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Rocket Man

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My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man
Capo on 3rd fret my friends :)
When you see the two A chords followed by a C, play this, it sounds right according to the recording,
to me at least.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------1----------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------0----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------2----------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0-0--0-0--0h2--3---3----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmShe packed my bags last night Apre-flight
EmZero hour nine a.Am.A  C  
CAnd I’m gonna be GhiAmgh...    as a kiDte by then
EmI miss the earth so much I Amiss my wife
EmIt’s lonely out in AspaceA  C  
COn such a tGi..    Am-meless flightD  
[Chorus]
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long time
CTill touch down brings me round again to find
GI’m not the man they think I am at home
COh no no Gno I’m Aa rocket mAanC  
CRocket man burning out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long time
CTill touch down brings me round again to find
GI’m not the man they think I am at home
COh no no Gno I’m a Arocket mAanC  
CRocket man burning out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
[Verse 2]
EmMars ain’t the kind of place to Araise your kids
EmIn fact it’s cold as AhellA  C  
CAnd there’s no one Gthere Amto raise them if Dyou did
EmAnd all this science I don’t unAderstand
EmIt’s just my job five days a Aweek
A rockCet   manG..        AmroDcket man
[Chorus]
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long time
CTill touch down brings me round again to find
GI’m not the man they think I am at home
COh no no nGo I’m a Arocket manA  C  
CRocket man burning out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long time
CTill touch down brings me round again to find
GI’m not the man they think I am at home
COh no no nGo I’m a Arocket manA  C  
CRocket man burning out his fuse up Ghere aloneC  
[Outro]
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long Clong time
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long Clong time
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long Clong time
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long Clong timeG  

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Rocket Man

by My Morning Jacket

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man

Capo on 3rd fret my friends :)

When you see the two A chords followed by a C, play this, it sounds right according to the recording,

to me at least.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------1----------------------------------------------|

G|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------0----------------------------------------------|

D|-2---2---2-2--2-2-----------2----------------------------------------------|

A|-0---0---0-0--0-0--0h2--3---3----------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Em A

She packed my bags last night pre-flight

Em A A C

Zero hour nine a.m.

C G Am D

And I’m gonna be high... as a kite by then

Em A

I miss the earth so much I miss my wife

Em A A C

It’s lonely out in space

C G Am D

On such a ti.. -meless flight

[Chorus]

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

Till touch down brings me round again to find

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

C G A A C

Oh no no no I’m a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

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

Till touch down brings me round again to find

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

C G A A C

Oh no no no I’m a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

[Verse 2]

Em A

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

Em A A C

In fact it’s cold as hell

C G Am D

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

Em A

And all this science I don’t understand

Em A

It’s just my job five days a week

C G Am D

A rocket man.. rocket man

[Chorus]

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

Till touch down brings me round again to find

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

C G A A C

Oh no no no I’m a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

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

Till touch down brings me round again to find

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

C G A A C

Oh no no no I’m a rocket man

C G C

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

[Outro]

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

G C G

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

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