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Rocket Man

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Kate Bush's reggae cover of the Elton John hit,
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of C#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
  Bm= x24432         G= 320033        A6= x02222
  Em= 022000       Bm7= x24232         D= xx0232
 Em7= 022030     Asus4= x02230     Dsus4= xx0233
   E= 022100       Em6= 022020
  E6= 022120         A= x02220
[Verse 1]
    BmShe packed my bag last night pre - Emflight,
    Em7     BmZero hour - 9  a. Em.,
   E6     GAnd I'm gonna be Bm7high--Em7-- ...as a kite by Asus4then!
[Verse 2]
    BmI miss the earth so much, I Emiss my wife,
    BmIt's lonely out in Emspace,
     Em6     GOn such a Bm7time-Em7---less flight!A  A6  
[Chorus]
   DAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long Gtime,
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to fDind...
...I'm not the man they think I am at Ghome,
    DAh, no, no, no,     G...I'm a Em7rocket man,
GRocket man, burning out his fuse up Dhere alone!Dsus4  
[Verse 3]
    BmMars ain't the kind of place to Eraise the kids,
    BmIn fact it's cold as Emhell,
    GAnd there's no one Bm7there to Em7raise them, if you Adid!
[Verse 4]
     BmAnd all the science, I don't Eunderstand,
     BmIt's just my job five days a Eweek,
A rocket Gman--Bm7------Em7----,  ...a rocket A6man!
[Chorus]
   DAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long Gtime,
 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Dfind...
...I'm not the man they think I am at Ghome,    Dah, no, no, Gno!
[Chorus]
   DAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long Gtime,
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to Dfind...
...I'm not the man they think I am at Ghome,
    DAh, no, no, no,     G...I'm a Em7rocket man,
GRocket man,burning out his fuse up Dhere alone!Dsus4  
[Coda]
    GI Dthink it's gonna be a Glong, long Dtime,
    GAnd I Dthink it's gonna be a Glong, long Dtime,
    GI Dthink it's gonna be a Glong, long--D-- time---G------!
| D/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / |  A lDong time! | G/  /  /  / |
LDong, long time! | G/  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / |    GAh, no, no, no, no!
| D/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / |   DOh, no - no, no - no, no - Gno, no -no!
| D/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / |
||:      DAh---ah-ah,     Gah-----ah,ah----!:|| [Repeat]

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Rocket Man

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Asus4

Dsus4

Em6

Kate Bush's reggae cover of the Elton John hit,

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of C#m)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

Bm G A6

= x24432 = 320033 = x02222

Em Bm7 D

= 022000 = x24232 = xx0232

Em7 Asus4 Dsus4

= 022030 = x02230 = xx0233

E Em6

= 022100 = 022020

E6 A

= 022120 = x02220

[Verse 1]

Bm Em

She packed my bag last night pre - flight,

Em7 Bm E

Zero hour - 9 a. m.,

E6 G Bm7 Em7 Asus4

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

[Verse 2]

Bm E

I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife,

Bm Em

It's lonely out in space,

Em6 G Bm7 Em7 A A6

On such a time----less flight!

[Chorus]

D G

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,

D G Em7

Ah, no, no, no, ...I'm a rocket man,

G D Dsus4

Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone!

[Verse 3]

Bm E

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise the kids,

Bm Em

In fact it's cold as hell,

G Bm7 Em7 A

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

[Verse 4]

Bm E

And all the science, I don't understand,

Bm E

It's just my job five days a week,

G Bm7 Em7 A6

A rocket man------------, ...a rocket man!

[Chorus]

D G

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

'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find...

G D G

...I'm not the man they think I am at home, ah, no, no, no!

[Chorus]

D G

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,

D G Em7

Ah, no, no, no, ...I'm a rocket man,

G D Dsus4

Rocket man,burning out his fuse up here alone!

[Coda]

G D G D

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

G D G D

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

G D G D G

I think it's gonna be a long, long---- time---------!

D G D G

| / / / / | / / / / | A long time! | / / / / |

D G D G

Long, long time! | / / / / | / / / / | Ah, no, no, no, no!

D G D G

| / / / / | / / / / | Oh, no - no, no - no, no - no, no -no!

D G D G

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D G

||: Ah---ah-ah, ah-----ah,ah----!:|| [Repeat]

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