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Space Truckin'

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

From "Machine Head", 1972

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VERSE
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(VERSE 1)
Well, we had a lot of luck on Ve - nus,
we al - ways have a ball on Mars.--- With meet-ing all the groov-y peo- ple we've rocked the Milk-y Way so far
We danced a-round with bo -----re --------al--------is, we're space truck-in' round the stars.-
(VERSE 2)
Re-mem-ber- when we did the moon-shot and
Po-ny Trek-ker led the way?--- We'd move to the Ca-nav -'ral moon
---stomp and ev-'ry 'naut would dance and sway.--- Got
mu-sic in our so ------lar--------sys----tem, we're space truck-in' round the stars.--
CHORUS
E (chord) let ring Chorus (A)
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Let's go space truckin'- Come on!

Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
' Re- Space truck-in'
E Chord to Key of A
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(Bridge)
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G5 A5 D5 C5 A5 C5 D5 E5(let ring)
(Bridge Verse)
The fire-ball that we rode was mov-
--ing but now we've got a new ma-chine----------------
Yeah, yeah,-----yeah,-------yeah! The freaks said,
"Man those cats can real-ly swing."-----------

They got mu---sic in their so------lar sys-------tem
--they've rocked a -round the Milk-y Way---ay-ay
They danced a-round with bo-re-al-is,
they're space truck-in' ev-'ry day.--------------------------

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(Repeat Chorus)
Guitar Solo
/ - slide
> - bend
F - Full bend
) - Half-step bend
H-Hammer
P- Pull Off
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Drum Solo

pick slide(steady gliss)
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Repeat chorus
Repeat and fade

Transcribed by Chris Jankauskas