Chords for Gin Blossoms - Rocket Man (live cover) - Indio 2.21.09

Tempo:
141.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Bm

C#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gin Blossoms - Rocket Man (live cover) - Indio 2.21.09 chords
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[C] Thank you all very much.
[F#] [N]
We'd like to play some more music for [E] you.
[F#]
Thank you!
I got my fax last [Bm] night, free flight.
[F#]
Zero hour, [Bm] nine AM.
[C#m] [D]
And I'm [C#m] gonna be high [B]
as a [E] kite by then.
[F#m]
I miss the cots so much, [Bm] I miss my wife.
[F#m]
Slowing [Bm] out in space.
[C#m] [D]
On such [C#m] a [B] timeless flight.
[E]
[A]
It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, look [A] into fire.
I'm not the man they think [D] I'm at all.
No, [A] no, no, no.
[Bm] I'm a rocket man.
[D]
Rocket man, burning out streams [A] up there alone.
[D]
[A]
It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, look into [A] fire.
I'm not the man they think I'm [D] at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
[Bm] I'm a rocket man.
[D] Rocket man, burning out streams [A] up there alone.
[D]
[F#]
It wasn't the kind of place [Bm] to raise your kids.
[F#]
In fact, it's [Bm] cold as hell.
[C#m] [D]
And there's no [C#m] one there to [Bm]
[E] bless them.
If you dare.
I think I'm gonna cry here.
[F#m] In all the silence, [Bm] I cannot stand.
[F#m]
It's just my job, five [Bm] days a week.
[D] Rocket man.
[C#m] [B]
[E] Rocket man.
[Em] [A]
It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, [A] look into fire.
I'm not the man they think [D] I'm at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
[B] I'm a rocket [Bm] man.
[D] Rocket man, [A] burning out streams up there alone.
[D]
[A]
It's gonna be [D] a long, long time to touch down, breathe around, look into [A] fire.
I'm not the man they think I'm [D] at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
[B] I'm a rocket man.
Rocket man, [G] burning [D] out streams [A] up there alone.
[D]
It's gonna be [A] a long, long time.
[D]
It's gonna [A] be a long, long time.
[D]
It's gonna [A] be a long, long time.
[D]
It's gonna [A] be a long, long time.
[D] It's gonna be
[B] [A]
[D] a long, long
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A] time.
[D] [A]
[D] It's gonna be a long, long [A] time.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C#] [B]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Gin Blossoms - (Live) Rocket Man chords, practice the chord sequence A, D and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 70 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 141. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] Thank you all very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [N] _ _
We'd like to play some more music for [E] you.
_ _ [F#] _
Thank you!
I got my fax last [Bm] night, free flight.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Zero hour, [Bm] nine AM.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
And I'm [C#m] gonna be high _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ as a [E] kite by then. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
I miss the cots so much, [Bm] I miss my wife.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ Slowing [Bm] out in space.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
On such [C#m] a _ _ [B] timeless _ _ _ _ flight.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, look [A] into fire.
I'm not the man they think [D] I'm at all.
No, [A] no, no, no.
_ [Bm] I'm a rocket man.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Rocket man, burning out streams [A] up there alone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, look into [A] fire.
I'm not the man they think I'm [D] at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
_ [Bm] I'm a rocket man.
_ _ _ _ [D] Rocket _ man, burning out streams [A] up there alone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
It wasn't the kind of place [Bm] to raise your kids.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ In fact, it's [Bm] cold as hell.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
And there's no [C#m] one there to [Bm] _
[E] bless them.
_ _ _ If you dare. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think I'm gonna cry here.
_ [F#m] In _ all the silence, [Bm] I cannot _ _ stand.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
It's just my job, five [Bm] days a week.
_ _ _ _ [D] Rocket _ man.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Rocket man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ It's gonna be a long, [D] long time to touch down, breathe around, [A] look into fire.
I'm not the _ _ man they think [D] I'm at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
_ _ [B] I'm a rocket [Bm] man.
_ _ _ _ [D] Rocket man, _ _ _ [A] burning out streams up there alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
It's gonna be [D] a long, long time to touch down, breathe around, look into [A] fire.
I'm not the man they think I'm [D] at all.
No, no, [A] no, no.
_ _ [B] I'm a rocket man.
Rocket man, _ _ [G] burning [D] out _ _ streams _ [A] up there alone.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ It's gonna be [A] a long, long time.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
It's gonna [A] be a long, long time.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ It's gonna [A] be a long, long _ time.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
It's _ gonna [A] be a long, long time.
_ _ [D] It's gonna be _
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] a long, long _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ time. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] It's gonna be a long, long _ _ [A] time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Live Hits album.

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