Em7 A9 She packed my bags last night - pre-flight Em7 A9 Zero hour, nine A.M. C G Am D And I'm gonna be 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 Am D On such a timeless flight as this
G C CHORUS: And I think it's gonna be a long long time G Til touchdown brings me 'round to find C I'm not the man they think I am at home G A9 Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man C G Rocket man, burnin' out his 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 Am D And there's no one there to raise them if you did Em7 A9 And all this science, I don't understand Em7 A9 It's just my job five days a-week C G Am D Rocket man - - - rocket man
G C CHORUS: And I think it's gonna be a long long time G Til touchdown brings me 'round to find C I'm not the man they think I am at home G A9 Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man C G Rocket man, burnin' out his 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