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"Rocket Man"
by Elton John/Bernie Taupin
(In 4/4 time. 4 bar piano Intro)
She packed my bags last night
Pre-flight
Zero hour, nine A.M.
And I'm gonna be high
As a kite by then
I miss the earth so much,
I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight as this.
And I think it's gonna be
A long long time
Til touchdown brings
Me 'round again to find
I'm not the man
They think I am at home
Oh no, no,
I'm a rocket man...
Rocket man,
Burnin' out his fuse
Up here alone (2x)
Mars ain't the kinda place
To raise your kids
In fact it's cold as ice
And there's no one there
To raise them if you did.
And all this science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
Rocket man...rocket man
And I think it's gonna be
A long long time
Til touchdown brings
Me 'round again to find
I'm not the man
They think I am at home
Oh no, no,
I'm a rocket man...
Rocket man,
Burnin' out his fuse
Up here alone (2x)
And I think it's gonna be
A long long time
Til touchdown brings
Me 'round again to find
I'm not the man
They think I am at home
Oh no, no,
I'm a rocket man...
Rocket man,
Burnin' out his fuse
Up here alone (2x)