Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) — Elton John
Chords and lyrics for Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) by Elton John (key of G).
Verse 1
Rocket Man - Elton John
Verse 1
[Em7] She packed my bags last night - [A9]pre-flight
[Em7] Zero hour, nine [A9]A.M.
[C] And I'm gonna be [G/B]high [Am]-i-high [Am/G] as a kite by [D/F#]then[D]
[Em7] I miss the earth so much, I [A9]miss my wife
[Em7] It's lonely out in [A9]space ^ ^
[C] On such a [G/B]ti - i [Am]-imeless [Am/G][D/F#]flight[C][D][D/A]
Chorus
[G] And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to [G]find
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home
Oh no, no, [G/B]no, I'm a [A9]rocket man
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up [G]here alone[C]
[G] And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to [G]find
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home
Oh no, no, [G/B]no, I'm a [A9]rocket man
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up [G]here alone[C]
Verse 2
[Em7] Mars ain't the kinda place to [A9]raise your kids
[Em7] In fact it's cold as [A9]hell
[C] And there's no one [G/B]there to [Am]raise them [Am/G] if you [D/F#]did[D][D/A]
[Em7] And all this science, I don't [A9]understand
[Em7] It's just my job five days a [A9]week
Rocket [C]man [G]-aaa -a -a- [Am]an [Am/G] rocket [D/F#]man[D][D/A]
Chorus
[G] And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to [G]find
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home
Oh no, no, [G/B]no, I'm a [A9]rocket man
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up [G]here alone[C]
[G] And I think it's gonna be a long long [C]time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to [G]find
I'm not the man they think I am at [C]home
Oh no, no, [G/B]no, I'm a [A9]rocket man
[C]Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up [G]here alone
Outro
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G]long long time
[C] And I think it's gonna be a [G]long long time
(Repeat 6 more times and fade out)
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