----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING - Chris de Burgh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: C. de Burgh Album: "Spanish Train And Other Stories" (1975, A & M Records) Transcribed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: December 15, 2009 INTRO: Dm C Bb Dm F C Bb C E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -6---8-6-5-------|---------------5-|-6---8-6-5-------|---------------5-| G -------------7-5-|-7---7-5-7-------|-------------7-5-|-7~--------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . [fill] Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bb E -----------------|-------------5-6-|--8--10--8-8-=----|----------------| B -6---8-6-5-------|-------------6-8-|-10--11-10-8--10-8|-6--------------| G -------------7-5-|-7---7-5-7-------|------------------|-7~-------------| D -----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| C Dm (Dm) E -----------------|-----------------|------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|------------------| G -------------5---|-7-=-------------|------------------| D -------------5---|-7-=-------------|------------------| A -----------------|-----------------|------------------| E -----------------|-----------------|------------------| [fill] The guitar fill below is played at Bar 4 and Bar 9 of the Intro: E -----------------|-----------------| B -------------6-8-|-8=/10~----------| G --------7-9------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------| 1ST VERSE: Dm F C Dm A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar F C Bb C 'Twas light years of time since his mission did start Dm Am Bb Dm And over a village he halted his craft F C Bb And it hung in the sky like a star C Dm Just like a star 2ND VERSE: Dm F C Dm He followed a light and came down to a shed F C Bb C Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed Dm Am Bb Dm A bright light of silver shone 'round his head F C Bb And he had the face of an angel C Dm And they were afraid 3RD VERSE: Dm F C Dm Then the stranger spoke, he said, "Do not fear, F C Bb C I come from a planet a long way from here Dm Am Bb Dm And I bring a message for mankind to hear" F C Bb C Dm And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air CHORUS: Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm And it went, la la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C La la la la la la la Dm Am Bb Dm La la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C Dm Bb C Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child Dm Am Bb Dm La la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C La la la la la la la Dm Am Bb Dm La la la la la la la la la la F C Bb Ahhh ahhh ahhh (Bb) Dm E -----------------5--6--5--|-8=/10~----------| B -----------5-6-8----------|-----------------| G -------5-7----------------|-----------------| D --------------------------|-----------------| A --------------------------|-----------------| E --------------------------|-----------------| . . . . 4TH VERSE: Dm F C Dm This lovely music went trembling through the ground F C Bb C And many were wakened on hearing that sound Dm Am Bb Dm And travellers on the road, the village they found F C Bb By the light of that ship in the sky C Dm Which shone all around 5TH VERSE: Dm F C Dm And just before dawn, at the paling of the sky F C Bb C The stranger returned, and said, "Now I must fly Dm Am Bb Dm When two thousand years of your time has gone by F C Bb C Dm This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry" CHORUS: Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm And it went, la la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C La la la la la la la Dm Am Bb Dm La la la la la la la la la la F C Bb Dm This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm And it goes, la la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C La la la la la la la Dm Am Bb Dm La la la la la la la la la la F C Bb C Dm Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm Oh, the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear that song again F C Bb C There are thousands standing on the edge of the world Dm Am Bb Dm And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here, This F C Bb C E -----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -6~----6h8p6\5~---5h6p5|\3~--------------|-----------------| G -----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . song will begin once again, to a baby's Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bb E -1---3-1-0-------|-----------------|-1---3-1-0-------|-------1---1-----| B -------------3-1-|-3---3-1-3---3---|---1-------1-3-1-|-3---3-----------| G ---2-------2-----|---3-------2---0-|-----------------|-3-3-----3-------| D -0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| A ---------0-------|-1---------------|---------3-------|-1---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| cry ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -All of the Intro except for the fill is a keyboard part tabbed for guitar. All other tabbed parts are guitar parts. =...hold note /...slide up ~...vibrato \...slide down (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret