Astronaut

Duran Duran

Tom: A

Tuning: Standard  
 
Here are the chords to the band's title track from their 2004 album. Much of this song 
is acoustic based, with Simon LeBon playing these chords live and Andy Taylor playing 
along for some of them. Andy also does some extra work on the electric in parts of the 
song, as well. 
 
Verse One: 
Em                  B     Asus2  Am 
Makes my hair stand up on end 
Something alien happening 
Synchronized but don't comprehend 
Coz where I stop that's where you begin 
 
I know the moment I commit 
A pleasure rising when I take the hit 
And I'm addicted to state you're in 
Cos you're getting me out of it 

A               E              D 
Wasted 
There is nothing gonna ace this 
And we're gonna go to space kid 
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut

Verse Two: 
Em             B     Asus2  Am 
Groovin-out to x-ray spex 
Something tells me you're the alien sex 
I can't imagine now; what comes next 
When this astronaut connects? 
 
Coming-on when I touch your skin 
A kind of strange light you emit 
I feel your gravity pull me in 
Now you're getting me out of it 

A               E              D 
Wasted 
There is nothing gonna ace this 
And we're gonna go to space kid 
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut

(Repeat Again)  

Bridge: 
(No Chords Played Here) 
Bare-feet for quantam leap 
Because space is hot and deep 
And we follow giant footprints as we fall... in 
falling like the twins through Saturn's holy rings 
And if they can't hold us 
Where it's gonna end up - anybody knows 
 
Interlude: 
A               E              D 
An A-stronaut 
An A-stronaut 

A               E              D 
Wasted 
There is nothing gonna ace this 
And we're gonna go to space kid 
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut 
(Repeat Again)

Finale: 
A               E              D 
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop 
An A-stronaut 
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop 
An A-stronaut 
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop 
An A-stronaut 
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop 
An A-stronaut 
 
 
There are many upstrokes here... and they follow the same pattern throughout the song: 
Em: down, up up up 
B: up, down, up 
Asus2: up 
Am: down, up 
 
A; down, up up up 
E: up, down, up 
D: up, down, up 
 
And here's how it should look in tab form... try to hit some of the bottom strings when 
playing Em as well for a better sound. 
 
Verse: 

 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------1--1--| 
G|------------------4--4--4----2--2--2--| 
D|--2----2--2--2----4--4--4----2--2--2--| 
A|--2----2--2--2----2--2--2-------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

 
 
Chorus and Interlude: 

 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|------------------9--9--9----7--7--7--| 
D|--7----7--7--7----9--9--9----7--7--7--| 
A|--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----5--5--5--| 
E|--5----5--5--5------------------------|