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Rocket Man

by Elton John

Written by: John & Taupin

ROCKET MAN John & Taupin Elton John Bm7 E7 ||: / ~ ^She packed my | bags last night pre^flight.| tt tt tt tt | //// | ||: / ~ ^Mars aint the | kind of place to^raise | the^kids ss ss ss | //// | Bm7 E7 D | / Zero hour rr | // nine a^m.| mm mm mm mm | // // | | / / / In^fact.| tt its^cold as hell.| ll ll ll ll | // // | G D Em7-4 020200 | / And^Im gonna be | hi ii ii gh.| hh hh hh hh | / As^a kite by | | / And^theres no^one there.| ee ee ee to | raise ee them mm| / if^you did dd.| A | then nn nn nn | //// | //// | //// | | dd dd dd dd | //// | //// | //// | Bm7 E9-4 002232 A | / I miss the^earth.| hh so much I^miss | my wi fe ee | // // | | / And all this^sci. | ience ee I^dont under | stan dd dd dd | // // | Bm7 E9-4 D | / / / Its | lonely out in space.| ee ee // | / / / / | | / Its just my | job five days a^week.| kk kk // | / ~ ^A Rocket | G D Em7 A | / On such^a time.| ee ee ee ee.| ee less flight tt.| tt / / / | / / / / | //// | | Man nn nn nn.| nn nn nn nn.| nn nn / / | / ~ ^a Rocket Man.| nn nn nn nn | //// | A7-4 | //// | //// | //// | //// | | //// | //// | //// | //// | D G | / And^I think^its gonna | be a^long long time.| ee Till touch^down brings.| D | s^me round again to find.| dd Im not the^man.| n^they^think^I am at^home.| G D E7 G | e^Oh no no no.| oo oo oo Im^a | Rocket man nn nn | //// | Rocket man nn ~ ^burn.| A D | n^ing out^his fuse up^here.| ee alone ee ee | //// | G 1. | //// | //// | CHORUS G 2. | //// | //// :|| G 3. | //// | //// | CHORUS G D G 4. | /// And^I ||: think^its gonna be a^long.| g long ^time ee ee | //// | /// And^I :|| Repeat and fade

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Rocket Man is performed by Elton John and written by John & Taupin. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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