Rocket man

She packed my bags Em7

last night pre-flight A7
Zero hour nine a.m Em7 A7
And I’m gonna be G/B C

high as a kite by then Am D
I miss the earth so much Em7

I miss my wife A7
It’s lonely out in space Em7 A7
On such a time- C G/B

less flight Am Am7/G D/F# D

And I think it’s gonna G

be a long long time C/G
Till touch down brings

me round again to find G
I’m not the man they

think I am at home C/G
Oh no no no

I’m a rocket man A7 G/B
Rocket man burning out C

his fuse up here alone G

Mars ain’t the kind of Em7

place to raise your kids A7

In fact it’s cold as hell Em7 A7
And there’s no one there G/B C

to raise them if you did Am D
And all this science, Em7

I don’t understand A7
It’s just my job, Em7

five days a week A7
A rocket man C G/B

a rocket man Am Am7/G D/F# D
Refr: And I think…