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From: Brian F Mojica <[email protected]>
h = hammer on
p = pull off
Chords I^?m not familiar with (low E to high E):
E*   042XXX
F#*  264XXX
Riff 1:
|-A----------------D----------------Db----------------E-------0--|
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|-2---2-----------7---7----------------------------------1--|
|-2---2-----------7---7---------------------------2---------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-4-4-2-2-0-4---4-2-2-0-0---2---------|
|-------3-3-2-2-0-------------------------------3-0---------|
   Play Riff 1 twice
        (Rocket boy....rocket boy....rocket boy...)
   ADidn^?t seeD, I had no iDbmdea, never heard it beEfore
   And I sAaid ^?why don^?t I, Dyeah, why don^?t I?^?
   Dbms^?the question of the Eyear
   BmYou used to bAe my favorite tEoy
              Bm          A  E*   E  
   But what happened to my
   Rocket bAoy   rocket bDoy
   DbmWhere are you gonna lEand?
   I said ^?Ago-don^?t stop it, Dgo-don^?t stop it^?
   DbmHow we all undEerstand
   BmYou used to bAe my pride and jEoy
             Bm         A  E*   E  
   Now you^?re just my ro---cket
           Riff 1 once
   Rocket boy
   AThey don^?t kDnow my fDbmriendsE  
   AWe got Doff aDbmgainE  
   HBmow am I gonna gAet myself to Esleep
                      Bm              A  E*        E  
   I got stains on my sheets and my nails are..........?
   DbmWouldn^?t it be F#nice to have an
   BOrdinary gAirlfrAbmiend
   DbmLaughin^? ^?bout it makes it F#real
   Makes it hBappen to be but AI can reach you
   BDidn^?t seeE, I had no iEbmdea, never heard it beF#fore
   And I sBaid ^?why don^?t I, Eyeah, why don^?t I?^?
   EbmThere^?s no sense F#being here
   DbmYou used to Bbmbe my favorite tF#oy
             Dbm               Bbm  F#*  F#  
   But what happened to my      ro--cket
   My DroDbm--cket bBoy
   Rocket bEoy
   EbmWhen are you gonna lF#and?
   I said ^?Bgo-don^?t stop it, Ego-don^?t stop it^?
   EbmNow we all understF#and
   RBocket bEoy
   EbmWhere are you gonna lF#and?
   RBocket bEoy
   EbmThey just don^?t undersF#tand
   DbmYou used to bBe my pride and jEoy
   My bAoy yBou have F#me

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Rocket Boy

by Liz Phair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

Abm

Ebm

Bbm

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From: Brian F Mojica <[email protected]>

h = hammer on

p = pull off

Chords I^?m not familiar with (low E to high E):

* 042XXX

* 264XXX

Riff 1:

A D Db E

|--------------------------------------------------------0--|

|-2---2-----------7---7----------------------------------1--|

|-2---2-----------7---7---------------------------2---------|

|-0---0-----------5---5-4-4-2-2-0-4---4-2-2-0-0---2---------|

|-------3-3-2-2-0-------------------------------3-0---------|

Play Riff 1 twice

(Rocket boy....rocket boy....rocket boy...)

A D Dbm E

Didn^?t see, I had no idea, never heard it before

A D

And I said ^?why don^?t I, yeah, why don^?t I?^?

Dbm E

s^?the question of the year

Bm A E

You used to be my favorite toy

Bm A E E

But what happened to my

A D

Rocket boy rocket boy

Dbm E

Where are you gonna land?

A D

I said ^?go-don^?t stop it, go-don^?t stop it^?

Dbm E

How we all understand

Bm A E

You used to be my pride and joy

Bm A E E

Now you^?re just my ro---cket

Riff 1 once

Rocket boy

A D Dbm E

They don^?t know my friends

A D Dbm E

We got off again

Bm A E

How am I gonna get myself to sleep

Bm A E E

I got stains on my sheets and my nails are..........?

Dbm F#

Wouldn^?t it be nice to have an

B A Abm

Ordinary girlfriend

Dbm F#

Laughin^? ^?bout it makes it real

B A

Makes it happen to be but I can reach you

B E Ebm F#

Didn^?t see, I had no idea, never heard it before

B E

And I said ^?why don^?t I, yeah, why don^?t I?^?

Ebm F#

There^?s no sense being here

Dbm Bbm F#

You used to be my favorite toy

Dbm Bbm F# F#

But what happened to my ro--cket

D Dbm B

My ro--cket boy

Rocket boy

Ebm F#

When are you gonna land?

B E

I said ^?go-don^?t stop it, go-don^?t stop it^?

Ebm F#

Now we all understand

B E

Rocket boy

Ebm F#

Where are you gonna land?

B E

Rocket boy

Ebm F#

They just don^?t understand

Dbm B E

You used to be my pride and joy

A B F#

My boy you have me

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