Fireball XL5 (for all you fellow nostalgics out there)
Composed by Barry Gray
Sung by Don Spencer
Intro:
G G FFF G
C Am
I wish I was a spaceman
Dm G7
The fastest guy alive
C Am
I’d fly you around the Universe
Dm G7
In Fireball XL5
Am Em
Way out in space together
Dm G G F F F G
Conquerors of the skies
tacet … C Fill 1
My heart would be a fireball
Am Fill 2
A fireball
F G C G
Everytime I gazed into your starry eyes.
We’d take the path to Jupiter
And maybe very soon
We’d cruise along the Milky Way
And land upon the Moon
To a wonderland of stardust
We’ll zoom our way to Mars
My heart would be a fireball
A fireball
F G C G C
If you would be my Venus of the stars
Fill 1 (over a chord of ‘C’)
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Fill 2 (over a chord of Am)
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You can download a wav. version of the song from
www.earthstation1.com/bgthemes.html (as well as lots of
other Gerry Anderson goodies)
I’m not sure this is in the correct key. If it isn’t, do
let me know. Have fun!
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