[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 Ab/Bb - 6x6544] [Ab/Bb][Bb] x4 then [Bm] on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Verse 1] [Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions 'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin' To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin' It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2] [Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions 'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin' To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin' It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus] [Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Gm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Repeat until enough]