Verse 1:
F#m Bsus4
she packed my bags last night, pre-flight
F#m Bsus4
zero hours, nine a.m.
D A Bm E
and i’m gonna be hi – i – igh as a kite by then
F#m Bsus4
I miss the earth so much, i miss my wife
F#m Bsus4
it’s lonely out in space
D A Bm E
on such a ti – i – imeless flight
Chorus 1:
A D
and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time
A
till touchdown brings me round again to find
D
I’m not the man they think i am at home
A Bm
woh no, no, no i’m a rocket man
D A D
a rocket man burnin out his fuse up here alone
Chorus 2:
A D
and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time
A
till touchdown brings me round again to find
D
i’m not the man they think i am at home
A Bm
woh no, no, no i’m a rocket man
D A D
a rocket man burnin out his fuse up here alone
Verse 3:
F#m Bsus4
mars aint the kind of place to raise your kids
F#m Bsus4
in fact it’s cold as hell
D A Bm E
and there’s no one there to raise them if you did
F#m Bsus4
and all this science i don’t understand
F#m Bsus4
it’s just my job five days a week
D A Bm E
a rocket ma – a – a – an, rocket man
Chorus 3:
A D
and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time
A
till touchdown brings me round again to find
D
I’m not the man they think i am at home
A Bm
woh no, no, no i’m a rocket man
D A D
a rocket man burnin out his fuse up here alone
Chorus 4:
A D
and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time
A
till touchdown brings me round again to find
D
I’m not the man they think i am at home
A Bm
woh no, no, no i’m a rocket man
D A D
a rocket man burnin out his fuse up here alone
Outro:
A D
and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time
