Tuning:

Standard Tuning EADGBe ****NO CAPO**** [Note: the D in the verse is a grace note between the C and the D#, play it quick] Verse 1:

^Gm7She packed my bags last night ^Cpre-flight, ^Gm7zero hour, 9 A.^CM. ^D ^D#And I'm gonna be h^A#igh as a ^Cmkite by t^Fhen... ^Gm7I miss the earth so much, I^C miss my wife, ^Gm7it's lonely out in ^Cspace ^D ^D#On such a t^A#imeless^Cm flight as th^Fis....

Chorus 1: [x2]

An^A#d I think it's gonna be a long long ti^D#me, til touchdown brings me 'round to f^A#ind ^A#I'm not the man they think I am at hom^D#e, oh no no no,^A# I'm a r^Cocket man Ro^D#cket man, burnin' out his fuse up he^A#re alone... ^D#

Verse 2:

^Gm7Mars ain't the kinda place to rai^Cse your kids, ^Gm7in fact it's cold as ^Chell ^D ^D#And there's no one th^A#ere to raise ^Cmthem if you did^F... ^Gm7And all this science, I don't unde^Crstand, ^Gm7it's just my job 5 days a ^Cweek Rocket ^D#maaa^A#aaaaa^Cmaan....rocket ^Fman

Chorus 2: [x2]

Outro:

^D#And I think it's gonna be a l^A#ong long time ^D#And I think it's gonna be a l^A#ong long time ^D#And I think it's gonna be a l^A#ong long time ^D#And I think it's gonna be a l^A#ong long time.....

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My Morning Jacket - Rocket man