
Elton John-Rocket Man
[Verse 1 - BPM 137] [Gm7] She packed by bag last night,
[C9] preflight,
[Gm7] Zero hour, nine a.
[C9]m.
[Eb] And I'm gonna be
[Bb/D] high
[Cm] igh
[Cm7/Bb] igh
As a kite by
[F/A] then (repeat F/A at 5th fret)
[Gm7] I miss the earth so much I
[C9] miss my wife
[Gm7] It's lonely out in space
[C9] [Eb] On such a
[Bb/D] time
i i i i i
[Cm] ime less flight
[Cm7/Bb] [F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9-668866] (at 7th fret whole barre)
[Chorus - Play Bb at 6th fret - stay in that area] [Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no...
[Bb/D] I'm a roc
[C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up
[Bb] here alone
[Eb] ...........
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no...
[Bb/D] I'm a roc
[C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up
[Bb] here alone
[Eb] ...........
[Verse 2] [Gm7] Mars ain't the kind of place
[C9] To raise your kids
[Gm7] In fact, it's cold as hell
[C9] [Eb] And there's no one
[Bb/D] there to
[Cm] raise them
[Cm7/Bb] If you did (don't climb all the way - stay on F/A)
[F/A][Gm7] And all this science
[C9] I don't understand
[Gm7] It's just my job
[C9] Five days a week
A Rocket
[Eb] Man
[Bb/D] an a
[Cm] an
[Cm7/Bb] Rocket Man
[F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9] [Chorus] [Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no...
[Bb/D] I'm a roc
[C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up
[Bb] here alone
[Eb] [Chorus again]