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ROCKET IN MY POCKET
As recorded by Little Feat
(From the 1977 Album TIME LOVES A HERO)
[Intro]
  A7    D/A      A    D7    G/D      D    G7    C/G    GN.C.
[Verse 1]
My baA7by called  D/Ame Aup
She said, "A7Why don't you D/Aever Atake me out?
A7Pick me D/Aup in your Abrand new carE  
You shake the Dshort change from your Bold fruit jar"E  
[Verse 2]
I put A7on my D/Adancin' Ashoes
A7We headed D/Astraight for Athe rhythm and Eblues
The music was hotD, but my Bbaby was notE  
[Chorus]
I've got a E7rocket in my pocket
E7I said a rocket
                   A7N.C.
Finger in the socket
N.C.
No way for you to stop it
N.C.
Rocket
N.C.
Why don't you just get off it
N.C.
Rocket rocket rocket I said rocket rocket rocket
SaidD, said Erocket, Dsaid Erocket
[Verse 3]
  A7Don't D/AunderAstand that girlA7  
  A7No, I D/Acan't exAplain
She got A7one D/Afoot on Athe platformE  
And the Dother  Bon the trainE  
[Chorus]
I've got a E7rocket in my pocket
E7I said a rocket
A7Finger in the socket
[Outro]
E   G   A7   D
A   D   E7   A

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Rocket In My Pocket

by Little Feat

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D/A

G/D

C/G

ROCKET IN MY POCKET

As recorded by Little Feat

(From the 1977 Album TIME LOVES A HERO)

[Intro]

A7 D/A A D7 G/D D G7 C/G G

N.C.

[Verse 1]

A7 D/A A

My baby called me up

A7 D/A A

She said, "Why don't you ever take me out?

A7 D/A A E

Pick me up in your brand new car

D B E

You shake the short change from your old fruit jar"

[Verse 2]

A7 D/A A

I put on my dancin' shoes

A7 D/A A E

We headed straight for the rhythm and blues

D B E

The music was hot, but my baby was not

[Chorus]

I've got a rocket in my pocket

I said a rocket

N.C.

Finger in the socket

N.C.

No way for you to stop it

N.C.

Rocket

N.C.

Why don't you just get off it

N.C.

Rocket rocket rocket I said rocket rocket rocket

D E D E

Said, said rocket, said rocket

[Verse 3]

A7 D/A A A7

Don't understand that girl

A7 D/A A

No, I can't explain

A7 D/A A E

She got one foot on the platform

D B E

And the other on the train

[Chorus]

I've got a rocket in my pocket

I said a rocket

Finger in the socket

[Outro]

E G A7 D

A D E7 A

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