[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]
[Intro - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] [C] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] [C] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [C][C][C9] x - [C9][C][C9][C] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Verse 4] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause] [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Pause - THEN PLAY G BUT AS PER KEYBOARD INTRO WITH C9 pluck all strings to help high E rings out] [Gadd9][G] E -5-----3--5--7--5--3 B -0------------------ G -0------------------ D -0------------------ A -X------------------ E -3------------------ Close to you (end on Gadd9 with pause before outro)
[Outro] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you (repeat to fade)
