Rocket Man
Elton John (with Bernie Taupin, 1972)
Play loosely
4/4 | D - - - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 &
| [Em7] She packed my bags | last night pre- | [A] flight | [A]
| [Em7] Zero hour, | nine | [A] A.M. | [A]
| [C] And I'm gonna be | [G] hi - i - | [Am] -igh, | [Am] as a kite by
| [D] then | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D]
| [Em7] I miss the | earth so much, I | [A] miss my wife | [A]
| [Em7] ...It's | lonely out in space | [A]... | [A]...
| [C] On such a ti - | [G] i - i - | [Am] -imeless flight | [Am]
| [D] | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D] |
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
| [Em7] Mars ain't the | kinda place to | [A] raise your kids | [A]
| [Em7] ...In | fact it's cold as | [A] hell | [A]
| [C] And there's no one | [G] there to | [Am] raise them | [Am]
if you | [D] did | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D] |
| [Em7] And all this science, | I don't under- | [A] stand | [A]
| [Em7] It's just my job | five days a | [A] week | [A]
Rocket | [C] man - | [G] - a - | [Am] -an | [Am] rocket
| [D] man | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] |
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G] long long time
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G] long long time
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 9/30/17 JJ
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Elton John (with Bernie Taupin, 1972)
Play loosely
4/4 | D - - - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 &
| [Em7] She packed my bags | last night pre- | [A] flight | [A]
| [Em7] Zero hour, | nine | [A] A.M. | [A]
| [C] And I'm gonna be | [G] hi - i - | [Am] -igh, | [Am] as a kite by
| [D] then | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D]
| [Em7] I miss the | earth so much, I | [A] miss my wife | [A]
| [Em7] ...It's | lonely out in space | [A]... | [A]...
| [C] On such a ti - | [G] i - i - | [Am] -imeless flight | [Am]
| [D] | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D] |
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
| [Em7] Mars ain't the | kinda place to | [A] raise your kids | [A]
| [Em7] ...In | fact it's cold as | [A] hell | [A]
| [C] And there's no one | [G] there to | [Am] raise them | [Am]
if you | [D] did | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D] |
| [Em7] And all this science, | I don't under- | [A] stand | [A]
| [Em7] It's just my job | five days a | [A] week | [A]
Rocket | [C] man - | [G] - a - | [Am] -an | [Am] rocket
| [D] man | [Dsus4] | [Dsus2] | [D]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] | [C] | [C]
Chorus
| [G] And I think it's gonna | be a long long |
| [C] time, till touchdown | [C] brings me 'round again to
| [G] find. I'm not the | man they think I am at
| [C] home. Oh no, no, | [G] no, I'm a | [A] rocket man | [A]
| [C] Rocket man, | burnin' up a fuse out | [G] here alone | [G] |
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G] long long time
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G] long long time
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 9/30/17 JJ
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