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Elton John - Rocket Man Chords

Chord reference Em7, A, C, G, Am, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em7]She packed my bags last night, pre[A]flight [Em7]Zero hour, nine [A]A.M. [C]And I’m gonna be [G]high as a [Am]kite by [D]then [Em7]I miss the earth so much, I [A]miss my wife [Em7]It’s lonely out in [A]space [C]On such a [G]timeless [Am]flight [D]

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

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

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

[C]And I think it’s gonna be a long long [G]time [C]And I think it’s gonna be a long long [G]time [C]And I think it’s gonna be a long long [G]time

Artist Elton John
Album Honky Château
Genres Pop, Soft Rock
Year 1972
Key Em7

How to Play Rocket Man on Guitar?

Elton John - Rocket Man can be played in the key of Em7 using the Em7, A, C, G, Am, D chords.

  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Rocket Man with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.