Home

Mr. Anderson

Thursday the Ninth

Chords and Lyrics

Usually, the A, c# and B chords are played at various positions on the neck while all having the upper B and E strings played open with the chord for a more sustained sound. In the verse the c# chord is played lower down on the neck to mix it up (here called c# on 1st or c# (1st)). The chorus, bridge and intro all use the c# on the 9th fret. 

[intro]
[the intro chords are played in this pattern that repeats]
              E c
              E c
              
[verse 1]
[the verse chords are played in this pattern that repeats]
        E                                   c (1st)
        A passenger on the shore under the moonlight 
        E                                       c (1st)
        He swears he's seen this before with a different pair of eyes
        E            c (1st)
        Mr. Anderson why are you there?
        E                                                c (1st)
        You've surprised the sea shells but I'm sure the waves know you're there
        
[verse 2]
        E                          c (1st)
        He's been walking here for quite some time 
        E                          c (1st)
        Keeping company with those dolphins in the skies
        E                     c (1st)
        He wishes some cosmic tide would flow his way
        E                                 c (1st)
        Or maybe something special like a sign or a charade
        
[chorus]
               E   E2  A                  c                       B
        And he wonders how many stars are out there that he can't see?
               E   E2  A                    c                 B
        And he wonders how many of them are waiting there for me?
               A       B    c
        And he wanders all alone
               A       c   B
        Yes he wanders all alone
        
[bridge]
                 A                       B
        So is it cold in zero gravity do starships fly by frequently 
           c                                    B
        Is Mars really that red up close do its oceans span from coast to coast
                A                            B
        Does it ever get lonely way up there if there's nothing not even air
           c                                  B                                 B
        By Jupiter where no one dwells do you ever wish you were somewhere else?
        
[chorus]
               E   E2  A                  c                       B
        And he wonders how many stars are out there that he can't see?
               E   E2  A                    c                 B
        And he wonders how many of them are waiting there for me?
               A       B    c
        And he wanders all alone
               A       c   B
        Yes he wanders all alone
        
[outro - see into TAB]
        E c
        E c
        E c 
        E c