Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Elton John
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Tom: Gm (com forma de Em)
Capotraste: 3ª casa
[Primeira Parte]
Em A7
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Em A7 G/B
Zero hour, nine a.m
C G/B Am Am/G
And I'm gonna be hi______gh
D/F#
As a kite by then
Em A7
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em A7 G/B
It's lonely out in space
C G/B Am Am/G D/F# D7
On such a ti______meless flight
[Refrão 2x]
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
G
Till touchdown brings me round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G/B A7
Oh no, no, no, I'm a Rocket Man
C G C
Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone
[Segunda Parte]
Em A7
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
Em A7 G/B
In fact its cold as hell
C G/B Am Am/G
And there's no one there to raise them
D/F#
If you did
Em A7
And all this science, I don't understand
Em A7
It's just my job 5 days a week
G/B C G/B Am Am/G D/F# D7
A Rocket ma__________an, Rocket man
[Refrão 2x 2x]
[Próxima Parte]
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
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Detected progression: Em → A7 → Em → A7 → G/B → C → G/B → Am
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