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Rocket's Tail
By Kate Bush
From 1989's "The Sensual World"
GmThat November night, Cm7lookiEbng up into the sky, F  
You said, 
Gm"Hey, wish that was me up there-Cm-
It's the biEbggest rocket I could find,F  
And it's holding the night in its armsEb  
If onFsus4ly for a mCsus4oment.
I cFan't see the look in its eyes,Eb  
But I'm sure Cmit must be laughingF." 
GmBut it seemed to me Cm  
EbThe saddest thing I'd eveFr seen, 
                              GmCm2       
And I thought you were crazy, 
Ebmaj7Wishing Fsus2such a thing. 
I saw onlFy a stick on fire,Eb  
AlonFsus2e on its joCsus4urney
FHome to the quickening ground,Eb  
With no Csus4one there to catch Fit. 
GmI put on my pointed hat Cm  
And my Ebblack and silver suFit,
GmAnd I check my gunpowder pCmack 
And I sEbtrap the stick on my bCsus4ack.
And, dresFsed as a rocket on Waterloo BridEbge--
NoboFsus2dy seems to see me.Csus4  
FThen, with the fuse in my hand,Eb  
And now Cmshooting into thFe night!
3X:        Cm     Bb     F  
       Eb       F     Cm
And stFill as a rocket, 
I lCmand in the river. 
EbWas it mGme said you were crazy? F  
2X:      Cm    Bb     F  Gm  
I pCm7ut on my cloBbudiest suitF,Gm  Cm  Bb  F  Gm  
Cm7Size 5 lightning booBbts, tooF. Gm  Cm7  
'Cause I am Bba rocket F  Gm  Cm7  Bb  
FOn fire. Gm  Cm7  
BbWith my taiFl on fire, Gm  Cm7  Bb  
FTail on fire, Gm  Cm7  Bb  
FOn fire. Gm  
Cm7Look at me go, look at look Bbat meF  Eb  Cm  

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Rockets Tail

by Kate Bush

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Cm7

Fsus4

Csus4

Ebmaj7

Fsus2

Rocket's Tail

By Kate Bush

From 1989's "The Sensual World"

Gm Cm7 Eb F

That November night, looking up into the sky,

You said,

Gm Cm

"Hey, wish that was me up there--

Eb F

It's the biggest rocket I could find,

And it's holding the night in its arms

Fsus4 Csus4

If only for a moment.

F Eb

I can't see the look in its eyes,

Cm F

But I'm sure it must be laughing."

Gm Cm

But it seemed to me

Eb F

The saddest thing I'd ever seen,

Cm2

And I thought you were crazy,

Ebmaj7 Fsus2

Wishing such a thing.

F Eb

I saw only a stick on fire,

Fsus2 Csus4

Alone on its journey

F Eb

Home to the quickening ground,

Csus4 F

With no one there to catch it.

Gm Cm

I put on my pointed hat

Eb F

And my black and silver suit,

Gm Cm

And I check my gunpowder pack

Eb Csus4

And I strap the stick on my back.

F Eb

And, dressed as a rocket on Waterloo Bridge--

Fsus2 Csus4

Nobody seems to see me.

F Eb

Then, with the fuse in my hand,

Cm F

And now shooting into the night!

Cm Bb F

3X:

Eb F Cm

And still as a rocket,

I land in the river.

Eb Gm F

Was it me said you were crazy?

Cm Bb F Gm

2X:

Cm7 Bb F Gm Cm Bb F Gm

I put on my cloudiest suit,

Cm7 Bb F Gm Cm7

Size 5 lightning boots, too.

Bb F Gm Cm7 Bb

'Cause I am a rocket

F Gm Cm7

On fire.

Bb F Gm Cm7 Bb

With my tail on fire,

F Gm Cm7 Bb

Tail on fire,

F Gm

On fire.

Cm7 Bb F Eb Cm

Look at me go, look at look at me

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