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Band: Shonen Knife
Song: Riding on the rocket
Album: Let's knife
note: This song is easiest to play using bar chords
INTRO:   C, D#  A#, , F  C, , G  D,    CB/  C(Intro plays 2 times)
Verse:
CRiding on the rocket FI wanna go to CplutoF  C  
CSpace foods are marshmallows, Fasparagus, ice CcreamF  C  
A#Blue eyed kitty cat said, pFlease let me go wGith you
Chorus:
CIko, Fiko Ceverybody Flet’s go
Iko, iko everybody let’s go
CIko, Fiko Ceverybody A#ikBoC  
  G     F#    D#     D  C#,     A#     B  C  
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth
(INTRO):   C, D#  A#, , F  C, , G  D,    CB/  C(plays 2 times)
Verse 2:
CGetting in radio Fcommunication
CHello, helloF  C  
CEarth is like a Flittle star, Chello helloF  C  
A#Shaking her hip, bFlue eyed cat dances the mGambo
CUka boo, Fuka boo Ceverybody Fuka boo
Uka boo, uka boo, space walk, uka boo
CUka boo, Fuka boo, Clet’s do the A#uka BbCoo
      G         F#       D#       D  C#,          A#     B  C  
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party
Floating through space let’s drink to the planet earth
SOLO:
(Rythm guitar)
  C    F   C,  F  C  
  C    F   C,  F  C  
G A  A# C
G D# A# C
(INTRO):   C, D#  A#, , F  C, , G  D,    CB/  C(plays 2 times)
CGetting in radio Fcommunication
CHello helloF  C  
CEarth is just a Flittle star 
Chello helloF  C  
A#Blue eyed kitty cat said,lFet’s do it oGne more time
CIko, Fiko Ceverybody Flet’s go
Uka boo, uka boo, everybody uka boo
CIko, Fiko everybody A#letB’s Cgo
  G     F#    D#     D  C#,     A#     B  C  
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth
      G         F#       D#       D  C#,          A#     B  C  
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party
Riding on the rocket, cheers to the planet earth 
Comeon!
  G     F#    D#     D  C#,     A#     B      C(continue to fadeout)

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Riding On The Rocket

by Shonen Knife

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Chords in this song · guitar

Come

Band: Shonen Knife

Song: Riding on the rocket

Album: Let's knife

note: This song is easiest to play using bar chords

C D# A# F C G D C C

INTRO: , , , , , , B/ (Intro plays 2 times)

Verse:

C F C F C

Riding on the rocket I wanna go to pluto

C F C F C

Space foods are marshmallows, asparagus, ice cream

A# F G

Blue eyed kitty cat said, please let me go with you

Chorus:

C F C F

Iko, iko everybody let’s go

C F C A# B C

Iko, iko everybody iko

G F# D# D C# A# B C

Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars

Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

C D# A# F C G D C C

(INTRO): , , , , , , B/ (plays 2 times)

Verse 2:

C F

Getting in radio communication

C F C

Hello, hello

C F C F C

Earth is like a little star, hello hello

A# F G

Shaking her hip, blue eyed cat dances the mambo

C F C F

Uka boo, uka boo everybody uka boo

Uka boo, uka boo, space walk, uka boo

C F C A# B C

Uka boo, uka boo, let’s do the uka boo

G F# D# D C# A# B C

Floating through space with you it’s a dance party

Floating through space let’s drink to the planet earth

SOLO:

(Rythm guitar)

C F C F C

G A A# C

G D# A# C

C D# A# F C G D C C

(INTRO): , , , , , , B/ (plays 2 times)

C F

Getting in radio communication

C F C

Hello hello

C F

Earth is just a little star

C F C

hello hello

A# F G

Blue eyed kitty cat said,let’s do it one more time

C F C F

Iko, iko everybody let’s go

Uka boo, uka boo, everybody uka boo

C F A# B C

Iko, iko everybody let’s go

G F# D# D C# A# B C

Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars

Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

G F# D# D C# A# B C

Floating through space with you it’s a dance party

Riding on the rocket, cheers to the planet earth

Come

on!

G F# D# D C# A# B C

, (continue to fadeout)

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