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Rocket Man by Elton John
Rocket Man
Capo on 3rd fret
Intro/Verse 1:
Rest entire verse
Chorus 1:
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|---------------------2-----|-------2-2--2-2-2--2-2---2---2-|
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--2----2--2-2-----x-2-x-2-2--2-2-|--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
--3----3--3-3-------3---3-3--3-3-|--2---2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
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--2--x-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2--|--0-0---0-0--x-5-----x-5-x-5-x-5-5-0-0-|
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--2--2-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2-2-|--2~~~~------------||
--3----3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-|--2~~~~------------||
--3--------------------3---------|--0~~~~------------||
Verse 2:
Rest entire verse
Chorus 2:
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--3----3-3-3---3-2-----2---2-----|--0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0--|
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--1----1-1-1---3---3---3---3-3--|--8-8---8-8----0---0---0---0---0-0-|
--0----0-0-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-0--|--7-7---7-7--x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-0-|
--2--x-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2--|--0-0---0-0--x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-0-|
--3--x-3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3--|---------------2---2---2---2-------|
--3------3----------------------|---------------3---3---3---3-------|
Bridge: (... And I think it's gonna be a long, long time...)
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--1--1-1-1-1------------1---1---1---1-1-1-|
--0--0-0-0-2----------x-2-x-2-x-2-x-0-0-0-|
--2--2-2-2-3----------x-3-x-3-x-3-x-2-2-2-|
--3----3-3-3------------3---3---3---3-3-3-|
--3---------------------------------------|
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--0---1-1----------1--3-3---1-1-1-0-0---1-|--1--0------1-1---0----1-1---0--|
--0---0-0----------0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|--0--0------0-0---0----0-0---0--|
--0---2-2----------2--0-0---2-2-2-0-0---2-|--2--0------2-2---0----2-2---0--|
--2-------------------2-2-----------2-----|-----3------------3----------3--|
--3---3-3----------3--3-3---3-3-3---3---3-|--------------------------------|
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--0--0-0-1--0--0--0-1---0---0-0-|--1----1-1-1---3---3---3---1-1--|
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--0--0-0-2--0--0--0-2---0---0-0-|--2--x-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2--|
--2---------2-----2-------------|--3--x-3-3-3---3---3---3---3-3--|
--3------3--3-----3-3-L-3-L-----|--3------3----------------------|
---7---7-7-------8-8-8-8---7-----|---------1-1---------1---1-0--1-0-----|
-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8---0-|--1--1-1-1-1---------1---1-1--1-1---1-|
-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7---0-|--0--0-0-0-0-------x-0-x-0-0--0-0---0-|
-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-|--2--2-2-2---------x-2-x-2-2--2-2---2-|
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--8-8---0-8----0---3---3---3-0--|--1-----1-3----3---3---3---3---0---|
--7-7---0-7----0-0-4-x-4-x-4-0--|--0-0---0-0--0-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-x-|
--0-0---0-0----0-0-0-x-0-x-0-0--|--2-2---2-2--2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2---0-x-|
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--7-7---0-7----7-x-4-x-4-x-4-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0--0-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-x-|
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--7-7---0-7----7-x-4-x-4-x-4-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0--0-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-x-|
--0-0---0-0----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2--2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2---0-x-|
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--7-7---0-7----7-x-4-x-4-x-4-0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0--0-0-x-0-x-0-x-0---0-x-|
--0-0---0-0----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2--2-2-x-2-x-2-x-2---0-x-|
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version 2
Chord formations (EADGBe):
Gm 355333
C 335553
Eb 668886
Bb 688766
F 133211
Gm C
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Gm C
Zero hour, nine a.m.
Eb Bb quick Eb F
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
Gm C
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Gm C
It's so lonely out in space
Eb Bb quick Eb F
On such a timeless flight
Chorus: [x2]
Bb Eb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Bb
'Till touch down brings me round again to find
Eb
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Bb C
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Eb Bb
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
(+Eb between choruses)
Gm C
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
Gm C
In fact it's cold as hell
Eb Bb quick Eb F
And there's no one there to raise them, if you did
Gm C
And all this science I don't understand
Gm C
It's just my job, five days a week
Eb Bb quick Eb F
A rocket man, a rocket man
Chorus [x2 again]
Bb Eb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time [x4 sounds pretty good, end w/ Eb]
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version 3
CAPO 3RD FRET
Verse 1:
Em7 A Asus4
She packed my bags last night - pre-flight
Em7 A Asus4
Zero hour, nine A.M.
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
Em7 A Asus4
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 A Asus4
It's lonely out in space
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
On such a timeless flight as this
Chorus:
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no,no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone (2x)
Verse 2:
Em7 A Asus4
Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7 A Asus4
In fact it's cold as hell
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
Em7 A Asus4
And all this science, I don't understand
Em7 A Asus4
It's just my job five days a week
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
Rocket man rocket man
Chorus
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone (2x)
Outro:
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
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version 4
Capo III
Em7 A7
She packed my bags last night - pre-flight
Em7 A
Zero hour, nine A.M.
C G Am D
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
Em7 A7
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 A7
It's lonely out in space
C G Am D
On such a timeless flight as this
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A7
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G
Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone
Em7 A7
Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7 A7
In fact it's cold as hell
C G Am D
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
Em7 A7
And all this science, I don't understand
Em7 A7
It's just my job five days a-week
C G Am D
Rocket man - - - rocket man
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A7
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G
Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time 7x
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version 5
Em7 A9
She packed my bags last night - pre-flight
Em7 A9
Zero hour, nine A.M.
C G Am D
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
Em7 A9
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 A9
It's lonely out in space
C G Am D
On such a timeless flight as this
G C
CHORUS: And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A9
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G
Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone
Em7 A9
Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7 A9
In fact it's cold as hell
C G Am D
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
Em7 A9
And all this science, I don't understand
Em7 A9
It's just my job five days a-week
C G Am D
Rocket man - - - rocket man
G C
CHORUS: And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
Til touchdown brings me 'round to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A9
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G
Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
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version 6
Chord formations (EADGBe): Capo on 3rd Fret
Em 022000
A 002220
C X32010
G 320033
G1st X2003X
G2nd 3200XX
D XX0323
D5th xx0320
Em A
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Em A
Zero hour, nine a.m.
G1st C G1st-Am-G2nd D mixed with D5th
And I'm gonna be hi------gh as a kite by then
Em A
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em A
It's so lonely out in space
G1st C G1st-Am- G2nd D mixed with D5th
On such a time-------less flight
Chorus: [x2]
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
G
'Till touch down brings me round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G1st A
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
G1st C G
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
(+C between choruses)
Em A
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
Em A
In fact it's cold as hell
G1st C G1st-Am-G2nd D mixed with D5th
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
G1st C G1st-Am-G2nd D
A rocket ma---------n, a rocket man
Chorus [x2 again]
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time [x4 sounds pretty good, end w/ C]
*This is copied from V3 of the chords for this song here and slightly modified.
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