Rocket Man Chords
by Elton John1,075,261 views, added to favorites 51,662 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 3rd fret |
Author lknowles17 [a] 93. 6 contributors total, last edit on Aug 25, 2019
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Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-0
C/G 2-x-2-0-1-0 A7sus4 x-0-2-2-3-3
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2 C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
D/A x-0(0)2-3-2
[Verse 1]
Em7 | A | A Asus4 |
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Em7 | A | A G/B |
Zero hour, nine A.M.
C G/B Am C/G | D/F# Dsus2 | D |
And I'm gonna be hi-i-igh ... as a kite by then
Em7 A Asus4
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 | Asus4 G/B |
It's lonely out in space
C G/B Am C/G | D/F# D/A | D C/D |
On such a ti-i-imeless flight
[Chorus]
G [ C ]
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C [ G ]
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
G [ C ]
I'm not the man they think I am at home
C G/B A Asus4 A
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C | G Gsus4 G | C |
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G [ C ]
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C [ G ]
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
G [ C ]
I'm not the man they think I am at home
C G/B A Asus4 4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C | G Gsus4 G | C Cadd9 |
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
[Verse 2]
Em7 A Asus2
Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7 | A | A G/B |
In fact it's cold as hell
C G/B Am C/G | D/F# D/A | D |
And there's no one there to-o-o raise them ... if you did
Em7 A
And all this science, I don't understand
Em7 | A A7sus4 |
It's just my job five days a week
C G/B Am C/G | D/F# D/A | D C/D |
A rocket ma-a-a-an, rocket man
[Chorus]
G [ C ]
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C [ G ]
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
G [ C ]
I'm not the man they think I am at home
C G/B A Asus4 A
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C | G Gsus4 G | C |
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G [ C ]
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C [ G ]
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
G [ C ]
I'm not the man they think I am at home
C G/B A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C | G Gsus4 G |
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
[Outro]
(Repeat till fade)
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
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Rocket Man – Elton John
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30 comments
This is a great tab for beginners with a nice bit of 4th finger action on the Asus and Dsus, and easy to remember.
+32
Soooo close. There is a Am/G missing between the Am and the D in the verse and the chorus (similar run down he uses in Your Song, a song also in G and uses this run done on the "I hope you don't mind.." sections) and there is also a little Gsus4 (3 2 0 0 1 3) in the outro and on the last chorus. Easy to play just play the G like this 3 2 0 0 0 3 and slip your first finger on the B string. So the it goes C - G - Gsus4 - G. Not sure about the Dsus2 either :)
+19
Commenting primarily to thank you for an awesome tab.
Also seconding southak's Am/G suggestion. It's in the song itself, I believe, and makes for a far smoother transition to D anyway.
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