Am  C  F  C E
Am  E  F E  Am

Am
Got out of bed this morning, I didn’t sleep at all
C                E           Am
Today I'm makin’ history I'm pickin' up my call,
I'm going into space, man, don't know when I'm comming down
C                       E                Am
But I'll send you all a message when I'm passing my ole town.
F          E          F            E        E Dm C B (or: E5 D5 C5 B5)
So tell me, why is it, we're never happy?

Am                       C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
             F                        C   E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am                        E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
     F             E          Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.

Am
I can feel my body shiver, the lights are everywhere,
      C           E            Am
They marvel at my heartbeats inside the atmosphere.
And I'm looking at the world, in a way you never could
  C             E                  Am
I knew I'd be a traveling man, but I misunderstood.
F          E          F             E      E Dm C B (or: E5 D5 C5 B5)
So tell me, why is it, we're never happy?

Am                       C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
             F                        C   E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am                        E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
     F             E          Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.

[Break]
Dm Bb A
Dm Bb A
Dm Bb A
G F   E

Dm                Bb     A
Don't you tell me that I never
Dm              Bb       A
I will show you what I’m made of
Dm                         Bb          A
Ready for the EVA come on, let's go outside and play
G    F   E
What you say?

Am                       C
Everybody wants to be an astronaut
             F                        C   E
And take the long tall trail into the stars.
Am                        E
Everybody wants to show a brother what they got.
     F             E          Am
Everybody wants to be...

(same as chorus)
Am C F C E
La la la la la la la…
Am E F E Am
La la la la la la la…

Am                       C
Everybody wants to be an superstar
         F                               C   E
Rock the world and make the cover at The Times
Am                                     E
‘Cause everybody 's happy when they’re playing the guitar.
     F             E
Everybody wants to be
     F             E
Everybody wants to be
     F             E          Am
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.