Elton John - 1972 (Key: Eb)
Gm7 C9 Gm7
She packed my bags last night, pre-flightC9 Eb Bb/D Cm Cm7/Bb
Zero hour, 9 a.m.F/A Gm7
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by thenC11 Gm7
I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wifeC11
It's lonely out in space
Eb Bb/D Cm Cm7/Bb F/A F/C
On such a timeless flightF/A Cm7/F Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findEb Bb
I'm not the man they think I am at homeEb Bb C7
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket manEb Bb Eb
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here aloneF/A Cm7/F Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
'Til touchdown brings me 'round here to findEb Bb
I'm not the man they think I am at homeEb Bb C7
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket manEb Bb Eb
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here aloneEb Bb/D Eb
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kidsC11 Gm7 C7
In fact, it's cold as hellEb Bb/D Cm Cm7/Bb F/A F/C
And there's no one there to raise them if you didF Gm7 C7 C11 C7
And all the science, I don't understandGm7 C7 C11 Eb Bb/D
It's just my job five days a week, a rocket manCm7 Cm7/F F/A F/C F Cm7/F
A rocket manF/A Cm7/F Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findEb Bb
I'm not the man they think I am at homeEb Bb C7
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket manEb Bb Eb
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here aloneF/A Cm7/F Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findEb Bb
I'm not the man they think I am at homeEb Bb C7
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket manEb Bb Eb
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here aloneEb Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeEb Bb (repeat and fade)
And I think it's gonna be a long, long timeBack