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Rocketown

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Intro 3x:   A    E    D   E  
AA Friday Enight Daffair 
Out in the Ecity Aheat 
Always a Eparty thDere 
Along the Esordid Fstreet 
And it was CguarantGeed 
The place to Dbe was ARocketown E  D  E  
AThe drinks were Etwo for Done 
Inside the Ecrowded bAars 
The girls would Emake their Drun 
Down on the EboulevFard 
It was the iCdol pGlace 
We lived the Dways of ARocketown E  A  G  
FHang around by the C/Estreet light Dm  
In the heart of the Enight life A  E  D  E  A  E  D  E  
AThere came a Ecertain mDan 
A stranger Eto the cArowd 
We didn't EundersDtand 
What he was Eall aFbout 
He walked a Cdifferent Gpace 
So out of Dplace in ARocketown E  D  E  
AThey made a Efool of Dhim 
They teased him Ewhen he's Aspeak 
But when they Eknocked him Ddown 
He turned the Eother cFheek 
He told me CI could Gfind 
A life outsDide of RAocketown E  A  G  
FHang around by the C/Estreet light Dm  
In the heart of the Enight life 
FWhat was his mission 
EWhere    E/G#was he Amgoing 
FWhy was his heart light aGlways gG#dimlowing? 
FAll I was missing 
EHe sE/G#tood there hAmolding 
WFhat was his secret 
GCould I know G#dimit? A  E  D  E  A  E  D  E  
ASome didn't Elike him Dnear 
Some laughed and Eturned aAway 
But me, I lEonged to Dhear 
All that he Ehad to sFay 
He had a Cpeace of mGind 
I couldn't Dfind in RAocketown E  A  G  
FAnd when I reached down C/Einside me Dm  
I could feel the emptEiness 
AHe said it's Ein the hDeart 
This change that Ecomes to Abe 
Now he had dEone his pDart 
The rest was Eup to Fme 
As we were Cstanding tGhere 
He said a prayer Dfor RAocketown E  A  G  
As we were sCtanding tGhere 
He said a prayer Dfor RAocketown E  A  G  
He walked off CsilentGly 
And prayed for Dme 
And RAocketown... E  D  E  A  E  D  E  

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Rocketown

by Michael W. Smith

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C/E

E/G#

G#dim

A E D E

Intro 3x:

A E D

A Friday night affair

E A

Out in the city heat

E D

Always a party there

E F

Along the sordid street

C G

And it was guaranteed

D A E D E

The place to be was Rocketown

A E D

The drinks were two for one

E A

Inside the crowded bars

E D

The girls would make their run

E F

Down on the boulevard

C G

It was the idol place

D A E A G

We lived the ways of Rocketown

F C/E Dm

Hang around by the street light

E A E D E A E D E

In the heart of the night life

A E D

There came a certain man

E A

A stranger to the crowd

E D

We didn't understand

E F

What he was all about

C G

He walked a different pace

D A E D E

So out of place in Rocketown

A E D

They made a fool of him

E A

They teased him when he's speak

E D

But when they knocked him down

E F

He turned the other cheek

C G

He told me I could find

D A E A G

A life outside of Rocketown

F C/E Dm

Hang around by the street light

In the heart of the night life

What was his mission

E E/G# Am

Where was he going

F G G#dim

Why was his heart light always glowing?

All I was missing

E E/G# Am

He stood there holding

What was his secret

G G#dim A E D E A E D E

Could I know it?

A E D

Some didn't like him near

E A

Some laughed and turned away

E D

But me, I longed to hear

E F

All that he had to say

C G

He had a peace of mind

D A E A G

I couldn't find in Rocketown

F C/E Dm

And when I reached down inside me

I could feel the emptiness

A E D

He said it's in the heart

E A

This change that comes to be

E D

Now he had done his part

E F

The rest was up to me

C G

As we were standing there

D A E A G

He said a prayer for Rocketown

C G

As we were standing there

D A E A G

He said a prayer for Rocketown

C G

He walked off silently

And prayed for me

A E D E A E D E

And Rocketown...

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