[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]
[Verse 1 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another summer day [D/F#] Is come and gone away [Em] In Paris and Ro [D] m But I wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] M [D] mmm [G][D] [G] Maybe surrounded by [D/F#] A million people I [Em] Still feel all alo [D] n I just wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] Oh I [D] miss you, y [G] ou know
[Bridge 1] And I've been [C] keeping all the letters That I [Em] wrote to you Each one a [Asus4] line or two [A] "I'm fine baby, [C] how are you?" [D] Well I would [C] send them But I know that it's just [Em] not enough My words were [F] cold and flat And you deserve [D] more t [Dsus] han that [D]
[Verse 2 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another aeroplane [D/F#] Another sunny place [Em] I'm lucky I kn [D] o But I wanna go [Cmaj7] home Mmmm, I' [D] ve got to go [G] home [D]
[Chorus] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] I'm just too [C] far from where you are I wanna [D] come [G] home
[Break] G D/F# Em D Cmaj7 D G
[Bridge 2] And I [C] feel just like I'm living Someone [Em] else's life It's like I just [Asus4] stepped outside [A] When everything was [C] going right [D] And I [C] know just why you could not Come [Em] along with me But this was [F] not your dream But you always be [D] liev [Dsus] ed in me [D]
[Verse 3 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another winter day has come [D/F#] And gone away [Em] And even Paris and Ro [D] m And I wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] [D] Let me go [G] home [D] [G] And I'm surrounded by [D/F#] A million people I [F/G] I still feel a [G7] lone Oh, let go [Cmaj7] home Oh, I [D] miss you, [G] you know [D]
[Chorus] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] I've had my [C] run Baby, I'm done I [D] gotta go [G] home [D] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] It'll all be alr [C] ight I'll be home ton [D] ight I'm coming back h [G] ome