David Bowie — Space Oddity demo - alternative lyrics

John Hutchinson: Nice, nice David Bowie: Didn’t sound nice to me. Let’s remember to do that. Ok, Hutch (Begins playing) DB: Ope, hun. Yeah? JH: What a single! DB: We’re recording, now. Wait, Christie, don’t talk [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Ground Control to Major Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills And put your helmet on (Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to Major Tom (Eight) (Seven, six) Commencing (Five) countdown Engines on (Four, three, two) Check ignition (One) And may God's love (Blast off) be with you [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 2] This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows Though I'm passed 100,000 miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship know what I must do And I think my life on earth is nearly through [Verse 3] Ground Control to Major Tom You're off your course, direction's wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you- [Bridge] Here am I sitting in a tin can Far above the Moon The planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do [Instrumental Outro] [Morse code for "SOS"]