Astronaut Chords
by David Byrne
Astronaut by David Byrne is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, B, Dm, G#, G, Csus4 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C* B
The western lands, day turns to night
Dm C
Immaterial play of light
G# G C Csus4 C G7
It's very nice out here
C* B
I poked my hand in a hornet's nest
Dm C
They flew out all around my face
G# G C Csus4 C G7
I guess it's just self defense
C* B
The camera pans, the focus shifts
Dm C
The world is a hornet's nest
G# G C Csus4 C G7
I learned my lesson well
C* B
I surf the net and watched TV
Dm C
There's peace in the Middle East
G# G C Csus4 C G7
Feel like I'm an astronaut
G# G C
Now I am an astronaut