Elton John - Rocket man
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Capo: 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Rocket Man (I think it's going to be a long, long time)
Artist: Elton John
Composers: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Album: Honky Château
Tabbed by DJ 28th Nov 2015
CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Gm)
Copy and paste this link to hear the track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk
Live performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_QZe8Z66x8
NOTE: For keyboards and other instruments use the transpose function
set to +3 to display the chords in the key of Gm and the additional
menu to select #'s to b's.
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 022030 Am7/G = 302010 D7sus4 = xx0213 C/G = xxx010
A7 = x02020 D/F# = 20023x A7sus4 = x02030 C/D = xxx010
G/B = x20003 D/A = x00232 G = 320003 C/G * = 3x2013
C = 302010 D7 = xx0212 G/D = xx0003 Cadd9 = x32030
Am = x02210 D9 = xx0210 C/E = xx2010
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[Verse 1]
Em7 She packed my bags last night A7pre - flight,
Em7 Zero hour ...nine a. A7m.
G/B C And I'm gonna be G/Bhigh--Am--- Am7/G as a kite by D/F#then, D/A D7 D9
Em7 I miss the earth so much, I A7miss my wife, A7sus4 A7
Em7 It's lonely out in A7space,A7sus4
G/B C On such a G/Btime-Am-- less flight-Am7/G----! |D/F# / / D/A / / | D7/ / / D7sus4 / |
[Chorus 1]
G And, I think it's gonna G/Bbe a G/Dlong, long Ctime,
'Til touch-down C/Ebrings me 'round a - C/Ggain to Gfind...
I'm not the G/Bman they think I G/Dam at Chome,
Oh, no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A7Rocket Man, G/B CRocket man,
C/D G C/G * G C Cadd9
Burning out his fuse up here alone | / / / / |
[Chorus 2]
G And, I think it's gonna G/Bbe a G/Dlong, long Ctime,
'Til touch-down C/Ebrings me 'round a - C/Ggain to Gfind...
I'm not the G/Bman they think I G/Dam at Chome,
Oh, no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A7Rocket Man, G/B CRocket man,
C/D G C/G * G C Cadd9
Burning out his fuse up here alone | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
Em7 Mars ain't the kind of place to A7raise your kids,
Em7 In fact, it's cold as A7hell,
G/B C And, there's no one G/Bthere to Amraise themAm7/G ...if you did-D/F#----, D/A D7
Em7 And, all the science I don't A7understand,A7sus4 A7
Em7 It's just my job five days a A7week,A7sus4
G/B C G/B Am Am7/G D/F# D/A D7 D7sus4
A Rocket Man------------, a Rocket Man-----! | / / / / |
[Chorus 3]
G And, I think it's gonna G/Bbe a G/Dlong, long Ctime,
'Til touch-down C/Ebrings me 'round a - C/Ggain to Gfind...
I'm not the G/Bman they think I G/Dam at Chome,
Oh, no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A7Rocket Man, G/B CRocket man,
C/D G C/G * G C Cadd9
Burning out his fuse up here alone | / / / / |
[Chorus 4]
G And, I think it's gonna G/Bbe a G/Dlong, long Ctime,
'Til touch-down C/Ebrings me 'round a - C/Ggain to Gfind...
I'm not the G/Bman they think I G/Dam at Chome,
Oh, no, no, G/Bno, I'm a A7Rocket Man, G/B CRocket man,
C/D G C/G * G
Burning out his fuse up here alone
[Coda]
||: C And, I C/Ethink it's gonna C/Gbe a Glong, long time! G/B G/D :|| [Repeat]
[Suggestion for ending]
C And, I C/Ethink it's gonna C/Gbe a Glong, long time