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[Intro]
Gm C Gm C
[Verse]
GmShe packed my bags last night, Cpre-flight
GmZero hour, 9 Ca.m.
EbAnd I′m gonna be Bb/Dhigh    higCmh
BbAs a kite by F/AthenF  
GmI miss the Earth so much, I miss Cmy wife so much yeah
GmIt's lonely out in Cspace
EbOn such a Bb/DtimelCmess flightBb  F/A  F  
[Chorus]
BbAnd I think it′s gonna be a long, long time
Eb'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Bbfind
I′m not the man they Bb/Dthink I am at homEbe
Bb/DOh, no, no, no
CI′m a rocket manC  
EbRocket man, Ebburning out his Bbfuse up here aloneBb  
Eb Eb
[Verse]
GmMars ain′t the kind of place to Bbraise your CkidsC  
GmIn fact, itBb's colCd as hellC  Bb  
EbAnd there's no one Bb/Dthere Cmto raise Bbthem
If you FdidF  F  F  
GmAnd all this science, BbmI don′t uCnderstandC  
GmIt′s just my job five dBbmays a weCek
BbA rEbocket Bb/DmanCm  
 Bbrocket Fman     Foh yeahF  F  
[Chorus]
BbAnd I think it′s gonna be a long, long time
Eb'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Bbfind
I′m not the man they Bb/Dthink I am at homEbe
Bb/DOh, no, no, no
CI′m a rocket manC  
EbRocket man, Ebburning out his Bbfuse up here aloneBb  
Eb Eb
[Chorus]
BbAnd I think it′s gonna be a long, long time
Eb'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Bbfind
I′m not the man they Bb/Dthink I am at homEbe
Bb/DOh, no, no, no
CI′m a rocket manC  
EbRocket man, Ebburning out his Bbfuse up here aloneBb  
[Outro]
       EbAnd I think it′s Ebgonna be a Bblong, long Bbtime
     EbAnd I think itEb′s gonna Bbbe, I Bbthink it's gonna a
EblongEb,Eb  Eb  
Eblong BbtimeBb  Bb  Bb  Bb  

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Rocket Man

by Andreas Kümmert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

F/A

Bbm

[Intro]

Gm C Gm C

[Verse]

Gm C

She packed my bags last night, pre-flight

Gm C

Zero hour, 9 a.m.

Eb Bb/D Cm

And I′m gonna be high high

Bb F/A F

As a kite by then

Gm C

I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife so much yeah

Gm C

It's lonely out in space

Eb Bb/D Cm Bb F/A F

On such a timeless flight

[Chorus]

And I think it′s gonna be a long, long time

Eb Bb

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

Bb/D Eb

I′m not the man they think I am at home

Bb/D

Oh, no, no, no

C C

I′m a rocket man

Eb Eb Bb Bb

Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone

Eb Eb

[Verse]

Gm Bb C C

Mars ain′t the kind of place to raise your kids

Gm Bb C C Bb

In fact, it's cold as hell

Eb Bb/D Cm Bb

And there's no one there to raise them

F F F F

If you did

Gm Bbm C C

And all this science, I don′t understand

Gm Bbm C

It′s just my job five days a week

Bb Eb Bb/D Cm

A rocket man

Bb F F F F

rocket man oh yeah

[Chorus]

And I think it′s gonna be a long, long time

Eb Bb

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

Bb/D Eb

I′m not the man they think I am at home

Bb/D

Oh, no, no, no

C C

I′m a rocket man

Eb Eb Bb Bb

Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone

Eb Eb

[Chorus]

And I think it′s gonna be a long, long time

Eb Bb

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

Bb/D Eb

I′m not the man they think I am at home

Bb/D

Oh, no, no, no

C C

I′m a rocket man

Eb Eb Bb Bb

Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone

[Outro]

Eb Eb Bb Bb

And I think it′s gonna be a long, long time

Eb Eb Bb Bb

And I think it′s gonna be, I think it's gonna a

Eb Eb Eb Eb

long,

Eb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb

long time

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