[Intro - BPM 100 - No drums] [Bb/A][Bb/A][Fmaj7][Fmaj7] x 2 (hey now now etc)
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Gm] Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow. [F] I lean back on my radio-o-o [C] Some cat was laying down some [C7] rock'n'roll, 'Lotta soul' he said. [F][Ab][Bb] (coming back to Gm after this)
[Verse 2] [Gm] Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade [F] Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase [C] That weren't no DJ that was [C7] hazy cosmic jive.
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[Interlude - Solo] [Bb][F][C][F] - [Bb][F][C] (drop final bar)
[Verse 3] [Gm] Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou [F] Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo [C] Switch on the TV we may [C7] pick him up on Channel 2 [F][Ab][Bb]
[Verse 4] [Gm] Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight, [F] If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight, [C] Don't tell your papa or he'll [C7] get us locked up in fright
(Drums stop - hard strum) [A][G]
[Chorus] There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[F] Star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He'd [Am] like to come and [C] meet us But he [C7] thinks he'd blow our minds. There's a [F] star [F] man [Dm] waiting in the sky He's [Am] told us not to [C] blow it 'Cause he [C7] knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me, [Bb] Let the [Bbm] children lose it [F] let the [D7] children use it [Gm] Let all the [C] children boogie
[Outro] [Bb][F][C][F] [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la [Bb] La la la la [F] la, la la la [C] la, la la la [F] la, la la la la
[Verse 1 - No drums - freeform-ish] I [A] remember [Amaj7] all my [A] life [A] Raining down as [Amaj7] cold as [A] ice [Bm] Shadows of a man [Bm] Face through a window [G] Crying in the night The [E7] night goes [E] in [E7] to
[Verse 2] [A] Morning, just a [Amaj7] nother [A] day [A] Happy people [Amaj7] pass my [A] way [Bm] Looking in their eyes I [Bm] see a memory I [G] never realized How [E7] happy you [E] made [E7] me
[Chorus - Full drums] Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] came and you [D] gave without [E] taking But I [E7] sent you a [E] way Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] kissed me and [D] stopped me from [E] shaking And I [E7] need you to [E] day, oh [A] Mandy
[Interlude - half bar each chord- drums stop] [A][F#m][D] ([E][E7])
[Verse 3 - Drums back in] I'm [A] standing on the [Amaj7] edge of [A] time I [A] walked away when [Amaj7] love was [A] mine [Bm] Caught up in a world Of [Bm] uphill climbing [G] Tears are in my mind And [E7] nothing is [E] rhy [E7] ming
[Chorus] Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] came and you [D] gave without [E] taking But I [E7] sent you a [E] way Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] kissed me and [D] stopped me from [E] shaking And I [E7] need you to [E] day, oh Mandy
[Interlude] [F#m][C#m][D][Bm] [E][E]
[Semi Verse] [Bm] Yesterday's a dream, I [Bm] face the morning [G] Crying on a breeze, the [E7] pain is [E] call [E7] ing
[Chorus] Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] came and you [D] gave without [E] taking But I [E7] sent you a [E] way Oh, [A] Mandy Well, you [F#m] kissed me and [D] stopped me from [E] shaking And I [E7] need you to [E] day, oh [B] Mandy (key change) Well, you [G#m] came and you [E] gave without [F#7] taking But I [F#] sent you away Oh, [B] Mandy Well, you [G#m] kissed me and [E] stopped me from [F#7] shaking And I [F#] need [B] you . . .
