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Rocketman

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
Emshe packed my bags last night, Asus2preflight
zEmero hour nine aAsus2.m.
Cand I'm gonna be hiGgh  Amas a kite by thDen
EmI miss the earth so much, I Asus2miss my wife
Emit's lonely out in sAsus2pace
 Con such a tGimelAmess flightD  
[Chorus]
aGnd I think it's gonna be a long long tCime
till touchdown brings me around again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I am at hCome
Oh, no Gno no    I'm a rocAketman
Crocket man burnin' out a fuse uGp here alone x2
[Verse 2]
EmMars ain't the place to rAsus2aise your kids
Emin fact it's cold as Asus2hell
Cand there's no one Gthere to Amraise them if ya dDid
Emand all this science I don't Asus2understand
Emit's just my job 5 days a Asus2week
a rocket mCan, Ga Amrocket manD  
[Chorus]
Gand I think it's gonna be a long long tCime
till touchdown brings me around again to Gfind
I'm not the man they think I aCm at home
Oh, no no Gno      I'm a rAocketman
Crocketman burnin' out a fuse uGp here aClone x2
and I think it's gonna be a Glong long timeC  
and I think it's gonna be a Glong long timeC  
and I think it's gonna be a Glong long timeC  
and I think it's gonna be a Glong long time

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Rocketman

by Daughtry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

[Verse 1]

Em Asus2

she packed my bags last night, preflight

Em Asus2

zero hour nine a.m.

C G Am D

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

Em Asus2

I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife

Em Asus2

it's lonely out in space

C G Am D

on such a timeless flight

[Chorus]

G C

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

till touchdown brings me around again to find

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

G A

Oh, no no no I'm a rocketman

C G

rocket man burnin' out a fuse up here alone x2

[Verse 2]

Em Asus2

Mars ain't the place to raise your kids

Em Asus2

in fact it's cold as hell

C G Am D

and there's no one there to raise them if ya did

Em Asus2

and all this science I don't understand

Em Asus2

it's just my job 5 days a week

C G Am D

a rocket man, a rocket man

[Chorus]

G C

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

till touchdown brings me around again to find

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

G A

Oh, no no no I'm a rocketman

C G C

rocketman burnin' out a fuse up here alone x2

G C

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

G C

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

G C

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

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