a new song , and the first song to ever be premiered from space .

it’s a collaboration by bnl and austronaut , chris hadfield . it also features the
wexford gleeks choir .

these chords overall sound good , with just a couple rough spots . i tanscribed them
by ear , so feel free to submit any corrections . enjoy!

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

– chords are played as follows : –
Em : 022000
D : xx0232
Am : x02210
C : x32010
G : 320033
Cadd9 : x32033

[ intro ]
Em , D , Am , C , D

[ verse 1 ]
Em D Am
on solid fuel and wires ,
C D Em
turn the key and light the fire ,
D Am C D
we’re leaving earth today .

[ verse 2 ]
this rocket’s burning bright ,
we’ll soon be out of sight ,
and orbiting in space .

[ pre – chorus ]
D Em
pushed back in my seat ,
G
look out my window ,
D Cadd9
there goes home .
D Em
that ball of shiny blue ,
G D Cadd9 D
houses everybody anybody ever knew .

[ chorus ]
D ( let ring ) G D
so sing your song , i’m listening ,
Am C Am
out where stars are glistening ,
D Em D Am C
i can hear your voices bouncing off the moon .
( C ) D G D
if you could see our nation ,
Am C Am D
from the international space station ,
Em D Am
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( get back soon ) .

[ verse 3 ]
eighteen thousand miles an hour ,
fueled by science and solar power ,
the ocean’s racing past .

[ verse 4 ]
at half a thousand tons ,
ninety minutes , moon to sun ,
a bullet can’t go half as fast .

[ pre – chorus ]
floating from my seat ,
look out my window ,
there goes home ( there goes home ) .
that brilliant ball of blue ,
is where i’m from and also where i’m going to .

[ chorus ]
so sing your song , i’m listening ,
out where stars are glistening ,
i can hear your voices bouncing off the moon .
if you could see our nation ,
from the international space station ,
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( get back soon ) .

[ bridge ]
Em D C
all black and white just fades to gray ,
Em D C
where the sun rises sixteen times a day ( day ) ,
Em D C
you can’t make out borders from up here ,
Em D C
just a spinning ball within a tiny atmosphere ( atmosphere ) .

[ break ]
( strum each chord once )
Cadd9 , D , Cadd9

[ pre – chorus ]
pushed back in my seat ,
look out my window ,
here comes home ( home ) .
what once was fueled by fear ,
now has fifteen nations orbiting together here .

[ chorus ]
so sing your song , i’m listening ,
out where stars are glistening ,
i can hear your voices bouncing off the moon .
if you could see our nation ,
from the international space station ,
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( get back soon ) ,

[ outro ]
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( getting back to you , getting back to you ) ,
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( getting back to you , getting back to you ) ,
you’d know why i want to get back soon ( getting back to you , getting back to you ) ,
you’d know why i want to get back soon .