "No"
E
And her daddy has told her to go
A C#m F#
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
F# Bm
Now she walks through her sunken dream
Bm A# D
To the seat with the clearest view
E
And she's hooked to the silver screen
[Pré-Refrão]
C E Am
But the film is a saddening bore
A#
For she's lived it ten times or more
F A Dm
She could spit in the eyes of fools
D#
As they ask her to focus on
[Refrão]
D G
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Bm A# A
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
Am Em
It's the freakiest show
Gm D
Take a look at the lawman
G
Beating up the wrong guy
Bm A# A
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Am Em
He's in the best selling show
Gm Bm A# D E
Is there life on Mars?
[Verso 2]
A C#m F#
It's on America's tortured brow
F#
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Bm A# D
Now the workers have struck for fame
E
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
A C#m F#
See the mice in their million hordes
F#
From Ibeza to the norfolk broads
Bm D
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
E
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
[Pré-Refrão]
C E Am
But the film is a saddening bore
A#
For I've writ it ten times or more
F A Dm
It's about to be writ again
D#
As I ask you to focus on
[Refrão]
D G
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Bm A# A
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
Am Em
It's the freakiest show
Gm D
Take a look at the lawman
G
Beating up the wrong guy
Bm A# A
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Am Em
He's in the best selling show
Gm Bm A# D E
Is there life on Mars?
D
Is there life on Mars?
How to play Life On Mars?
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.