[Intro] Em  G9/A

Em7/9                                  Am
She packed my bags last night, preflight yeah, she did
Em7/9            Am
Zero hour, nine a.m
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And i'm gonna be hi---------gh as a kite by then
Em7/9
I miss the earth so much
Am
I miss my wife
Em7/9                  Am
It gets so lonely out in space
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On such a ti---------meless flight as this is
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 And i think it's gonna be a long, long time
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'Til touchdown brings me around again to find
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I'm not the man i think i am at home, oh no no
       Am
I'm a rocket man
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Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
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Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time
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Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time
Em7/9                                    Am
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, no


Em7/9                    Am
In fact i'm cold as hell, yes it is
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And there's no one there to raise them if we did it
Em7/9                                     Am
And all of this science well don't understand, no
Em7/9                           Am
It's just my job five days a week now
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I'm a rocket ma-------n
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I'm a rocket man
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And i think it's gonna be a long, long time
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'Til touchdown brings me around again to find
                                 C9        G/B
I'm not the man i think i am at home, oh no no
       Am
I'm a rocket man
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Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
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Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time
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Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time
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Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time

   G/B          Em7/9
For the rocket man