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Rocket Man - Elton John
[Verse 1]
   Em7She packed my bags last night - pre-A9flight
   Em7Zero hour, nine A9A.M.
  CAnd I'm gonna be G/Bhigh -i-Amhigh       Am/Gas a kite by D/F#thenD  
   Em7I miss the earth so much, I A9miss my wife
   Em7It's lonely out in A9space                                   ^ ^
  COn such a G/Bti - i -Amimeless flightAm/G  D/F#  D/A  D  C  
[Chorus]
 GAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Ctime
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin' out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
 GAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Ctime
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin' out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
[Verse 2]
   Em7Mars ain't the kinda place to A9raise your kids
    Em7In fact it's cold as A9hell
   CAnd there's no one G/Bthere to Amraise them       Am/Gif you D/F#didD/A  D  
    Em7And all this science, I don't underA9stand
    Em7It's just my job five days a A9week
Rocket Cman  -Gaaa  -a -a- Aman         Am/Grocket D/F#manD/A  D  
[Chorus]
 GAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Ctime
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I'm a rA9ocket man
CRocket man, burnin' out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
  GAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Ctime
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin' out his fuse up Ghere alone
[Outro]
  CAnd I think it's gonna be a Glong long time
  CAnd I think it's gonna be a Glong long time
(Repeat 6 more times and fade out)

The story behind the song

"Rocket Man," also known as "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)," was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was released on March 31, 1972, as the lead single for John's album Honky Château. The song became a major hit, reaching number 2 in the UK and number 6 in the US Billboard Hot 100. It is considered to be John's signature song.

AI-written from these sources:Rocket Man (song) — Wikipedia ↗Elton John — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Rocket Man

by Elton John

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Rocket Man - Elton John

[Verse 1]

Em7 A9

She packed my bags last night - pre-flight

Em7 A9

Zero hour, nine A.M.

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# D

And I'm gonna be high -i-high as a kite by then

Em7 A9

I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife

Em7 A9

It's lonely out in space ^ ^

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# D/A D C

On such a ti - i -imeless flight

[Chorus]

G C

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

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

G/B A9

Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

G C

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

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

G/B A9

Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

[Verse 2]

Em7 A9

Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids

Em7 A9

In fact it's cold as hell

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# D/A D

And there's no one there to raise them if you did

Em7 A9

And all this science, I don't understand

Em7 A9

It's just my job five days a week

C G Am Am/G D/F# D/A D

Rocket man -aaa -a -a- an rocket man

[Chorus]

G C

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

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

G/B A9

Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

G C

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find

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

G/B A9

Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man

C G

Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

[Outro]

C G

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

C G

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

(Repeat 6 more times and fade out)

About Rocket Man Chords by Elton John

Learn how to play Rocket Man by Elton John with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Rocket Man chords”, “Rocket Man guitar chords”, or “Elton John Rocket Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Rocket Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Rocket Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em7, A9, A, C, G/B, Am.

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