{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2268141,"song":"The Rocket","artist":"Fred Eaglesmith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11477164-the-rocket-chords-by-fred-eaglesmith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2268141?type=chord","rating":4.88692,"votes":12,"content":"The Rocket by Fred Eaglesmith\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon, could you help me on this platform[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm not so good at climbing stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI brought me a drink and some sandwiches[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wanted to just sit and watch the trains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI come down here almost every Sunday[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy grandkids they used to come too[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow they drop me off at the front gate[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI guess that they've got better things to do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 47, she's a good one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo. 63 sings like a bird[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey that's the saddest train I ever heard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon, I'm a decorated veteran[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI fought in what they called 'The Great War'[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI used to believe in everything it stood for[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't believe in much anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 47, she's a good one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo. 63 sings like a bird[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey that's the saddest train I ever heard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon, you look just like my boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe stood here almost 40 years today[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe looked so good in that brand new soldier's uniform[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut that Rocket never brought him back again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 47, she's a good one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo. 63 sings like a bird[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey that's the saddest train I ever heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey that's the saddest train I ever heard[/tab]","plain_text":"The Rocket by Fred Eaglesmith\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\nG C\nD G\nC\nD G\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}