Chords for Elton John - Rocket Man (Live in New York 1974)
Tempo:
64.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Gm
C
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [G] [Gm] She packed me my bags, said that's the [C] night we fly
It's [Gm] zero hour,
[C] 9am
And [Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna [Bb] be high
[Cm] As a [F] kite by then
I
[Gm] miss the earth so much
[Bb] I miss my wife
[Gm] It's lonely out in [Bb] space
[Eb] I'm [Bb] such a [Cm] timeless flight
[F] And
[Bb] nothing's gonna feel [Eb] long, long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I [Eb] am at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm [Dm] [Eb] not the man I'm supposed [Bb] to have here with me
[Eb]
[Bb] And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am at [Eb] home
No, no, [Bb] no
[C] I'm a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out [Bb] his fuse up here at home
[Eb]
[Gm] Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
And
[Eb] there's no [Bb] one there to [Cm] raise them
[F] Every day
And [Gm]
all this science I don't [Bb] understand
[C] [Bb]
It's [Gm] just my job, my days, we
A [Eb] rocket [Bb] man
[Cm] Rocket [F]
man
[Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, [Eb] long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse [Bb] up here at home
[Eb] [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, no, [Bb] no
I'm [C] a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up [Bb] here at home
[Eb] And nothing's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Eb] I think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Cm] I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb]
long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time [Eb] Oh
Yeah, I think it's gonna [Bb] feel long, long time
Rocket [Gm] man, thank you
It's [Gm] zero hour,
[C] 9am
And [Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna [Bb] be high
[Cm] As a [F] kite by then
I
[Gm] miss the earth so much
[Bb] I miss my wife
[Gm] It's lonely out in [Bb] space
[Eb] I'm [Bb] such a [Cm] timeless flight
[F] And
[Bb] nothing's gonna feel [Eb] long, long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I [Eb] am at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm [Dm] [Eb] not the man I'm supposed [Bb] to have here with me
[Eb]
[Bb] And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am at [Eb] home
No, no, [Bb] no
[C] I'm a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out [Bb] his fuse up here at home
[Eb]
[Gm] Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
And
[Eb] there's no [Bb] one there to [Cm] raise them
[F] Every day
And [Gm]
all this science I don't [Bb] understand
[C] [Bb]
It's [Gm] just my job, my days, we
A [Eb] rocket [Bb] man
[Cm] Rocket [F]
man
[Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, [Eb] long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse [Bb] up here at home
[Eb] [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, no, [Bb] no
I'm [C] a rocket man
[Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up [Bb] here at home
[Eb] And nothing's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Eb] I think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Cm] I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb]
long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time [Eb] Oh
Yeah, I think it's gonna [Bb] feel long, long time
Rocket [Gm] man, thank you
Key:
Bb
Eb
Gm
C
Cm
Bb
Eb
Gm
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] She packed me my bags, said that's the [C] night we fly
It's _ [Gm] zero hour, _
[C] 9am
And [Bb] _ [Eb] I'm gonna [Bb] be high
[Cm] As a [F] kite by then
I _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] miss the earth so much
[Bb] I miss my wife
_ _ [Gm] It's lonely out in [Bb] space
_ _ [Eb] I'm [Bb] such a _ [Cm] timeless flight
_ [F] And _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ nothing's gonna feel [Eb] long, long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I [Eb] am at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] not the man I'm supposed [Bb] to have here with me
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am at [Eb] home
No, no, [Bb] no
[C] I'm a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out [Bb] his fuse up here at home
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In _ fact, it's cold as hell
And _
[Eb] there's no [Bb] one there to [Cm] raise them _
[F] Every day
And _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
all this science I don't [Bb] understand
[C] _ [Bb]
It's [Gm] just my job, my days, we
A [Eb] rocket [Bb] man
_ [Cm] _ Rocket _ [F]
man
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, [Eb] long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse [Bb] up here at home
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, no, [Bb] no
I'm [C] a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up [Bb] here at home
_ _ [Eb] _ And nothing's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Eb] I think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Cm] I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb]
long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time [Eb] Oh
Yeah, I think it's gonna [Bb] feel long, long time _ _ _
Rocket [Gm] man, thank you _ _ _ _ _
It's _ [Gm] zero hour, _
[C] 9am
And [Bb] _ [Eb] I'm gonna [Bb] be high
[Cm] As a [F] kite by then
I _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] miss the earth so much
[Bb] I miss my wife
_ _ [Gm] It's lonely out in [Bb] space
_ _ [Eb] I'm [Bb] such a _ [Cm] timeless flight
_ [F] And _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ nothing's gonna feel [Eb] long, long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I [Eb] am at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] not the man I'm supposed [Bb] to have here with me
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am at [Eb] home
No, no, [Bb] no
[C] I'm a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out [Bb] his fuse up here at home
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In _ fact, it's cold as hell
And _
[Eb] there's no [Bb] one there to [Cm] raise them _
[F] Every day
And _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
all this science I don't [Bb] understand
[C] _ [Bb]
It's [Gm] just my job, my days, we
A [Eb] rocket [Bb] man
_ [Cm] _ Rocket _ [F]
man
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, [Eb] long time
The touchdown brings me right up [Bb] to five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, [Bb] no, no
[C] I'm a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse [Bb] up here at home
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
And nothing's gonna feel long, long [Eb] time
The touchdown brings me right up to [Bb] five
And I'm not the man they think I am [Eb] at home
No, no, [Bb] no
I'm [C] a rocket man
_ [Bb] [Eb] Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up [Bb] here at home
_ _ [Eb] _ And nothing's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Eb] I think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
[Cm] I [Eb] think it's gonna feel [Bb]
long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time
I [Eb] _ think it's gonna feel [Bb] long, long time [Eb] Oh
Yeah, I think it's gonna [Bb] feel long, long time _ _ _
Rocket [Gm] man, thank you _ _ _ _ _