Verse: Gm7 C Csus4 She packed my bags last night - pre-flight Gm7 C Csus4 Zero hour, nine a.m. Eb Bb Cm F Fsus4 Fsus2 And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then Gm7 C Csus4 I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife Gm7 C Csus4 It's lonely out in space Eb Bb Cm F Fsus4 Fsus2 On such a timeless flight as this Chorus: Bb Eb And I think it's gonna be a long long time Bb Til touchdown brings me 'round to find Eb I'm not the man they think I am at home Bb C Csus4 Oh no, no,no, I'm a rocket man Eb Bb Eb Rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone (2x) Verse: Gm7 C Csus4 Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids Gm7 C Csus4 In fact it's cold as hell Eb Bb Cm F Fsus4 Fsus2 And there's no one there to raise them if you did Gm7 C Csus4 And all this science, I don't understand Gm7 C Csus4 It's just my job five days a week Eb Bb Cm F Fsus4 Fsus2 Rocket man rocket man Chorus: Bb Eb And I think it's gonna be a long long time Bb Til touchdown brings me 'round to find Eb I'm not the man they think I am at home Bb C Csus4 Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man Eb Bb Eb Rocket man, burnin' out his up here alone (2x) Outro: Eb Bb And I think it's gonna be a long long time Eb Bb And I think it's gonna be a long long time This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Rocket Man chords by Elton John
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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2
d
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u
3
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u
4
d
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u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Rocket Man on ukulele
To play Rocket Man on ukulele, strum the island strum: d – d u – u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 130 bpm. On this page the song is in Bb major. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. For easier shapes, shift it down 3 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 3 to land back in the same key. Let the chords ring in the verses then open the strum up for the chorus.
9 ukulele chords used in "Rocket Man" by Elton John: Bb, C, Cm, Csus4, Eb, F, Fsus2, Fsus4 and Gm7
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strumming pattern?
I found +2 really easy to play,
Terrible song but I keep it on the list because it has some great chords to practice
This is AMAZING! The lyrics should be “brings me round again to find” but other than that, absolutely wonderful.
A7 instead of Asus4 on -3
love it!
Btw it’s alot easier at -3
I love this song so much thank you and theveryone chords sound great
Great, thanks