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Rocket Man

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[Verse 1]
F#mShe packed my bags last night pre-Bmflight
F#mZero hour nine a.m.Bm  
DAnd I'm gonna be AhigBmh as a kite by Ethen
F#mI miss the earth so much I miss my Bmwife
F#mIt's lonely out in Bmspace
DOn such a Atimeless BmflightE  
[Chorus]
AAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Dtime
DTill touch down brings me round again to Afind
AI'm not the man they think I am at Dhome
DOh no no Ano I'm a B7rocket man
DRocket man burning out his fuse up Ahere alone
[Verse 2]
F#mMars ain't the kind of place to Bmraise your kids
F#mIn fact, it's cold as Bmice
DAnd there's no one Athere to Bmraise them if you Edid
F#mAnd all this science I don't Bmunderstand
F#mIt's just my job five days a Bmweek
A rocket DmAanBm, rocket maEn
[Chorus]
AAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Dtime
DTill touch down brings me round again to Afind
AI'm not the man they think I am at Dhome
DOh no no Ano I'm a B7rocket man
DRocket man burning out his fuse up Ahere alonDe
[Chorus]
AAnd I think it's gonna be a long long Dtime
DTill touch down brings me round again to Afind
AI'm not the man they think I am at Dhome
DOh no no Ano I'm a B7rocket man
DRocket man burning out his fuse up Ahere alonDe
[Instrumental]
F#m Bm F#m Bm
D A Bm E
F#m Bm F#m Bm
D A Bm E
A D A D
A B7
[Outro]
DRocket man burning out his fuse up Ahere alonDe
DAnd I think it's gonna be a Along long time
DAnd I think it's gonna be a Along long time
DAnd I think it's gonna be a Along long time
DAnd I think it's gonna be a Along long time
DAnd I think it's gonna be a Along long timeD  

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Rocket Man

by Iron Horse

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

F#m Bm

She packed my bags last night pre-flight

F#m Bm

Zero hour nine a.m.

D A Bm E

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

F#m Bm

I miss the earth so much I miss my wife

F#m Bm

It's lonely out in space

D A Bm E

On such a timeless flight

[Chorus]

A D

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

D A

Till touch down brings me round again to find

A D

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

D A B7

Oh no no no I'm a rocket man

D A

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

[Verse 2]

F#m Bm

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

F#m Bm

In fact, it's cold as ice

D A Bm E

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

F#m Bm

And all this science I don't understand

F#m Bm

It's just my job five days a week

D A Bm E

A rocket man, rocket man

[Chorus]

A D

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

D A

Till touch down brings me round again to find

A D

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

D A B7

Oh no no no I'm a rocket man

D A D

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

[Chorus]

A D

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

D A

Till touch down brings me round again to find

A D

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

D A B7

Oh no no no I'm a rocket man

D A D

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

[Instrumental]

F#m Bm F#m Bm

D A Bm E

F#m Bm F#m Bm

D A Bm E

A D A D

A B7

[Outro]

D A D

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

D A

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

D A

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

D A

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

D A

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

D A D

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

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