Phair Liz - Rocket boy
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 20:02:57 EST
From: Brian F Mojica <bmojica@juno.com>
ROCKET BOY
by Liz Phair
from the "Stealing Beauty" soundtrack
tabbed by Brian Mojica <BMojica@juno.com>
(Sorry about the lyrics. I did my best. Feel free to correct them
yourself.)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
^ = bend (half-, full-, two-steps etc. specified)
rb=release bend
Chords I^?m not familiar with (low E to high E):
E* 042XXX
F#* 264XXX
Riff 1:
A D Db E
|--------------------------------------------------------0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-2---2-----------7---7----------------------------------1--|
|-2---2-----------7---7---------------------------2---------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-4-4-2-2-0-4---4-2-2-0-0---2---------|
|-------3-3-2-2-0-------------------------------3-0---------|
Play Riff 1 twice
(Rocket boy....rocket boy....rocket boy...)
A Didn^?t seeD, I had no iDbmdea, never heard it beEfore
And I sAaid ^?why don^?t I,D yeah, why don^?t I?^?
Dbm s^?the question of the Eyear
Bm You used to bAe my favorite tEoy
Bm A E* E
But what happened to my
Rocket bAoy rocket bDoy
Dbm Where are you gonna lEand?
I said ^?Ago-don^?t stop it,D go-don^?t stop it^?
Dbm How we all undEerstand
Bm You used to bAe my pride and jEoy
Bm A E* E
Now you^?re just my ro---cket
Riff 1 once
Rocket boy
A They don^?t kDnow my fDbmriends E
A We got Doff aDbmgain E
HBmow am I gonna gAet myself toE sleep
Bm A E* E
I got stains on my sheets and my nails are..........?
Dbm Wouldn^?t it be F#nice to have an
BOrdinary gAirlfrAbmiend
DbmLaughin^? ^?bout it makes itF# real
Makes it hBappen to be but AI can reach you
B Didn^?t seeE, I had no iEbmdea, never heard it beF#fore
And I sBaid ^?why don^?t I,E yeah, why don^?t I?^?
Ebm There^?s no sense F#being here
Dbm You used to Bbmbe my favorite tF#oy
Dbm Bbm F#* F#
But what happened to my ro--cket
(now you^?re just my)
My DroDbm--cket bBoy
Rocket bEoy
Ebm When are you gonna lF#and?
I said ^?Bgo-don^?t stop it,E go-don^?t stop it^?
Ebm Now we all understF#and
RBocket bEoy
Ebm Where are you gonna lF#and?
RBocket bEoy
Ebm They just don^?t undersF#tand
Dbm You used to bBe my pride and jEoy
My bAoy yBou have F#me