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
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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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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|Gm7 |C9 |Gm7 |C9 |
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|Gm7 |C9 |
She packed… my bags… last night… pre-flight…
|Gm7 |C9 |Eb Bb/D |
Ze-ro ho-ur… nine a.m.… And, I'm gon-na be high…
|Cm Cm7/Bb |F/A |F/A |Gm7 |
… as a kite by then… I miss the earth… so much… I
|C11 |Gm7 |C11 |
miss my wife… It's lone-ly out in space…
|Eb Bb/D |Cm Cm7/Bb |F/A F/C |F Cm7/F |
on such a time-… less flight…
CHORUS #1: [16 M]
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|Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |
… 'til touch-down brings me 'round a-gain to find…
|Bb |
… I'm not the man they think I am at home…
|Eb Bb/D |C7 |
… Oh, no, no, no… I'm a rock-et man…
|Eb |Bb Eb |… |
Rock-et man… burn-in' out his fuse up here a-lone…
|Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |
… 'til touch-down brings me 'round a-gain to find…
|Bb |
… I'm not the man they think I am at home…
|Eb Bb/D |C7 |
… Oh, no, no, no… I'm a rock-et man…
|Eb |Bb Eb |… |
Rock-et man… burn-in' out his fuse up here a-lone…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|Gm7 |C9 |
Mars ain't the kind-a place… to raise your kids…
|Gm7 |C9 |
In fact,… it's cold… as hell…
|Eb Bb/D |Cm Cm/Bb |F/A F/C |
And, there's no-one there… to… raise… them… if you did…
|F |Gm7 |C7 C11 C7 |
And, all this sci-ence… I don't un-der-stand…
|Gm7 |C7 C11 |Eb Bb/D |
It's just my job… five days a week… A rock-et… man…
|Cm7 Cm7/Bb |F/A F/C |F Cm7/F |
A rock-et man…
CHORUS #2: [15 M]
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|Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |
… 'til touch-down brings me 'round a-gain to find…
|Bb |
… I'm not the man they think I am at home…
|Eb Bb/D |C7 |
… Oh, no, no, no… I'm a rock-et man…
|Eb |Bb Eb |… |
Rock-et man… burn-in' out his fuse up here a-lone…
|Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |
… 'til touch-down brings me 'round a-gain to find…
|Bb |
… I'm not the man they think I am at home…
|Eb Bb/D |C7 |
… Oh, no, no, no… I'm a rock-et man…
|Eb |Bb Eb |
Rock-et man… burn-in' out his fuse up here a-lone…
CODA: [17 M]
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|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb Eb Bb |
And, I think it's gon-na be a long, long time…
|Eb |Bb |Bb |
It's gon-na be a long, long… time…