Guitar chord Rocket Man

Rocket Man by Elton John was inspired by David Bowies Space Oddity and Ray Bradburys short story The Rocket Man. The lyrics, penned by Bernie Taupin, express the feelings of isolation and solitude experienced by an astronaut in space, pondering the emotional distance between him and his family back on Earth. Released in 1972, the song became one of Elton Johns greatest hits, often seen as a metaphor for the challenges of everyday life.

Key:  E 
Em7
                                    
A9
 
   She packed my bags last night - pre-flight
Em7
                
A9
 
   Zero hour, nine A.M.
C
                  
G/B
     
Am
    
Am/G
              
D/F#
   
D
 
  And I'm gonna be high -i-high       as a kite by then
Em7
                            
A9
 
   I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7
                   
A9
 
   It's lonely out in space                                   ^ ^
C
           
G/B
     
Am
             
Am/G
    
D/F#
   
D/A
   
D
     
C
 
  On such a ti - i -imeless flight

G
                                      
C
 
 And I think it's gonna be a long long time
                                        
G
 
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
                                   
C
 
I'm not the man they think I am at home
           
G/B
       
A9
 
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C
                                   
G
           
C
 
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G
                                      
C
 
 And I think it's gonna be a long long time
                                        
G
 
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
                                   
C
 
I'm not the man they think I am at home
           
G/B
       
A9
 
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C
                                   
G
           
C
 
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

Em7
                              
A9
 
   Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7
                      
A9
 
    In fact it's cold as hell
C
                     
G/B
      
Am
         
Am/G
         
D/F#
   
D/A
   
D
 
   And there's no one there to raise them       if you did
Em7
                                     
A9
 
    And all this science, I don't under stand
Em7
                              
A9
 
    It's just my job five days a week
       
C
     
G
           
Am
    
Am/G
        
D/F#
   
D/A
   
D
 
Rocket man  -aaa  -a -a- an         rocket man

G
                                      
C
 
 And I think it's gonna be a long long time
                                        
G
 
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
                                   
C
 
I'm not the man they think I am at home
           
G/B
        
A9
 
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C
                                   
G
           
C
 
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G
                                       
C
 
  And I think it's gonna be a long long time
                                        
G
 
Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
                                   
C
 
I'm not the man they think I am at home
           
G/B
       
A9
 
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C
                                   
G
 
Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone

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
Repeat 6 more times and fade out