Released in 1972, “Rocket Man” is one of Elton John’s most popular and loved songs – I’ve been working on it for a while!
It’s a great one for beginner and intermediate musicians to practice on any instrument, I found it really fun to play on the flute – qI hope you enjoy it too 🙂
G Bb G Bb G Bb
She packed my bags last night
G-Bb-^C
Pre-flight…
Bb-G Bb-G Bb-^C Bb-^C
Zero hour, nine AM
G G Bb-Bb ^D ^F-^Bb-^D-Bb-^C
And I’m gonna be high ~ ~ ~
G F Bb F F
As a kite by then…
G Bb G Bb G Bb
I miss the earth so much
G Bb ^C ^C-^D
I miss my wife ~
G Bb-G Bb G ^C
It’s lonely out in space
G Bb ^D ^F-^Bb-^C-Bb-^D ^C-^D
On such a timeless ~ ~ flight…
F F Bb Bb ^D-^D ^D#
And I think it’s gonna be
^D ^C ^D Bb
A long long time
G Bb – ^C
‘Till touch-down
^D# ^D Bb Bb-^C ^D Bb
Brings me round again to find
F Bb ^C ^D#
I’m not the man
^D ^C Bb ^C ^D Bb
They think I am at home
^Bb Bb ^C Bb
Oh no no no…
Bb G ^D-Bb-^C
I’m a rocket man
^D#-^D ^D#
Rocket man
^D#-^D ^D# ^D ^D# ^D ^F ^D-Bb
Burning out his fuse up here alone…