Rocket Man - Elton John
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Rocket Man - Elton John (Elton John and Bernie Taupin, 1972)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 68 BPM (4 Min. 43 Sec. (No 'INTRO'), or 4 Min. 57 Sec.) in 'Bb'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
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Gm7 - 3 5 3 3 3 3 G Bb-D-F
C9 - x 3 2 3 3 3 C Bb-C-D-E-G
Eb - x x 1 3 4 3 Eb Bb-Eb-G -OR-
- x 6 8 8 8 6
Bb/D - x x 0 3 3 1 D Bb-D-F -OR-
- x 5 8 7 6 6
Cm - x 3 5 5 4 3 C C-Eb-G
Cm7/Bb - x 1 1 3 1 3 Bb Bb-C-Eb-G
F/A - x 0 3 2 1 1 A A-C-F
C11 - x 3 3 3 3 3 C Bb-C-D-F-G
F/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
Cm7/F - x 3 3 3 4 3 F Bb-C-Eb-G
Bb - x 1 3 3 3 1 Bb Bb-D-F -OR-
- 6 8 8 7 6 6
C7 - x 3 5 3 5 3 C Bb-C-E-G
INTRO: [4 M] (Only played with LIVE Verisons) -
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VERSE #1: [16 M]
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She packed…
my bags… last
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night… pre-fli
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ght…
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Ze-ro ho-ur…
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nine a.m.…
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And,
I'm gon-na be
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high…
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… as a kit
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e by then…
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I miss the ear
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th… so much… I
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miss my wife…
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It's
lone-ly out i
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n space…
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on such a ti
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me-… les
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s flight…
CHORUS #1: [16 M]
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And, I think
it's gon-na b
e a long, long
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time…
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… 'til touch-d
own brings me
'round a-gain
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to find…
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… I'm not the
man they thin
k I am at home
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…
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… Oh, no, no,
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no… I'm a ro
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ck-et man…
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Rock-et man…
burn-in' out h
is fuse up her
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e a-lone…
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And, I think
it's gon-na b
e a long, long
|
time…
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… 'til touch-d
own brings me
'round a-gain
|
to find…
|
… I'm not the
man they thin
k I am at home
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…
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… Oh, no, no,
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no… I'm a ro
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ck-et man…
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Rock-et man…
burn-in' out h
is fuse up her
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e a-lone…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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Mars ain't t
he kind-a plac
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e… to raise yo
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ur kids…
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In fact,…
it's cold… as
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hell…
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And, there's
no-one there…
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to… raise… t
hem… if you
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did…
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And
, all this sci
-ence… I don'
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t un-der-stand
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…
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It's just my
job… five day
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s a week…
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A rock-et… ma
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n…
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A roc
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k-et man…
CHORUS #2: [15 M]
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And, I think
it's gon-na b
e a long, long
|
time…
|
… 'til touch-d
own brings me
'round a-gain
|
to find…
|
… I'm not the
man they thin
k I am at home
|
…
|
… Oh, no, no,
|
no… I'm a ro
|
ck-et man…
|
Rock-et man…
burn-in' out h
is fuse up her
| |… |
e a-lone…
|
And, I think
it's gon-na b
e a long, long
|
time…
|
… 'til touch-d
own brings me
'round a-gain
|
to find…
|
… I'm not the
man they thin
k I am at home
|
…
|
… Oh, no, no,
|
no… I'm a ro
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ck-et man…
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Rock-et man…
burn-in' out h
is fuse up her
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e a-lone…
CODA: [17 M]
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
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ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
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ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
|
ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
|
ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
|
ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
|
ng time…
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And, I thi
nk it's gon-na
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be a long, lo
|
ng time…
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It's gon-n
a be a long, l
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ong… time…