really not that many chords for this song out there . figured i’d share these . hope you enjoy!

standard tuning

capo on the 2nd fret

[ verse 1 ]
G Bm C
there was darkness , there was light
D G
there was day and there was night
Bm C D
there was wrong and there was right

[ chorus ]
( D ) G
and then there was me
Bm C D
you didn’t even know me but you treated me like dirt
G
and then there was me
Bm C D
you didn’t even know me but you called me a jerk
G Bm C D
and then there was meeeeeee

[ verse 2 ]
i’m from a planet near a star
you wouldn’t know , it’s very far
they’re calling me the man from mars

[ chorus ]
but i think they’re insulting me
they tried to take my special suit
( insulting me )
they say my head looks like fruit
( what is fruit? )
( insulting me )
put your hands up or i’ll shoot!

[ bridge ]
Em
i don’t have hands
D C
across the galaxy , i flew
G Bm Em
heard a peaceful message sent by you
D C
now i find you’re judged by color and size
D
i can’t believe what you called my . . .

[ verse 3 ]
i’m the guy who sailed the sky , but i think i’d like to live here
like to share your mountains , share your trees and share your rivers
i’ve never seen so many beings of so many colours
i’d like one day for you to say that i could call you brothers

[ chorus ]
( and then there was we )
i’d like to learn about your pizza and your weather
( and then there was we )
then we could learn about how beings live together
( and then there was we )

[ coda ]
Am
so if you’re thinking about being a spaceman
C G
it won’t matter if you’re black or white
Bm C D G
or purple or green or blue or red
Bm C D G
or yellow with polka dots on your head
Bm C D G
or made of snow , or made of wheat
Bm C D G
or looking like something that’s kind of a treat
Bm C
i like your hat . . . [ it fades out here , but you can just play the Bm , C , D , G
progression a couple times until the end . ]